Revisiting Marc-Andre Fleury's Career Against Flames

On Saturday night, future Hall of Famer Marc-Andre Fleury will make his 1,042th career start and 24th against the Calgary Flames.

Considering that Fleury spent most of his career in the Eastern Conference, he didn't play that often against Calgary.

However, once the Vegas Golden Knights drafted him in the 2018 Expansion Draft, the Flames have seen much more of him.

In his final season with the Minnesota Wild, Saturday will give him one more chance to torment the Flames, as he's 14-7-1 in his career against the club.

Let's revisit some fascinating statistics about the previous 23 games that Fleury has dressed against Calgary.

.931 - Fleury's career SV% is .912, but against Calgary, he's been better than his usual numbers, producing a .931 SV% in 23 games. He's made 618 saves on 664 shots.

46 - Fleury has surrendered 2,604 goals in his NHL career, with the Flames scoring 46, or roughly 0.017% of his totals.

42 - Most saves Fleury has made in a game against Calgary. On Mar. 18, 2018, he pitched a 42-save shutout as the Golden Knights defeated the Flames at T-Mobile Arena.

32 - In 23 games against Calgary, 32 different scorers have lit the lamp against Fleury, with only nine players scoring multiple goals, including Rasmus Andersson, Mikael Backlund, Sam Bennett, Joe Colborne, Johnny Gaudreau, Mark Giordano, Mark Jankowski, Daymond Langkow, and Matthew Tkachuk.

14 - Through 23 meetings, Fleury has collected 14 wins against the Flames, which equals a .608 win percentage.

8 - Fleury has been beaten on the power play 622 times, with Flames players accounting for eight goals. Only Gaudreau managed to score twice.

6 - During a contest between the Flames and Golden Knights on Apr. 7, 2018, Fleury gave up a career-high six goals, only playing the first two periods. He finished the night with 12 saves on 18 shots and a .667 SV%.

5 - Gaudreau leads all Calgary skaters with five lamplighters against Fleury. His first goal came on Dec. 12, 2014, against the Pittsburgh Penguins, and his last one occurred on Oct. 12, 2019 against the Vegas Golden Knights

5 - Fleury has 75 shutouts in his career, which ranks 12th all-time. Interestingly, he's recorded at least one shutout against 28 NHL teams, including five against the Flames. His first came on Dec. 6, 2007, and his most recent one on Nov. 17, 2019.

2.12 - After 1,041 games, Fleury's career goals-against average is 2.60, but as mentioned, he plays better against Calgary, lowering his GAA to 2.12 against the team.

2 - Spencer Foo scored two NHL goals in his career, including his second one against Fleury on Apr. 7, 2018. It remains the closest any Flames player got to scoring their first career goal on Fleury.

1 - Jankowski is the only Calgary skater with a shorthanded goal against Fleury, scoring an unassisted goal on Apr. 7, 2018.

As the second-winningest goalie in NHL history and three-time Stanley Cup winner, Fleury is a first-ballot Hall of Famer. As he is famously known, the Flower is admired across the league, especially by teammates who have been the brunt of his endless pranks.

What will you remember about Fleury's performances against the Flames? Let us know in the comments.