It was an enormous night time for the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday. Not solely did they defeat the Anaheim Geese, 3-2, to formally clinch a wild-card spot within the Western Convention playoff discipline, nevertheless it additionally gave them an opportunity to provide future Corridor of Fame goalie Marc-Andre Fleury a memorable remaining regular-season recreation.
Fleury didn’t get the beginning on Tuesday, however was subbed in for extra time after the Wild had formally clinched their playoff spot.
He ended up getting the win when Matt Boldy scored the successful objective with 18 seconds to play within the further interval.
It’s the 575th common season win of Fleury’s profession, inserting him second on the all-time listing behind solely Martin Brodeur.
The choice to place Fleury into the sport for extra time got here on the suggestion of Minnesota’s beginning goalie for the night time, Filip Gustavsson.
