WASHINGTON — Marc-Andre Fleury, brilliant in the first three playoff series, has struggled in the Finals, and Washington fans repeatedly mocked the happy-go-lucky Vegas goaltender late in the first period Monday.
“Fleur-eee…Fleur-eee….Fleur-eee,” they chanted in a gleeful manner.
The Capitals, despite being outplayed during most of the first 16 minutes, built a 3-0 lead on 11 first-period shots and never looked back. They defeated the first-year Golden Knights, 6-2, at an ear-splitting Capital One Arena.
Washington, a team that came dangerously to losing the first three games of its opening-round series against Columbus, has a three-games-to-one lead and can capture its first Stanley Cup championship with a win Thursday in Vegas.