Engelland ends drought, Golden Knights top Flames for fifth straight win

LAS VEGAS -- Deryk Engelland's first goal since Dec. 6 broke a tie in the third period, and the Vegas Golden Knights won their fifth straight game, 2-1 against the Calgary Flames at T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday.

Engelland ended his 36-game goal drought at 9:30 of the third period when he took a pass at the right point, moved to his left and beat Flames goalie David Rittich with a shot from beyond the face-off circles.
"It's just getting that team win," Engelland said. "I think it doesn't matter who scores the goal, it's the end result that matters. I think our team did a good job of that tonight."
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Marc-Andre Fleury made 33 saves for his 437th NHL win and tied
Jacques Plante
for eighth on the all-time wins list.
Terry Sawchuk
is seventh with 445 victories.
"They're one of the best [teams] in the League, and that was a big challenge for us," said Fleury, who has allowed two goals in his past four starts after allowing 21 in the previous five. "I thought we embraced it. We've been locked in lately, and that was another example of beating a good team here.
"Those games are fun. They're close, they're intense. Fun to win."

Shea Theodore also scored for Vegas (37-26-5), which moved within seven points of the San Jose Sharks for second place in the Pacific Division. William Karlsson had two assists for his first multipoint game since Feb. 7.
"[Fleury] has been playing great lately," Theodore said. "Even through that rough patch of games that we had before going on this kind of streak, we didn't really have his back. It's good to be playing well in front of him. Obviously, he's an amazing goalie."

Calgary (41-19-7) has lost three straight games in regulation for the first time this season after winning seven in a row. Travis Hamonic scored, and Rittich made 36 saves.
"It's going to happen this time of year; things tighten up," Hamonic said. "There's not much room out there. It doesn't matter who you play against, you have to fight through it. It's happening all over the League right now. It's not just in our game."

Theodore's power-play goal gave Vegas a 1-0 lead at 8:34 of the first period.
Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau scored at 15:11 of the first period, but Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant won a challenge when replays determined Calgary forward Matthew Tkachuk interfered with Fleury.
"It didn't go our way," Flames coach Bill Peters said. "Fleury sold it pretty good."
Hamonic tied it 1-1 at 11:54 of the second period on a shot from the right circle. The goal ended Fleury's shutout streak at 200:41, the longest of his NHL career.
"This was an intense game, close all night long," Fleury said. "We played the right way and it paid off."

They said it

"I thought it was an even game. I thought they had good looks, so did we. I thought we generated a ton in the last couple of minutes. It's a tough way to lose." -- Flames defenseman Mark Giordano
"We're still quite a ways behind, but it was a good team win. It was good to get those two points to build team confidence. Everyone played well tonight. For a full 60 minutes, we were consistent. It builds confidence." -- Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury

Need to know

The Flames have scored two goals or fewer in six of their past seven games. … Gaudreau and Calgary center Sean Monahan had their four-game point streaks end. … Flames forward James Neal (upper-body injury) missed his 10th straight game. … Fleury is one away from tying Rogie Vachon (795) for 17th place on the NHL's all-time list for games played by a goalie. … Vegas forward Reilly Smith, who had an assist on Engelland's goal, has eight points (four goals, four assists) in his past seven games. … Theodore has 11 goals this season, the most by a Golden Knights defenseman in their two NHL seasons.

What's next

Flames: At the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday (9 p.m. ET; FS-A, SNF, NHL.TV)
Golden Knights: At the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday (10 p.m. ET; ESPN+, CBC, SN, SN1, CITY, ATTSN-RM, NHL.TV)