Jan 30, 2025, 11:39 PM ET
MONTREAL — Marc-Andre Fleury made 19 saves for his first shutout of the season in likely his final game in Montreal, helping the Minnesota Wild beat the Canadiens 4-0 on Thursday night.
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.
In doing so, Fleury became the first goaltender in NHL history to record a shutout as a teenager and at 40 years or older. It was his 76th career shutout overall, tied with Tony Esposito and Ed Belfour for 10th on NHL’s all-time list.
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Fleury was the star of the night.
The crowd roared for more than 30 seconds when the camera flipped to him during the signing of “O Canada.” Canadiens fans serenaded him with another lengthy ovation during a TV timeout late in the third period before chanting “Fleury! Fleury!”
Liam Ohgren and Devin Shore each scored his 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.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
