Golden Knights get back on winning track

It didn’t take Tomas Tatar long to get going with the Vegas Golden Knights.

Three games into his tenure, Tatar got a winner with his first goal and Vegas avoided its first four-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over New Jersey on Sunday, handing the Devils their third-straight loss.

“It’s a big goal after getting traded and it’s a big one to get the monkey off the back, but the even bigger thing is it helped us win the game,” said Tatar, who was acquired in a trading-deadline deal with the Red Wings last Monday. “It’s a good start for our road trip.”

Deryk Englland and David Perron also scored for the Golden Knights, which is starting a five-game road trip.

Marc-Andre Fleury, who stopped a half-dozen excellent chances in the first period, made 33 saves, including a lastsecond shot by Kyle Palmieri to win for the 22nd time in 33 games.

“We didn’t give up near as many chances as we did the last couple of games,” Vegas coach Gerard Gallant said of the recent 0-2-1 skid. “I felt we played a better defensive game and ‘Flower’ (Fleury) was really good in the net for us. He made a great save with one second left in the hockey game.”

Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist for New Jersey to extend his points streak to a leaguebest 19 games. He has a point in the last 25 games he has played. He missed three games with an injury, so the personal streak is longer than the league-recognized run.