The 39-year-old and three-time Stanley Cup champion is just the fourth goalie in NHL history to reach 1,000 games while 384 skaters have hit the mark. Only Hall of Fame goalies Martin Brodeur, Patrick Roy and Roberto Luongo have played more games between the pipes.
It seems, at least for the pregame on Sunday, Fleury's prank war with teammate Brandon Duhaime- who joked the goalie was about a decade older than he actually was and lived to regret the joke almost immediately - is on hold.