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Goalie rejoins teammates, could start against Avs
DENVER — Marc-andre Fleury just wanted to catch up on his favorite soap opera.
The Golden Knights goaltender, who rejoined the team Friday after he suffered an undisclosed injury Tuesday against Vancouver, 30-minute skate at Big Bear Ice Arena on Friday, and the team assigned goaltender Oscar Dansk to Chicago of the American Hockey League.
“We knew … he’s going to join us today, so it’s good to see him back and he’s ready to go,” Gallant said.
Gallant said the team would decide later Friday on its starting goaltender for Saturday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche, but all signs point to Fleury being in the net.
“Everything’s back to normal,” Fleury said. “When you miss practice for two days, you get a little rust. But it was good to get back with the boys and have some fun on the ice.”
Hague collects award
Defenseman Nicolas Hague, a second-round pick by the Knights, was named the Ontario Hockey League defenseman of the month for March after he finished the regular season with an 11-game points streak.
Hague posted 12 points in eight games this month for Mississauga and finished as the team’s leading scorer with 78 points (35 goals, 43 assists) in 67 games.
Odds and ends
Defenseman Deryk Engelland and forwards James Neal and Tomas Tatar had maintenance days Friday and did not practice. …
Wing Alex Tuch will sign autographs from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Legacy Sports Cards, 8125 W. Sahara Ave., No. 160. … Colorado coach Jared Bednar confirmed that goaltender Semyon Varlamov will start against the Knights.
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