"PITTSBURGH -- Marc-Andre Fleury stopped all eight shots he faced during the third period of his final game with the Pittsburgh Penguins, a 4-1 preseason win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. Fleury officially retired from the NHL as a member of the Minnesota Wild at the end of last season. But the beloved 40-year-old goaltender signed a ceremonial professional tryout contract earlier this month to see old teammates and friends, come full circle and complete a 21-season NHL career that began in Pittsburgh."
"Fleury, a former Vezina Trophy winner who also played with Vegas and Chicago, is second in NHL history only to Martin Brodeur with 575 wins and 1,051 regular-season games played, and his 76 NHL shutouts are tied for 10th in league history. But this night was meant to celebrate Fleury, who is most well-known for his time in Pittsburgh where he won three Stanley Cups and holds nearly every major goaltending record in Penguins' history,"
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped all eight shots he faced during the third period of his final game with the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 4-1 preseason win against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Fleury retired from the NHL with the Minnesota Wild last season and signed a ceremonial professional tryout contract to reunite with former teammates and complete a 21-season career that began in Pittsburgh. Fleury ranks second in NHL history with 575 wins and 1,051 regular-season games played, and his 76 NHL shutouts are tied for 10th. The sellout crowd gave Fleury a standing ovation, loud chants, and thunderous applause for his saves and puck touches.
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