Fleury plays milestone 1000th game
Key Takeaways
- Marc-Andre Fleury became only the fourth goalie in NHL history to play 1,000 games, joining Brodeur, Luongo, and Patrick Roy.
- All four goalies to reach 1,000 NHL games are from Quebec, a detail Fleury himself acknowledged.
- Fleury is one win behind Patrick Roy for second place on the all-time NHL wins list, trailing only Martin Brodeur's 691.
- Peers like Casey DeSmith believe no future goalie may reach 1,000 games due to the league's growing reliance on tandems and reduced workloads for starter goaltenders.
- Fleury credited Roy's butterfly technique and competitive drive, and Brodeur's unpredictable, multi-style game as formative influences on his own development.
Marc-Andre Fleury became a part of NHL history on Sunday when he became the fourth goalie to play 1,000 NHL games. Some of his puck-stopping peers wonder if Fleury might also be the last goalie to reach the elusive milestone.
Fleury joined Martin Brodeur (1,266), Roberto Luongo (1,044) and Patrick Roy (1,029) as the only goalies to reach an increasingly elusive milestone when he started a 3-2 loss against the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday. Fleury remains one win behind Roy for second place on the all-time list after Martin Brodeur (691).
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