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Jonathan Marchessault also scored for Vegas,
which improved to 4-0 all-time in Game 2s after losing the first
game of a playoff set. The series now shifts to Saint Paul,
Minn., for Game 3 on Thursday night. Vegas has never won a
regulation game there.
Fleury recorded his 82nd career playoff victory while Tuch had
his third career two-goal playoff game.
Matt Dumba scored for Minnesota, and Cam Talbot finished with 25
saves.
Minnesota took a 1-0 lead at the 12:07 mark of the second period
on Dumba's fourth career playoff goal. His shot from the right
point went past Marcus Foligno's screen and over Fleury's right
shoulder.
Vegas came right back 18 seconds later to tie it when
Marchessault rushed in on the right wing and ripped a wrist shot
from the middle of the right circle off the crossbar.
The Golden Knights then took their first lead of the series five
minutes later, when Tuch, alone in the slot, slapped in a
backhand feed from Mattias Janmark behind the net.
Minnesota had a chance to tie it early in the third period, but
Victor Rask's close-in shot from the left side of the goal at
the end of a two-on-one with Kevin Fiala caromed off the
crossbar.
Talbot was pulled for an extra attacker with 1:53 left, but
Minnesota's Kirill Kaprizov was called for a tripping penalty 23
seconds later, which brought Talbot back on the ice. Tuch then
sealed it with a power-play goal with 53 seconds left, off a
pass from Chandler Stephenson.
Vegas played without leading goal-scorer Max Pacioretty, who
missed his eighth straight game with an undisclosed injury. The
Golden Knights also lost forward Tomas Nosek midway through the
first period after a hard shoulder-to-shoulder check in the
neutral zone with Foligno.
--Field Level Media
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