Fleury will defend the cage at home against the Panthers on Wednesday, Jessi Pierce of NHL.com reports.
While Fleury appeared in just seven of the Wild's first 28 games this season, he may have to take on a bigger role with Filip Gustavsson (lower body) sidelined. In his last five outings, the Flower is 3-1-0 with a 2.33 GAA and a .915 save percentage. In addition to starting Wednesday, Fleury should feature in one of the Wild's back-to-back games either Friday or Saturday against Utah or Winnipeg, respectively.
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Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury: Dazzles in win
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Fleury made 21 saves Saturday in a 4-1 win over Philadelphia.
The Flower made a 10-bell save in the first period to keep the game scoreless. After a turnover at the blue line, the Flyers grabbed the puck and broke in. Fleury stretched right to left across the crease and made a glove save at full stretch on Travis Konecny's quick shot. This season is loaded in emotion for Fleury, who announced in the offseason that this would be his last. The recently turned 40 backup is 6-1-1 with a 2.51 GAA and a .909 save percentage in eight starts this season, so he's still got it when he's in the blue paint.
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Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury: Facing Flyers
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Fleury will be between the home pipes versus Philadelphia on Saturday, according to Jessi Pierce of NHL.com.
Fleury had a rare relief appearance Thursday, giving up two goals on nine shots in a 7-1 loss in Edmonton. Fleury is 5-1-1 with a 2.71 GAA and a .905 save percentage this season. The Flyers are averaging 2.97 goals per game in 2024-25.
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Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury: Gives up two goals in relief
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Fleury stopped seven of nine shots after replacing Filip Gustavsson in Thursday's 7-1 loss to the Oilers.
Fleury stepped in to replace Gustavsson, who gave up five goals on 26 shots before departing the contest at the end of the second period. At 40 years of age, Fleury hasn't had the workload of being a regular starter, but he's been very effective as a backup. Even when factoring in this outing in which the Wild looked overmatched, the veteran netminder has gone 5-1-1 with a 2.71 GAA and a .905 save percentage across eight appearances in 2024-25.
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Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury: Takes first regulation loss
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Fleury gave up two goals on 32 shots in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Kings. The last two goals were empty-netters.
Fleury did his part to give the Wild a fighting chance, but the Kings gave them no quarter. As a result, the veteran netminder earned his first regulation loss of the season, dropping him to 5-1-1 with a 2.56 GAA and a .910 save percentage over seven starts. He's had a light workload because Filip Gustavsson has been one of the best goalies in the league, leaving no room for Fleury to take on a larger role. The Wild play four times between Tuesday and Sunday, Dec. 15, including a weekend back-to-back, so Fleury probably won't have to wait long for his next start.
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Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury: Slated starter for Saturday
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Fleury is expected to start on the road against LA on Saturday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports Friday.
Filip Gustavsson is set to start Friday versus Anaheim, so Fleury is being positioned for the second half of that back-to-back. The 40-year-old Fleury has a 5-0-1 record, 2.64 GAA and .905 save percentage in six appearances in 2024-25. He stopped 21 of 23 shots en route to a 3-2 victory over Chicago in his last start Nov. 29. The Kings rank 16th in goals per game with 3.04.
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Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury: Nabs fifth win
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Fleury stopped 20 shots in Friday's 3-2 win over Chicago.
The visitors grabbed a 2-0 lead early in the second period on a pair of Ryan Donato tallies, but Fleury shut the door the rest of the way as the Wild offense got rolling. The 40-year-old goalie has been used sparingly this season as the backup to Filip Gustavsson, but the usage seems to be agreeing with Fleury as he has yet to take a regulation loss this season, going 5-0-1 in six starts with a .904 save percentage.
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Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury: Starting Friday
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Fleury will be tending the home twine versus Chicago on Friday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Fleury is 4-0-1 with a 2.76 GAA and a .904 save percentage this season as the backup to Filip Gustavsson. He will face the bottom-dwelling Blackhawks, who have only 18 points in 22 games this season.
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Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury: Defeats Oilers
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Fleury stopped 28 of 31 shots in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Oilers.
Fleury has rattled off four straight wins after losing his season debut versus the Kraken. The Oilers were a bit disorganized throughout this game, which saw the Wild's middle-six dominate. Fleury is 4-0-1 with a 2.76 GAA and a .904 save percentage over five starts. He played his 1,030th career regular-season game, moving past Patrick Roy for third-place all time among goaltenders. Fleury needs to make 15 more appearances to surpassed Roberto Luongo (1,044) for second place, which would put him behind only Martin Brodeur (1,266). Filip Gustavsson will likely get the start Saturday in Calgary in a matinee game.
