The Vegas Golden Knights were on the verge of a Game 3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night, until Marc-Andre Fleury had a brutal gaffe.
Fleury went behind the goal to clear the puck from the boards, and, well, didn’t exactly clear it. Instead, Fleury handed the puck right to Josh Anderson for a Montreal game-tying goal.
Oh boy…
This is DEFINITELY a Dang-It 😬 #ItsOn pic.twitter.com/z3ckOqEEta
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 19, 2021
Oh flower no, no no no pic.twitter.com/lOQr7yeFC6
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) June 19, 2021
And Montreal took advantage of the extra life in overtime.
After the game-tying goal in overtime, Anderson added the winner in overtime:
Josh Anderson (@joshanderson_77) with the clutch GWG in OT!
The @CanadiensMTL take a 2-1 series lead. #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/KMEEp4l2TX
— NHL (@NHL) June 19, 2021
The Canadiens take a 2-1 series lead, and Fleury will likely be seeing that mistake again in his nightmares.
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