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had modest goals in their first season.Put a credible team on the ice while attracting fans unused to a major pro league in Vegas Custom Detroit Red Wings Jerseys , where gambling and big-name entertainers have ruled the desert city.Nobody said anything the playoffs, let alone making noise in the postseason.”It’s unreal,” coach Gerard Gallant said after the Knights beat the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 on Tuesday and became the first expansion team in NHL history to sweep their first playoff series. ”It all started when we went 8-2 in our first 10 games.”Now, they’re playing with house money.”We’re sky-high right now,” said Brayden McNabb, whose second-period goal proved the series-winner against his former team.Next up is either Anaheim or San Jose. The Sharks are going for a sweep of their own with a 3-0 series lead.”It doesn’t matter who we play www.islandersfanproshop.com ,” Gallant said. ”We’ll have some time to get ready for them.”Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury will get some much-needed rest after backstopping two shutouts in the series. He stopped 31 shots as the Knights finished off their fourth one-goal victory against the Kings.”We’re still a few wins away from this being a great story,” Fleury said.The Knights are the second team to win their first four playoff games, joining the 1970 Pittsburgh Penguins.”We came in with a chip on our shoulder,” forward Jonathan Marchessault said. ”When we play the right way, I think we can go far, but we cannot look too far right now. We’ve got to look at the next game and be able to cash in the rest that we’re going to have here.”Fleury survived a tense third period at Staples Center.With their fans shouting encouragement New York Islanders T-Shirts Womens , the desperate Kings put the pressure on. Having pulled goalie Jonathan Quick for an extra attacker late, Dustin Brown’s shot in the high slot was stopped by Fleury’s glove.Brown also hit the left post with 10 minutes to go in the third, typical of the close calls that Fleury turned away with seeming ease. His goals-against average is a career-low 0.66 and he stopped 127 of 130 shots in the series.Quick made 20 saves on Tuesday and gave up seven goals to Vegas, one of the league’s higher scoring teams.”Both goaltenders were excellent,” Gallant said. ”We got a little bit more puck luck and we cashed in at the right time.”Vegas is just the third expansion team since 1968-69 to clinch a playoff berth.Suddenly, the Knights’ goals are unlimited.”We didn’t to expect to do this at the beginning of the year New York Islanders Hoodies Womens ,” left wing David Perron said, ”but it feels great and we’re going to enjoy it.”— DETROIT (AP) — Andreas Athanasiou has become a more consistent player this season, and the score sheet is starting to reflect it.Athanasiou tied it midway through the third period and scored 49 seconds into overtime to lift the Detroit Red Wings over the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Wednesday night.The 24-year-old Athanasiou leads Detroit with nine goals, including five with three assists in his past six games.“Early in the season he wasn’t getting points, but he probably deserved more,” Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. “I think from Day 1 New York Islanders Hats Womens , he’s been very engaged. I thought his first practice in training camp was excellent. I think he’s carried that forward.”It was the Red Wings’ fifth comeback win in their last seven games.“I think our starts aren’t very good and we know that. It’s something we need to work on,” said Tyler Bertuzzi, who also scored. “But it shows what we have in this room to bounce back from being down and come back in games like this.”Jimmy Howard stopped 34 shots for Detroit, which has won nine of 11 and is over .500 (10-9-2) for the first time this season.Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson and Chris Wagner scored for Boston, which lost for only the third time to the Red Wings in the last 18 meetings (15-1-2). Tuukka Rask made 24 saves.“We had a lot of opportunities, but we didn’t take advantage of them Custom New York Islanders Jerseys ,” Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said. “There were too many times where we tried to make a pretty play or a fancy play instead of making the simple play and putting the puck on net.”Athanasiou got control of a loose puck in the slot during overtime, spun around and beat Rask.“It was kind of just a scrum and the puck was just bouncing and I just turned and shot it,” Athanasiou said. “I don’t know where it went, but (I’m) happy it went in.”Athanasiou tied it 8:59 into the third when he put in the rebound of Gustav Nyquist’s shot from the left circle off the rush.Wagner made it 2-1 6:45 into the third when he tipped Sean Kuraly’s shot. It was Wagner’s second goal.Forsbacka Karlsson gave the Bruins a 1-0 lead 4:08 into the second period when he put in a loose puck from a goal-mouth scramble. It was Forsbacka Karlsson’s second goal.Bertuzzi tied it at 1 9:48 into the middle period when he tipped defenseman Nik Jensen’s shot between Rask’s pads. It was Bertuzzi’s sixth goal.NOTE: Boston D Kevan Miller returned after missing 13 games with a hand injury. … The Bruins were without several key players due to injuries including star C Patrice Bergeron (rib/sternoclavicular), D Zdeno Chara (lower body) and D Charlie McAvoy (concussion). … LW Thomas Vanek returned for Detroit after missing eight games with a knee injury. … The Red Wings recalled C Christoffer Ehn from AHL Grand Rapids.UP NEXT:Boston: Hosts Pittsburgh on Friday night.Detroit: Visits Washington on Friday.