Watch: Fleury salutes his stick after incredible shaft save on Ovie
Fleury makes huge save with his stick and shows his appreciation after #PensCaps #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/hhwWVPn3qo
— Bat Flip Sports (@BatFlipSports) May 11, 2017
Marc-Andre Fleury is having a time.
The Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender was perfect Wednesday against the Washington Capitals, and after making an incredible save on an Alex Ovechkin one-timer with the shaft of his goal stick in the second period, Fleury showed his stick, some, uh, love.
Here's a better look at the save:
Fleury is quite literally pulling out all the stops. #Game7 #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/zWWZyxbpMo
— NHL (@NHL) May 11, 2017
And the, umm, celebration:
Fleury is the funnest. pic.twitter.com/954UyoQ9xU
— Sean Tierney (@ChartingHockey) May 11, 2017
Ovechkin thought he'd scored. Check out the smile Fleury was wearing after the save:
😄😄😄 pic.twitter.com/cKtyAlBbd2
— Pensburgh (@Pensburgh) May 11, 2017
The Fleury story is one of the best of the playoffs, and it got even better after the Penguins eliminated the Capitals with a 2-0 win in Game 7.
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