Marc-Andre Fleury’s first three years with Golden Knights

Marc-Andre Fleury will be back for a fourth season with the Golden Knights, general manager Kelly McCrimmon said Monday.

Fleury and Robin Lehner will form the second-highest paid goaltending duo in the NHL and give the Knights are formidable one-two punch in net.

With the news of Fleury’s return, here’s a look back at the likely future Hall of Famer’s time with the team:

— June 11, 2017: Fleury and the Pittsburgh Penguins won their second consecutive Stanley Cup with a 2-0 win against the Nashville Predators. Fleury finished 9-6 that postseason but goaltender Matt Murray started every game of the Final.

— June 21, 2017: The Knights selected Fleury in the expansion draft. The Penguins also gave up a 2020 second-round pick, which was later used to acquire goaltender Robin Lehner. Fleury was at the draft and wore a Knights’ sweater.

— Oct. 6, 2017: Fleury started the Knights first-ever game against the Dallas Stars. He stopped 45 of 46 shots and bought enough time for the team to make a late comeback in a 2-1 win.

— Dec. 12, 2017: Fleury returned to the lineup after nearly a two-month absence and allowed six goals in a loss to Detroit. He went 5-0-1 in his next six starts, including a home win against Pittsburgh in which he allowed just one goal.

— Jan. 10, 2018: The NHL named Fleury an All-Star for the third time in his career. Later, he won the Saves Streak event at the competition and helped the Pacific Division to the championship.

— Feb. 6, 2018: Fleury made his anticipated return to Pittsburgh and gave up five goals on 38 shots in a loss.

— April 7, 2018: Fleury made his final regular-season start against Calgary. He finished with the highest save percentage (.927) and goals-against average (2.24) of his career, and was fifth in the Vezina Trophy voting.

— April 17, 2018: Fleury finished off a first-round sweep of Los Angeles with his second shutout of the series. He allowed three goals in 275:01 against the Kings for a goals-against average of 0.65.

— May 20, 2018: The Knights grabbed the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl as Western Conference champions after a five-game victory against Winnipeg. Fleury posted a .956 save percentage in the last four games, all victories.

— June 7, 2018: The Knights’ dream season ended with a five-game defeat to the Washington Capitals in the Stanley Cup Final. Fleury allowed 20 goals in the series after giving up 27 in his first 15 playoff games.

— June 13, 2018: Fleury signed a three-year extension with the Knights. Its $7 million average annual value was tied for the third-highest among goaltenders at the time, and only Sergei Bobrovsky’s deal with Florida has surpassed it since.

— Oct. 4, 2018: Fleury got pulled from his first start of the Knights’ second season after allowing five goals to the Philadelphia Flyers.

— Jan. 2, 2019: The NHL named Fleury an All-Star for the second straight year. At the time, he led the league with 23 wins and six shutouts.

— April 6, 2019: Fleury made his final start of the season against Los Angeles after missing time late in the year. Despite that, he finished fourth among goaltenders in ice time.

— April 23, 2019: The Knights season ended with an overtime loss in Game 7 of their first-round series against San Jose. They went up 3-0 3:36 into the third period but the Sharks scored four power-play goals after a controversial major penalty on center Cody Eakin. Forward Barclay Goodrow won it for San Jose with 1:41 left in overtime.

— June 19, 2019: Fleury placed fourth in the Vezina Trophy voting, his highest-ever finish. He was 35-21-5 with a .913 save percentage and 2.51 goals-against average.

— Oct. 2, 2019: The Knights began their third season by defeating the Sharks in back-to-back games. Fleury started both and allowed two goals on 67 shots.

— Nov. 19, 2019: Fleury made one of the saves of the season, a leaping grab that denied Toronto’s Nic Petan. His agent Allan Walsh dubbed it “the save of the century ” on Twitter. The stop helped Fleury become the seventh goaltender in NHL history to win 450 games.

— Nov. 26, 2019: Fleury took a leave of absence from the Knights to be with his family. His father Andre died the following day.

— Dec. 10, 2019: Fleury made his first start since his father’s death and nearly shut out Chicago. He didn’t allow a goal until there were 27 seconds remaining in a 5-1 win.

— Dec. 30, 2019: The NHL named Fleury an All-Star for the third consecutive year. He later withdrew from the event and left wing Max Pacioretty represented the Knights instead.

— Feb. 24, 2020: The Knights acquired Lehner from the Blackhawks before the trade deadline. General manager Kelly McCrimmon said the trade was made because the team wasn’t confident in its depth behind Fleury.

— March 9, 2020: Fleury made his final regular-season start before the pause and defeated Edmonton 3-2. The win gave him 466 career victories, fifth-most all-time.

— July 13, 2020: The Knights reconvened for training camp but Fleury sat out. He missed the first three days of camp before practicing with the team.

— Aug. 6, 2020: Fleury made his first postseason start against St. Louis and gave up four goals on 17 shots. The Knights still won on their way to earning the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference.

— Aug. 11, 2020: Coach Pete DeBoer announced Lehner would start Game 1 of the team’s first postseason series against Chicago, saying “it wasn’t what (Fleury) didn’t do. … It’s what Robin has done since he got here.”

— Aug. 22, 2020: Walsh created a stir by tweeting a picture of Fleury with a sword in his back labeled “DeBoer” on the eve of the Knights’ second-round series. The post seemed to be a clear signal that Fleury’s camp wasn’t happy about him losing playing time.

— Sept. 6, 2020: Fleury made his final postseason start in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final, stopping 24 shots in a 1-0 loss. He finished 3-1 in the postseason with a .910 save percentage and 2.27 goals-against average. Lehner was 9-6 with a .917 save percentage and 1.99 goals-against average.

— Oct. 3, 2020: The Knights signed Lehner to a five-year, $25 million extension. The contract gave the team the second-most expensive goalie tandem in the NHL.

— Oct. 12, 2020: McCrimmon announces Fleury is staying with the Knights, despite Walsh’s tweet and his high cap number prompting trade speculation.

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