Minnesota Wild head coach John Hynes said that Marc-Andre Fleury will start against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday for what will be his final time in Montreal. John Hynes says on @KFAN1003 that Marc-Andre Fleury will start tomorrow in Montreal for one final time. So, expect Filip Gustavsson tonight against Toronto.

Fleury is 12-6-3 with a 2.67 goals-against average, .911 save percentage and two shutouts in 21 games at Bell Centre. In his most recent game in Montreal on Oct. 17, 2023, he made 26 saves for the Wild in a 5-2 win. Named the first star of the game, he saluted the crowd, which continued chanting his name after the final buzzer.

This is an emotional week as the Marc-Andre Fleury farewell tour nears its end. After backing up Filip Gustavsson’s 3-1 win on Wednesday night in Toronto, his final home province scheduled start is Thursday in Montreal with upwards of 100 relatives and friends coming to send off the future Hall of Famer.

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.