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Jonathan Marchessault nets hat trick as Golden Knights even series against Avs

Jonathan Marchessault scored his first career playoff hat trick and Marc-Andre Fleury made 17 saves as the Vegas Golden Knights cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche in the second round of the West Division playoffs on Sunday night in Las Vegas.

“That’s a big part of the last two games right now is controlling their top players and don’t let them come up with a lot of speed in the neutral zone,” Marchessault said. “When we do that, we can keep playing the right way. We just have to keep doing what we’ve been doing.