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Marc-Andre Fleury ties Patrick Roy for No. 2 in all-time wins as Wild beat Blue Jackets

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Marco Rossi scored 3:05 into overtime and the Minnesota Wild rallied from three one-goal deficits to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Saturday night, giving goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury his 551st career win.

Fleury, who stopped 25 shots, moved into a tie with Hall of Famer Patrick Roy for second all-time among NHL goalies.

“I was just happy to win tonight,” Fleury said. “It hasn’t been working out. We’ve been missing a few guys. We obviously need points in the standings.

“Catching Patrick is an honor, a guy I look up to growing up. In the moment I was happy to get the win here for the boys.”

Defenseman Dakota Mermis (6) congratulates goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury (29) after the Minnesota Wild defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets in overtime.
Defenseman Dakota Mermis (6) congratulates goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury (29) after the Minnesota Wild defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets in overtime.

Matt Boldy had two power-play goals, Marcus Johansson also scored, and Brock Faber had two assists.

Cole Sillinger had three goals for his second career hat trick and Daniil Tarasov stopped 33 shots for Columbus, which has lost three of four – including two consecutive at home.

Fleury made several brilliant plays before getting the win.

With this team down 3-2, he headed off for the extra skater but responded to a Columbus surge down the ice and made a diving play with less than two minutes left. Justin Danforth ended up shooting wide.

The Wild went back down the ice and Johansson slipped the puck past Tarasov with 1:32 remaining to tie the score.

“Open net, turnover, the first thing you know the puck is in the back of your net,” Blue Jackets coach Pascal Vincent said. “They played a good game. They really did. That’s a good team, heavy sticks. Their power play is lethal. It was a big point for us.”

In overtime, Fleury flashed his glove to rob Yegor Chinakov before Rossi's goal got the Wild and Fleury the victory.

“No. 1 for the team, you’ve got to find a way to win,” Wild coach John Hynes said. “It was obviously important for us and on top of it Flower went for tying the record, right? I’m very happy for him.”

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Marc-Andre Fleury ties Patrick Roy for second in career wins