Marc-Andre Fleury skips retirement, signs extension with Wild

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The Minnesota Wild have signed veteran goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to a one-year contract extension worth $2.5 million, the team announced Wednesday.

Fleury, 39, has a 2.98 goals-against average and .895 save percentage over 39 games with the Wild this season.

Across 1,024 career NHL games spanning 20 seasons, Fleury has posted a 561-329-96 record, 2.60 goals-against average and .912 save percentage.

Fleury, who turns 40 on Nov. 28, has had a prolific season in which he passed Patrick Roy for second place behind Martin Brodeur on the NHL’s all-time list in career goaltending wins. Brodeur (691) is still 130 ahead of Fleury.

A native of Sorel, Que., Fleury also ranks first all-time among netminders in shootout wins (65), third in saves (26,563) and fourth in games played and minutes played (59,220:38). He is the league’s active leader in these categories.

Fleury has been with the Wild since he was acquired during the 2021-2022 season in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks.

Before his time with the Wild and Blackhawks, Fleury also played for the Vegas Golden Knights (four seasons) and Pittsburgh Penguins (13 seasons).

Originally drafted by the Penguins as the first overall selection in 2003, Fleury won the Stanley Cup three times with the organization.

The Wild also have goalie Filip Gustavsson under contract for two more seasons on a $3.75 million salary cap charge and top prospect Jesper Wallstedt still waiting in the wings.

Minnesota will miss the playoffs this season and are set to play their last game on Thursday, hosting the Seattle Kraken.

This will be the first time in 18 years — since he was a 21-year-old with Pittsburgh — that Fleury won’t make the playoffs.

— with files from the Associated Press