LAS VEGAS -- Minnesota backup goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury returned to the ice at T-Mobile Arena to oppose the Golden Knights, as Wild starting goalie Filip Gustavsson didn't return to the game due to illness, per the team.
Gustavsson stopped 23 of the 25 shots he faced in the first two periods. He was not on the bench for the third period.
Fleury entered the game with the Wild trailing 2-1, and became the goalie of record when Matt Boldy scored his fifth goal of the postseason to tie the game at 2-all.
Winger Ryan Hartman scored what appeared to be the go-ahead goal with 1:15 left, but a coach's challenge overturned the goal when it was determined the Wild were offside.
Fleury stopped the three shots he faced in the third period, as the game went to overtime.
GAME 5 IS GOING TO OVERTIME 🫨
— y-Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) April 30, 2025
Fleury, who played four seasons with the Vegas Golden Knights, is in the final season of his 21-year career. It marked the first time he faced Vegas in the postseason.
Since leaving Vegas, Fleury is 1-4-0 against his former team with a 4.33 goals-against average and .877 save percentage.
The 40-year-old, three-time Stanley Cup champion was making his 170th career playoff appearance.
Fleury's appearance between the pipes sent a portion of the 18,441 in attendance into a "FLEU-RY! FLEU-RY" chant.
Marc-Andre Fleury has now seen action in 18 total postseasons, moving past Martin Brodeur and Patrick Roy (17 postseasons) for the most total Stanley Cup Playoff years by a goalie in NHL history.#mnwild#NHLStatspic.twitter.com/iKBB7GGU8H
— Minnesota Wild PR (@mnwildPR) April 30, 2025
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