Calgary Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson punched Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury in the face during a massive scrum at the Wild net in the second period of Saturday night's game at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.
Guerin didn't mince words in describing Minnesota's recent play during an intermission in Sunday's win over the Blackhawks.
Minnesota Wild netminder Marc-Andre Fleury is set to play his possible last game against the Calgary Flames on Saturday night. Let's revisit his career against the club.
ST. PAUL - Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury has passed Patrick Roy in the record books yet again. His latest record is minutes played. Fleury has now played in 60,214:35 which puts him ahead of Patrick Roy. He ranks behind Martin Brodeur for the most minutes played among all goaltenders in NHL history.
PAUL - Marc-Andre Fleury is all class but what he did for Cameron Furst was unmatched. The Minnesota Wild play host to the Edmonton Oilers tonight for a 7:30 pm game. At morning skate the team invited the 9-year-old Furst onto the ice to skate with the team.
Andrei Kuzmenko had two goals and an assist, and the Calgary Flames used their power play to beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4.
Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson lands a punch on Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury during the second period Saturday. (Ellen Schmidt/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Clark Bishop made it a three-goal game 11 minutes, 53 seconds into the third period. Then the Wild (28-17-4) tried to make a push. Freddy Gaudreau scored a power-play goal 2 minutes, 22 seconds later to cut it back to two. While Kuzmenko scored his second of the night just 14 seconds later for the apparent dagger, it wasn't quite over.
While still holding the best road record in the NHL, Minnesota fell to below .500 at home (11-12-1) with the loss.
The Wild play the last game of the day. There are two boys high school games at Valley Fair and a Division One Girls hockey game. The Wi
The Calgary Flames are on the road for two critical matchups against two Central Division heavyweights this weekend, starting with the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night.
We just put Nashville behind (us) quickly and regrouped,” Marc-Andre Fleury said, after he tied Martin Brodeur for the most seasons with 10 or more wins by a goalie in NHL history with 20.