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Alex Ovechkin dominates the Minnesota Wild like no other NHL team

The Washington Capitals played miserably against the Minnesota Wild on Sunday losing 5-3, but Alex Ovechkin still went off.

Despite missing the game before due to a lower-body injury, Ovechkin figured in all three Capitals’ goals against Minnesota, including scoring twice himself.

For longtime followers of the Capitals captain, the three-point performance was just another ho-hum day for the legendary winger against the Wild — a team he has absolutely dominated like no other.

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By Ian Oland 3 months ago

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Alex Ovechkin now has 819 career goals after beating Marc-Andre Fleury twice in game against Wild

The Washington Capitals lost again. But there was one good thing to come out of their Sunday matinee against the Minnesota Wild.

Alex Ovechkin scored twice, bringing him closer to Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record.

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By Ian Oland 3 months ago

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Marc-Andre Fleury on why he challenged Jordan Binnington to fight: ‘One of the guys said that he hit them in the nuts’

An absolute melee occurred between the St. Louis Blues and Minnesota on Wednesday night and at the very center of it was Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington. Binnington is no stranger to on or off-ice controversy and this latest ejection is just another folder in his wild filing cabinet.

Before Binnington was chucked from the game by the officiating crew, Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury challenged him to a fight that was unfortunately prevented by the refs and linesmen. We now know why Fleury was so willing to drop his equipment and take on the rampaging Binnington.

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By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago

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Jordan Binnington ejected on ‘Wrestling Night’ for punching Ryan Hartman, trying to fight Marc-Andre Fleury

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington has a vast history of making scenes both on and off the ice in professional hockey. He added another to his extensive catalog on Wednesday night when the Minnesota Wild came to town for some Central Division action.

Binnington had been frustrated with the Wild for some time during the game and that frustration all came to a head when the Wild’s Ryan Hartman scored past him with 7:35 remaining in the second period.

Something within the hotheaded netminder finally snapped.

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By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago

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Marc-Andre Fleury on playing against Alex Ovechkin: ‘He brings the best out of you’

Marc-Andre Fleury is a surefire Hall of Famer when he retires. His resume sports 534 wins – third-most in NHL history – and a Vezina Trophy. Fleury’s also won three Stanley Cup championships, all with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

But if there’s one player that’s given MAF fits throughout his 19 seasons in the NHL, it’s Alex Ovechkin. The Capitals captain has scored 25 different times against Fleury — the most of any goaltender in his career.

“I don’t know if I’m too proud of that,” Fleury said to NHL.com in an interview.

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By Ian Oland 5 months ago

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Marc-Andre Fleury gift wraps Daniel Sprong’s fifth goal in thirteen games as a member of the Seattle Kraken

Daniel Sprong now has five goals in thirteen games since he was traded to the Seattle Kraken last month.

His latest marker, scored on Friday, was absolutely handed to him on a silver platter by Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury.

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By Chris Cerullo 1 year ago

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Marc-Andre Fleury confirms he wouldn’t accept trade to Capitals because of their rivalry with the Penguins: ‘It just didn’t seem right’

The Washington Capitals put on a “full court press” to land Marc-Andre Fleury ahead of the trade deadline, but the team was not successful. The Chicago Blackhawks let Fleury pick his club, despite the goaltender only having a 10-team no-trade clause, and the future Hall of Famer chose the Minnesota Wild, who are led by MAF’s former Penguins teammate Bill Guerin.

Rumors heading into deadline day suggested that Fleury was unwilling to come to Washington because the longtime Penguin did not want to play against his old team.

Sunday, MAF confirmed that in an interview during TNT’s NHL coverage.

“It just didn’t seem right,” Fleury said.

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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Friedman: Capitals still interested in acquiring Marc-Andre Fleury at trade deadline

In mid-January, The Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli reported that Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury was potentially available via trade and that the Capitals were interested in acquiring him.

Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman later threw a bit of cold water on that talk when he reported that Fleury might not be comfortable coming to Washington via trade as “He’s still very much a Penguin”.

Now, in early March, Friedman, during Wednesday night’s Caps game against the Edmonton Oilers, says the team still hasn’t quite given up on their Fleury interest.

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By Chris Cerullo and Ian Oland 1 year ago

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Report: Capitals put on ‘full court press’ for Marc-Andre Fleury, deal unlikely to happen

In mid-January, The Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli reported that Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury was potentially available via trade and that the the Capitals were interested in acquiring him.

Since then, through Elliotte Friedman’s reporting, we have learned that Fleury might not be comfortable coming to Washington in a trade because he is “still very much a Penguin.”

Seravalli backs that insider information with his latest column. Seravalli says the Capitals put on a “full court press” for Fleury but that the move does not look like it will come to fruition.

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By Chris Cerullo 1 year ago

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Friedman: Marc-Andre Fleury might not be comfortable coming to Washington in a trade, ‘He’s still very much a Penguin’

The Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins have one of the biggest rivalries in hockey, but over the years it has cooled. The two teams have not met in the playoffs since 2018 and multiple Penguins players have signed with the Capitals (Orpik, Niskanen, Schultz). Both teams have won Stanley Cups and Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby’s legendary statuses in the NHL are cemented.

But the rivalry still apparently lives on for goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, who has become the subject of trade rumors approaching the NHL’s March 21 deadline.

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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