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Marc-Andre Fleury gets aggressive

Marc-Andre Fleury took a page out of the Dominik Hasek playbook to stop a breakaway for the Bruins.

Justin K. Aller

Usually when Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury ventures out of his goal crease it's bad news, or at the very least, a little uncomfortable given his struggles handling the puck at times.

But in the third period of Wednesday's game against Boston it all worked out for him as he decided to take a page out of the Dominik Hasek playbook by charging out of the night and making a diving a poke check to take away a breakaway opportunity for the Bruins' Daniel Paille.

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