The Minnesota Wild honored Marc-Andre Fleury with a pregame ceremony forward of their recreation towards the Pittsburgh Penguins, his former staff. Fleury hit a pair of main milestones final month, and he acquired to have a good time these achievements with some outdated teammates by his aspect.

On New 12 months’s Eve, Fleury performed in his 1,000th NHL recreation. Only a couple weeks later, on Jan. 15, Fleury handed the nice Patrick Roy on the NHL’s all-time wins listing together with his 552nd victory. With the Penguins on the town on Friday, the Wild honored him for each of these accomplishments.

Earlier than the groups took the ice, Sidney Crosby offered Fleury with a present from the Penguins, a portray of Fleury with the 4 groups he has performed for all through his profession.

Previous to the puck drop at Xcel Heart, the Wild performed a tribute video that included messages from Crosby, Wild teammate Filip Gustavsson, Corridor of Fame goaltender Martin Brodeur, Fleury’s kids and extra. It was an emotional second for one of the well-respected gamers within the league.

Within the recreation itself, Fleury added win No. 553 to his resume. The Wild had a 3-2 lead over the Penguins late within the third interval when Fleury made a collection of excellent saves to protect the win for Minnesota. Your complete crowd was on its ft as Fleury capped off one other profession spotlight.

Fleury has now performed in 1,009 profession video games – 691 of these have been with the Penguins, and 81 have been with the Wild. Fleury received the Stanley Cup 3 times whereas in Pittsburgh, and he took the Vegas Golden Knights to the Stanley Cup Ultimate in 2018. Fleury has 4 All-Star appearances and a Vezina Trophy to his identify to associate with a profession GAA of two.59 and a .912 save proportion.