National Hockey League
Minnesota 1, Seattle 0
When: 10:00 PM ET, Friday, November 11, 2022
Where: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, Washington
Referees: Reid Anderson, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Travis Toomey, Tommy Hughes
Attendance: 17151

Marc-Andre Fleury made 28 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Minnesota Wild defeated host Seattle 1-0 Friday night, snapping the Kraken's franchise-record five-game winning streak.

Mats Zuccarello scored the game's lone goal, helping the Wild avenge a 4-0 loss to the Kraken on Nov. 3 in Saint Paul, Minn.

Minnesota wrapped up a three-game swing along the West Coast to Los Angeles, Anaheim and Seattle with a 2-1-0 record.

It was Fleury's 72nd career shutout, breaking a tie with Harry Lumley and Lorne Chabot and moving him into sole possession of 12th place in NHL history. Fleury is third with 526 career wins.

The 37-year-old Fleury, in his 19th NHL season, got plenty of help from his defense, as the Wild had a 22-5 edge in blocked shots. Seattle's Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand both had chances from in close in the final seconds, but Fleury turned them aside.

Seattle's Martin Jones stopped 20 of 21 shots.

Zuccarello scored the lone goal at 18:19 of the first period. Jon Merrill fired a puck from the left point diagonally off the far side boards, the puck taking a lively bounce past two teammates until reaching Zuccarello in the high slot. He put a wrist shot into the upper-right corner of the net, past Jones, who was screened. Kirill Kaprizov also got an assist on the goal.

Seattle went 0 for 4 on the power play, with nary a shot on goal. Minnesota rookie Mason Shaw had a short-handed breakaway early in the third period, but Jones made a kick save.

Kraken defenseman Jamie Oleksiak (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Thursday, giving Cale Fleury a chance to move into the lineup. The Kraken had used the same six defensemen in each of their first 14 games this season, the last team in the league to need a replacement among its blue liners.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Minnesota   Seattle
Mats Zuccarello 1 Points N/A
Mats Zuccarello 1 Goals N/A
Kirill Kaprizov 1 Assists N/A
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Marc-Andre Fleury 1.000 Save Percentage Martin Jones .952
Marc-Andre Fleury 28 Saves Martin Jones 20
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Minnesota 21 1 0-3 4-4 8 21
Seattle 28 0 0-4 3-3 6 29
Upcoming Games
  • Seattle will play their next game at home against Winnipeg. The Kraken have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .571 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against San Jose. The Wild have a W/L % of .429 after a win and .571 after a loss.