April 17, 2024 | 11:34am ET
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FLEURY SIGNS 1-YEAR EXTENSION WITH WILD

Marc-Andre Fleury, goaltender

The Minnesota Wild have signed goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to a one-year, $2.5 million contract extension.

Fleury, 39, was in the final year of his contract and could have become an unrestricted free agent July 1.

In 39 games with the Wild this season, Fleury posted a 17-14-5 record with a 2.98 goals-against-average, a .895 save percentage and two shutouts.

He has played in 1,024 career games (994 starts) across 20 NHL seasons (2003-04, 2005-24), posting a 561-329-96 record with a 2.60 GAA, a .912 save percentage and 75 shutouts. Fleury played in the 1,000th game of his NHL career vs. Winnipeg on Dec. 31, 2023, joining Martin Brodeur (1,266 games), Roberto Luongo (1,044 games) and Patrick Roy (1,029 games) as the only netminders in NHL history to reach the milestone, and recorded his 552nd career win with a 5-0 victory over the New York Islanders on Jan. 15, 2024, moving past Roy (551 career wins) for second-most in NHL history.

Fleury is a three-time Stanley Cup Champion, winning titles with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009, 2016, and 2017.

Originally selected by Pittsburgh in the first round (first overall) in the 2003 NHL Draft, Fleury played for the Penguins (2003-04, 2005-17), Vegas Golden Knights (2017-21) and Chicago Blackhawks (2021-22) prior to being acquired by Minnesota from Chicago on March 21, 2022, in exchange for a second-round selection (Ryan Greene) in the 2022 NHL Draft.