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Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens

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4 - 0

In likely final Montreal start, Fleury has 1st shutout of the season in Wild's 4-0 win

Canadiens shake Fleury's hand in his likely final game in Montreal

The 40-year-old Fleury, from Sorel-Tracy about 50 miles northeast of Montreal, is retiring after the season. He has 76 career shutouts — three at Bell Centre, where more than 100 friends and family cheered him Thursday.

Liam Ohgren and Devin Shore each scored their first goal of the season. Marco Rossi had a goal and an assist and Frederick Gaudreau added an empty-netter.

The Wild improved to 3-0 on their five-game trip. They beat Chicago 4-2 on Sunday night and topped Toronto 3-1 on Wednesday night.

Jakub Dobes stopped 23 shots for Montreal.

Takeaways Wild: Fleury improved to 11-5-1 this season, his 21st in the NHL.

Canadiens: Montreal has lost four in a row after winning 10 of 13.

Key moment The crowd roared for more than 30 seconds when the camera flipped to Fleury during the signing of “O Canada.” Canadiens fans serenaded Fleury with another lengthy ovation during a TV timeout late in the third period before chanting “Fleury! Fleury!"

Key stat Fleury is 13-6-5 in Montreal during the regular season and 28-13-8 against the Canadiens.

Up next The Wild are at Ottawa on Saturday night

The Canadiens open a three-game trip Sunday at Anaheim.

Up next

Wild: Continues its five-game road trip against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.

Canadiens: Open a three-game California trip against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 30, 2025.

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Regular Season Series

MIN wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 3:41 Liam Ohgren Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Frederick Gaudreau (13), Yakov Trenin (5)
Goal 2nd Period 5:47 Marco Rossi Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Marcus Foligno (11), Ryan Hartman (10)
Goal 3rd Period 5:56 Devin Shore Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Marco Rossi (28)
Goal 3rd Period 18:33 Frederick Gaudreau Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Yakov Trenin (6), Jared Spurgeon (11)

Statistics

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19 Blocked Shots 11
21 Hits 18
10 Takeaways 5
27 Shots 19
0 Power Play Goals 0
1 Power Play Opportunities 1
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
14 Faceoffs Won 23
37.8 Faceoff Win Percent 62.2
5 Giveaways 9
1 Total Penalties 1
2 Penalty Minutes 2
Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Rafael Harvey-Pinard, LW Out Mar 19
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kirill Kaprizov, LW Injured Reserve Mar 30
David Jiricek, D Out Mar 28
Joel Eriksson Ek, C Injured Reserve Mar 27
Troy Grosenick, G Injured Reserve Oct 7

Game Information

Bell Centre

Location: Montreal, QC
Attendance: 21,105 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 52 20 108 4
Dallas 50 21 104 4
Colorado 47 26 98 4
St. Louis 42 28 91 7
Minnesota 41 28 89 7
Utah 34 30 80 12
Nashville 27 41 62 8
Chicago 21 44 52 10

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 46 25 96 4
Tampa Bay 44 26 93 5
Florida 44 27 92 4
Ottawa 40 29 86 6
Montreal 36 30 81 9
Detroit 34 33 75 7
Buffalo 32 36 70 6
Boston 30 37 69 9
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