Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury appears to have recovered well from his recent physical troubles as the Minnesota Wild removed his name from the cripple list on Thursday.
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The Quebecer has been plagued by an upper body injury and has not played since November 15. In his absence, the team won two of its three games: after losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins, it defeated the Carolina Hurricanes and the Winnipeg Jets. With a 9-8-2 record, the Wild will host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday afternoon.
Fleury went 6-4-1 this season with a goals-against-average of 2.80 and a .906 save percentage and scored a shutout.