As the two netminders face each other for what could be Fleury's final outing against the longtime rival Capitals, Lindgren was adamant as he spoke about the role Fleury played in his development on and off the ice.

Marc-Andre Fleury, who has given up the most goals among all NHL goalies to Alex Ovechkin during his chase to Wayne Gretzky’s goals record, got the last laugh. Sure, Ovechkin scored a power-play goal,

Matt Boldy scored the lone goal of the shootout and Marc-Andre Fleury came up with a big save on Alexander Ovechkin's final attempt as the Minnesota Wild escaped with a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals Thursday at Capital One Arena in Washington.