The Pittsburgh Penguins went above and beyond to honor Marc-Andre Fleury as the Minnesota Wild host a night celebrating the iconic goaltender, and Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is also part of the festivities — at least on canvas.
Fleury was gifted with a custom painting from the Penguins celebrating his career and memories, and one of the players featured in the painting is no other than Ovechkin, one of Fleury’s long-time rivals.
It’s a good memory for the former Pittsburgh netminder, though, as the painting depicts Fleury’s iconic glove save on Ovechkin from Game 7 of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Penguins defeated Washington to advance en route to what would be Fleury’s first of three Stanley Cups.
Ovechkin has scored on 172 different goalies in the NHL but has scored on Fleury the most, with 27 goals against the French-Canadian in his 19-year career.
For Fleury, going up against Ovechkin has been a prime memory, as his Pittsburgh Penguins defeated Ovechkin and the Capitals three times for three different Stanley Cup titles. He also faced Washington in the 2018 Stanley Cup Final when he was with the Vegas Golden Knights.