The NHL's salary cap is about to go way up, and that's a huge win for a Bruins team with glaring roster weaknesses.

The NHL is projecting a significant increase in the salary cap over the next three seasons to reflect the healthy growth of the league after the pandemic.

After a mostly flat NHL salary cap during and after the pandemic, the cap ceiling is set to rise significantly the next three seasons.

Marc-Andre Fleury made history Thursday night, becoming the first goaltender in NHL history to record a shutout as both a teenager and at 40, as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-0.

Marc-Andre Fleury, playing his final game in his home province, recorded his 76th career shutout as the visiting Minnesota Wild beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Thursday. Fleury made 19 saves while tying Ed Belfour and Tony Esposito for the 10th-most shutouts in NHL history.

Fleury, who grew up an hour outside town, made 20 saves and waited out a lengthy standing ovation late in the game.