The Minnesota Wild passed their first test without star winger Kirill Kaprizov. They will look to continue that good fortune on Thursday night when they visit the Montreal Canadiens.

Fleury's family is ready for his curtain call in Montreal as well. In an Instagram Story post, Fleury's wife, Veronique Larosee, shared a photo of her and their kids getting ready for the travel to Montreal. "Off to Montreal," Larosee wrote in part.

MTL: Slafkovsky has registered three goals and two assists in his last five outings. Along with his linemates Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki, the trio have combined for 10 points over their last two games.

Marc-André Fleury is in his final moments in the National Hockey League. The decision is clear in his mind: he plans to hang up his skates at the end of the season after more than 1000 games played since his debut in the NHL.

While still holding the best road record in the NHL, Minnesota fell to below .500 at home (11-12-1) with the loss.

Jared Spurgeon and Marat Khusnutdinov scored in the first period, Filip Gustavsson stopped 31 shots, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Wednesday night. Marcus Foligno added an empty-netter in the final minute as Minnesota won its second straight to improve to 3-5-0 in their last eight games.

Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury (29) stops shots during warmups against the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on Dec. 5, 2023.

Joseph Woll will start for the Maple Leafs. The Wild are on the front end of a back-to-back tonight. They play the Montreal Canad

The Wild are also missing crucial players in Kirill Kaprizov and Jonas Brodin. The former has played at a Hart Trophy level this season while the latter is one of the best defenders in the sport and would be a top candidate to try and slow Laine down.

On Saturday, the Wild closed out Hockey Day Minnesota 2025 on a disappointing note, with some penalty-kill struggles and defensive shortcomings that eventually led to a 5-4 win by the Calgary Flames. Trailing by three late, the Wild got a pair of goals in the final 77 seconds, but their rally fell just short.

Kirill Kaprizov returned from his injury ... He recorded two assists in the three games over the week. Both Marc-Andre Fleury and Filip Gustavsson played over the week. They both went 1-1-0 ...

Filip Gustavsson made 31 saves as the Minnesota Wild edged Toronto 3-1 on Wednesday, sending the Maple Leafs to a third straight regulation loss.