Ovechkin did not let a 4-2 loss to the Wild at Xcel Energy Center, Minnesota stop him from honoring the Wild star goalie, who is expected to retire at the end of the 2024-25 NHL season, as the 39-year-old Washington forward called his teammates to shake Fleury's hands.

Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury is finishing up his final, Hockey-Hall-of-Fame NHL career this year. And in this cover story from THN's 2024 Goalie Issue, writer Ken Campbell penned a deep

Dylan Strome said Alex Ovechkin talked to the team before the game about the “classy gesture” of doing a postgame handshake line with Marc-Andre Fleury. Called Fleury one of the best people in the game. “You have to respect greatness.” #mnwild