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Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury: Gets rare start
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Fleury will patrol the visiting crease in Edmonton on Thursday, Sarah McLellan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
Fleury will make his second start in the Wild's last nine games as Filip Gustavsson has run with the top job. Fleury is 3-0-1 with a 2.70 GAA and a .904 save percentage in what is his last season in the NHL. He will not have an easy time of things Thursday as he takes on Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and the Oilers.
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Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury: Collects third win
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Fleury stopped 24 of 26 shots in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Sharks.
Fleury handled the first half of a back-to-back and came away with his third straight win. The 39-year-old was bested twice by Sharks rookie Macklin Celebrini, but the Wild's top six and defense more than made up for it. Fleury is now 3-0-1 with 11 goals allowed on 115 shots through four starts this season. Look for Filip Gustavsson to play Friday in Anaheim. While nothing firm has been announced, Fleury's next start is likely to be either against one of his former teams, the Blackhawks, on the road Sunday or at home against his hometown team, the Canadiens, next Thursday.
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Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury: Expected to start Thursday
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Fleury is set to start on the road against San Jose on Thursday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Fleury has a 2-0-1 record, 2.92 GAA and .899 save percentage in three appearances in 2024-25. This will be his first start since Oct. 29. He's getting a favorable matchup -- San Jose has a 4-8-2 record and is tied for 27th offensively with 2.43 goals per game.
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Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury: Secures second straight win
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Fleury stopped 26 of 29 shots in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Penguins.
Playing what was likely his final game in Pittsburgh, Fleury gave up two first-period goals and another one in the third frame, but the Wild managed to hang on for the victory. The 39-year-old veteran is clearly a backup at this point of his career, but he's been solid in his three appearances this season. He's gone 2-0-1 with a 2.92 GAA and an .899 save percentage.
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Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury: Set to start Tuesday
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Fleury is slated to start Tuesday's road game against Pittsburgh, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Although Fleury has started just two of the Wild's first eight games of the season, it isn't very surprising to see him tabbed to start in Pittsburgh, where he spent the first 13 years of his career. The 39-year-old has announced that he intends to retire following the 2024-25 season, so Tuesday's matchup should be his final regular-season start in Pittsburgh. Over his first two starts this year, he's generated a 1-0-1 record, 2.88 GAA and .900 save percentage.
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Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury: First win of season
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Fleury made 22 saves in a 4-2 win over Tampa Bay on Thursday.
In the second period, Brandon Hagel beat Fleury with a short-handed goal from above the hash marks, and Nikita Kucherov ripped a one-timer past him. Other than that, Fleury was outstanding in his first win of the season and 562nd career win. The next-closest active goalie on the all-time win list is Sergei Bobrovsky with 399. Fleury has confirmed this is his last season, and at age 39, he continues to be a solid match play in daily formats.
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Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury: Between pipes Thursday
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Fleury will tend the twine on the road against the Lightning on Thursday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Fleury gave up four goals on 34 shots in an overtime loss to Seattle in his only other appearance this season. At this point, Filip Gustavsson has been too good to pull from the crease, having gone 4-0-1 with a 1.40 GAA in five contests. However, a road matchup in Pittsburgh on Tuesday could see Fleury starting again soon.
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Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury: Gives up four goals in win
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Fleury allowed four goals on 34 shots in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Kraken.
Fleury is playing in his final season before hanging up his skates, and he's expected to operate as Filip Gustavsson's backup throughout the campaign. Thus, the veteran netminder should return to his regular No. 2 role for Sunday's game against Winnipeg. However, the Wild are starting a seven-game road trip Sunday that will last until Nov. 1, meaning Fleury should return between the pipes before too long.
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Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury: Starting Saturday
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Fleury will be in the blue paint at home versus Seattle on Saturday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Fleury will make his first start of the season in his final year in the NHL, as he announced in the summer that he would retire at the end of the 2024-25 campaign after playing 20 years. Fleury was 17-15-5 with a 2.98 GAA and an .895 save percentage in 40 regular-season appearances in 2023-24 with the Wild. He will face Seattle, who lost their opener 3-2 to the Blues on Tuesday.
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Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury: Cruises to preseason win
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Fleury allowed one goal on 22 shots in Friday's 6-1 preseason win over the Blackhawks.
The Wild scored twice in a four-second span in the first period, giving Fleury all the support he needed in the win. He wasn't tested heavily by one of his former teams, but it was still an encouraging start after he allowed five goals in his first preseason outing. Fleury and the Wild will turn their attention to the regular season, with their first game set for Thursday at home versus the Blue Jackets.
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Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury: Tending twine Friday
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Fleury will be in goal for Friday's road preseason game versus the Blackhawks, Greg Boysen of ALL CHGO Sports reports.
Fleury will make his second start of the preseason. He allowed five goals on 41 shots in his first outing versus the Jets. The 39-year-old goalie, who is in his final NHL season, is expected to share the crease with Filip Gustavsson in 2024-25.
