Marc-André Fleury is in his final moments in the National Hockey League. The decision is clear in his mind: he plans to hang up his skates at the end of the season after more than 1000 games played since his debut in the NHL.
While still holding the best road record in the NHL, Minnesota fell to below .500 at home (11-12-1) with the loss.
Joseph Woll will start for the Maple Leafs. The Wild are on the front end of a back-to-back tonight. They play the Montreal Canad
Jared Spurgeon and Marat Khusnutdinov scored in the first period, Filip Gustavsson stopped 31 shots, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Wednesday night.Marcus Foligno added an empty-netter in the final minute as Minnesota won its second straight to improve to 3-5-0 in their last eight games.
Filip Gustavsson made 31 saves as the Minnesota Wild edged Toronto 3-1 on Wednesday, sending the Maple Leafs to a third straight regulation loss.
Filip Gustavsson made 31 saves as the Minnesota Wild edged Toronto 3-1 on Wednesday, sending the Maple Leafs to a third straight regulation loss.
It’s easy to point to a host of injuries to explain why the Minnesota Wild have slid in the standings in recent weeks. It’s also a premise rejected by Bill Guerin, general manager of the Wild.
Guerin didn't mince words in describing Minnesota's recent play during an intermission in Sunday's win over the Blackhawks.
Kaprizov had a couple scoring chances for the Wild (28-16-4), who were delighted to get their superstar back after he missed the last 12 games with a lower-body injury. Karel Vejmelka made 26 saves for Utah (21-19-7) in what was just their second shutout win of the season.
Minnesota fell back on depth, defense and Filip Gustavsson’s goaltending and improved its NHL-best road record.
The Montreal Canadiens continue their homestand as they face the Minnesota Wild. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Wild-Canadiens prediction and pick. The Wild come into Wednesday night at 29-17-4 on the year,
Minnesota starter Marc-Andre Fleury flashed the leather three-and-a-half minutes into proceedings, denying Jakob Pelletier on a clear-cut chance after the Flames forward was sent in on goal thanks to a deft touch pass through the middle of the ice by Jonathan Huberdeau.