Joe Smith is a senior writer for The Athletic covering the Minnesota Wild and the National Hockey League. He spent the previous four years as Tampa Bay Lightning beat writer for The Athletic after ...

LAS VEGAS -- Minnesota backup goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury returned the ice at T-Mobile Arena to oppose the Golden Knights, as Wild starting goalie Filip Gustavsson didn't return to the game due ...

Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson, after Marc-Andre Fleury’s retirement, will enter ‘more of a rivalry’ again. Story by Sarah McLellan, Star Tribune • 12h.

“Honestly, I loved what Ovi did. We had so many battles, and he’s one of the best. Now the best scorer. But one of the best players, and I think it brings the best in you,” Fleury said.