Fleury briefly exits after taking Van Riemsdyk’s skate to neck

Marc-Andre Fleury's Saturday night could have been a whole lot worse.

The Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender was forced to leave the game against the Toronto Maple Leafs after James van Riemsdyk inadvertently caught him with a skate to the neck in the first period.

Matt Murray replaced Fleury while he went off for repairs, and the veteran returned several minutes later.

Fleury had a similarly scary moment in the preseason, when he was grazed in the throat by a skate worn by Detroit Red Wings forward Matt Lorito.

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