Marc-Andre Fleury’s career came full circle on Saturday night when the retired goaltender played in preseason game with the Pittsburgh Penguins and didn’t miss a beat — or a puck — in a 4-1 win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets.

Fleury, 40, made eight saves in playing the entire third period as the Blue Jackets went scoreless. Beyond the statistics, the game was an opportunity for the Penguins’ franchise and its fans to honor Fleury in Pittsburgh, where he played the first 13 seasons of his 21-year NHL career and won three Stanley Cup championships (2009, 2016, 2017).

“Some of the best times of my life, it’s in big part because of you guys,” Fleury said to the crowd before leaving the ice, where he wore a mask with “Thank you Pittsburgh” on it and was serenaded with “Thank you Fleu

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