Recap: Fleury Frustrates Canes, Wild Win 3-1

RALEIGH, NC. -Minnesota Wild netminder Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 37 shots Saturday, stymying the Carolina Hurricanes on his way to a 3-1 victory.

Three Things:

1) Flower Power
Minnesota's Trade Deadline acquisition was the difference from start to finish in the contest, holding Carolina off the board until 6:19 into the third period. At that point his team had already built a 3-0 lead for themselves, so the only repercussion was that he'd have to wait at least one more outing for his first shutout as a member of the Wild.
The Canes had more shots and possession time throughout, but aside from Teuvo Teravainen's 18th goal of the season, they were unable to crack the reigning Vezina Trophy Winner.
There were redirections, high danger chances, slot shots, you name it, but Fleury was just able to get it all.

2) The Point Streak Lives On For The Dynamic Duo
Teravainen's tally came after he missed most of the evening's second period after taking a puck up high. A pool of blood was left behind as he left the ice with Head Athletic Trainer Doug Bennett, giving him a gash above the upper lip that required medical attention.
When he returned to the ice yet another connection with Sebastian Aho got their club on the board, also moving both of their point streaks to seven games.
#86 now has two goals and eight assists since March 22, while Aho has four goals and four assists over that same span.

3) It's Not Always The Result
Despite the regulation loss, Rod Brind'Amour was pleased with the way his team played in the contest. He had major praise for Fleury, but also said that his team did a lot of what they wanted to do.
Minnesota capitalized on an early power play to start the scoring, took advantage of a player coming out of the penalty box mid-rush for their second, and had a third goal of the night sneak by Andersen, but structurally, Carolina's coach was pleased with the way his team handled their business.
They Said It:
Rod Brind'Amouron the performance of Marc-Andre Fleury:
"He's still really athletic. Tonight the thing that gets overlooked is that the saves that he made, there was about three of them that were tipped and he made the adjustment off the tip. That doesn't happen very often in a goalie. They're there, they're in a spot and it gets tipped. He was quick enough to make the adjustments and that was impressive to see, honestly. Unfortunately for us we just couldn't get enough by him."
Rod Brind'Amourtouching on the output from his club:
"We played hard. Everyone did. We did what we wanted to do, we just didn't execute on the power play. Even the one we gave up, it was a shorthanded one essentially, it was a three-one, we just missed the pass, the guy comes out of the box and they capitalize. It's tough. The breaks just didn't go our way tonight, that's for sure."
Jordan Staalproviding his assessment of what made Minnesota successful in front of Fleury tonight:
"They played well. They played really smart hockey with the lead. They eliminated our big chances, really. I thought we still created a fair amount of chaos and tried to get a couple bounces. There was opportunities, but Flower made some really good saves. In the third they locked it down a little better and we couldn't create a lot of Grade-A's."
What's Next?:
The team is scheduled to be off on Sunday. They'll then practice Monday before flying to Buffalo for a Tuesday night matchup.
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