Marc-Andre Fleury left the Golden Knights with a stack of numbers that still look ridiculous on paper: 5,053 saves, a .917 save percentage and a 2.41 goals-against average over his four-year run in Vegas.
That’s the standard anyone would have to chase now, and the truth is simple: those marks are sitting pretty. Fleury’s place in franchise history is already locked in, even if the path to that point came with plenty of baggage.
Some fans never moved past his misplay in the 2021 semifinal, and others remember Carey Price outplaying him in that series. By the time Vegas moved on, the decision was already loaded with emotion.
But no one can ignore what Fleury did for the franchise. He piled up the kind of goaltending totals that feel almost untouchable, which is why he’s still the Golden Knights’ gold standard in net.
So who, if anyone, has a real shot at knocking him off those lists?
Adin Hill is the closest name in the conversation. He has 3,232 saves, which puts him within reach of Fleury’s career total if everything breaks right.
He also has a path to the wins mark, though he’s still well back there too: Fleury finished with 117 wins as a Golden Knight, while Hill has 77. The problem is obvious.
Hill’s recent stretch has been rough because of injuries and poor play, and that makes the climb a lot steeper.
The easiest record for Hill to attack is games played. Fleury appeared in 192 games for Vegas, and Hill has reached 139.
That gap is smaller than the others, but even that only matters if Hill stays on the ice. The Golden Knights have already lived through how fragile that position can be.
During the 2023 Stanley Cup run, Hill, Laurent Brossoit and Logan Thompson all went down.
Carter Hart is in the mix too, but only in a very narrow sense. He would need help and a huge 2026-27 season just to get into the conversation about being brought back and given enough time to make a run at anything.
Some of Fleury’s numbers feel especially safe. His shutouts record of 23, along with that 2.41 GAA and .917 save percentage, are the toughest mountains on the board. They can be beaten, but not without a long stretch of elite goaltending.
Vegas does have options if it wants to take a swing at the future. The club could lean on in-house prospects like Carl Lindbom or Cameron Whitehead and hope one of them turns into a long-term answer. Or it could go the trade route, with Connor Hellebuyck as the kind of name that changes the conversation immediately.
For now, though, Fleury’s records remain intact. They have real staying power. And unless somebody strings together one exceptional season after another, those numbers are going to keep their grip on the Golden Knights for a long time.
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