Filip Gustavsson of the Minnesota Wild became the first NHL netminder since the Pittsburgh Penguins' Tristan Jarry to score a goalie goal.

After the game when asked about the timeout that occurred right before the empty net goal by Gustavsson, Fleury told team insider Michael Russo of the Athletic what he told his teammate before the game picked up again. During the Blues’ TV timeout, Flower just told Gustavsson to shoot for empty cage.

Filip Gustavsson figured it would be OK to take aim at the St. Louis net, in part because the Wild had a two-goal lead thanks to another fine performance by him.