The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 on Tuesday night to complete the 4-0 series sweep and advance to the second round of the playoffs.
The win is the latest feat by the expansion franchise who becomes the first franchise in NHL history to sweep a series in its inaugural season, excluding the total-goals series prior to the 1936-37 season.
Golden Knights are the 3rd team from the NHL, NBA and MLB to complete a four-game sweep to win their first-ever playoff series. The Penguins did so in 1970 (vs. Oakland Seals) and the MLB's Boston Braves did so in 1914 (vs. Philadelphia Athletics).
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Marc-Andre Fleury turned away all 31 shots thrown his way as he became just the 13th goalie in NHL history to post two shutouts in a series of four games or less.
Fleury's 0.65 GAA in Rd1= 3rd best by a goalie winning each game in a 4-game sweep + 6th best by a goalie winning all 4 games of any single series (since NHL began official goalie stat tracking in 1955-56) https://t.co/mupvK2ekwJ
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As for the Kings the series was historic for all the wrong reasons. The club scored just three goals, setting a franchise record for the fewest in a playoff series of at least three games.
The Golden Knights will now await the winner of the San Jose Sharks and the Anaheim Ducks.
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