{"id":865,"date":"2024-10-30T15:09:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T12:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vsaworld.com\/blog\/?p=865"},"modified":"2024-10-30T15:09:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T12:09:51","slug":"emotional-return-for-fleury-in-pittsburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vsaworld.com\/blog\/emotional-return-for-fleury-in-pittsburgh\/","title":{"rendered":"Emotional Return for Fleury in Pittsburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marc-Andre Fleury, a beloved figure in Pittsburgh for his 13 seasons with the Penguins, returned to PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday night. In what could be his final game there, Fleury led the Minnesota Wild to a 5-3 victory, making 26 saves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Marc-Andre Fleury Has Name Chanted, Receives Standing Ovation In Win Over Penguins\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6QeoQn-qbBE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 SPORTSNET<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fleury, who won three Stanley Cups with Pittsburgh (2009, 2016, 2017) holds the franchise record for most wins (375) and goals-against average (2.58). 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