US EditionFleury picks up dramatic win for playoff-bound Wild after unusual OT substitution
- On April 15, 2025, the Minnesota Wild secured a playoff spot by defeating the Anaheim Ducks in overtime at Xcel Energy Center.
- With the Wild trailing 2-1 late in the third, they needed one point to clinch a playoff berth, creating a tense atmosphere.
- Joel Eriksson Ek scored with only 20.9 seconds left, tying the game and sending it to overtime, thrilling the fans.
- Goalie Gustavsson suggested to Coach Hynes that Fleury play in overtime; Fleury said, "It was fun just to go one more time out there."
- Matt Boldy scored the winning goal after Fleury made five saves in overtime, securing a 3-2 victory and a playoff berth for the Wild.
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During the final season of a career that will surely be commemorated in the Hockey Hall of Fame, Minnesota Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury has gotten used to hearing his name called. In NHL arenas from Vancouver to Montreal and everywhere in between, there have been video tributes and hand-made signs and countless fans chanting his last name, or his nickname, “Flower,” everywhere the Wild have played. But for Fleury and his coach, the 575th, and f…
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Wild: Fleury’s dramatic final win surprised even him and his coach
During the final season of a career that will surely be commemorated in the Hockey Hall of Fame, Minnesota Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury has gotten used to hearing his name called. In NHL arenas from Vancouver to Montreal and everywhere in between, there have been video tributes and hand-made signs and countless fans chanting his last name, or his nickname, “Flower,” everywhere the Wild have played. But for Fleury and his coach, the 575th, and f…
Marc-Andre Fleury Gets Win In Potential What Final Win In An Unreal Way
Minnesota Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury is bringing his first-ballot Hall of Fame career to an end, and Tuesday night, he appeared in what couldl be the final game.Better yet, he earned the win and clinched a playoff spot in a pretty unusual way,The Wild hosted the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night in their regular-season finale, and needed a win to stave off a potential playoff push from the Calgary Flames and to stay ahead of the St. Louis Blues.…
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Objectively speaking, the Minnesota Wild's final regular-season game against the Ducks Tuesday was a crucial one. They needed to gain a single standings point, by hook or by crook, to clinch one of the West's suddenly competitive wild card spots. The Blues won their game, clinching their own spot, and a regulation loss for the Wild would've left their fate in the hands of the pursuing Flames, who have one more game left. Subjectively speaking, i…
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