In his final NHL season, Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury has been given the red carpet treatment. Around the league, organizations have acknowledged the future Hall of Famer in his final visits to their arenas.
Marc-Andre Fleury had 36 saves for the Wild in the latest entry of his rollercoaster week. On Tuesday, he came on in relief of Filip Gustavsson in a come-from-behind win over St. Louis. Two nights later, Fleury was so floored by an illness that he could only stay on the team bench for two periods as Gustavsson played, and lost, versus Colorado.
Yakov Trenin and Brock Faber scored goals 1:35 apart early in the third period, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 in Denver on Monday.
Yakov Trenin scored against his former team early in the third period, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Monday. Jake Middleton had a goal and an assist, Brock Faber also scored and Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves for Minnesota.
A little tomfoolery never hurt anybody, and there's been a lot between Pittsburgh Penguins' forward Sidney Crosby and Minnesota Wild Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury.
With a little over a minute left in the second period, Colorado star Nathan MacKinnon made the Wild look silly when he deked Trenin and tied the game with his 18th goal of the season. It came on just the Avalanche's 11th shot on goal.
The Oilers will play the Minnesota Wild for the final time in Marc-Andre Fleury's career, which prompted an Oilers source to reveal an under the radar charitable act from Fleury to the city of Edmonton.
The Minnesota Wild (27-15-4) are back in action tonight for one more game on the road before they return home. They will face the Colorado Avalanche (28-18-1) today for a 2:00 p.m. central time start.
Marc-Andre Fleury made a season-high 36 saves to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks Saturday night at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 36 saves, Marco Rossi and Matt Boldy scored, and the short-handed Minnesota Wild beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1.
For the second time in less than two weeks, the Colorado Avalanche had a chance to gain ground on a wounded Minnesota Wild team. The first meeting was one of the best performances of the season for the Avalanche.
In his final NHL season, Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury has been given the red carpet treatment. Around the league, organizations have acknowledged the future Hall of Famer in his ...