Fleury has started 15 of 17 games in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and is 9-6 with a 1.97 goals-against average, .921 save percentage and one shutout.
“We’re professional athletes, and we’re all very, very competitive,” Vegas defenseman Nick Holden said.
“They want to maybe put on a show for the home crowd,” Richardson said.
If Stephenson returns, he will add speed to the first line, and the effect will be felt down the lineup.
“It slots us like you want it to be slotted, where we have depth in scoring on all four lines and we can create some mismatches,” DeBoer said.
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