Minnesota Wild Goalie Starts
2026-27 · 15-3-4 · 34 pts · 1st Central
Who starts in goal for the Minnesota Wild: every game of 2026-27 colour-coded by starting goalie, with each goalie's share of starts and how it has moved. G1 is the current starter, ranked on recent starts, so a goalie taking over the net moves up quickly.
Jesper Wallstedt has started 19 of 22 Wild games (86%), 8 of the last 10. Calvin Pickard has 3 starts. Status: Workhorse.
G1StarterJesper Wallstedt- Starts
- 19/22
- Share
- 86%
- Last 10
- 8
14-2-3 · .926 SV% · last start Nov 14
G2BackupCalvin Pickard- Starts
- 3/22
- Share
- 14%
- Last 10
- 2
1-1-1 · .855 SV% · last start Nov 7
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Every Wild game by starting goalie
- G1 Jesper Wallstedt
- G2 Calvin Pickard
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
Minnesota Wild goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 3 second games so far, started by Calvin Pickard 3.
- Home and road: Jesper Wallstedt started 6 of 7 home games and 13 of 15 road games.
- Pulled starters: no relief appearances yet.
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (22 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Nov 14 | @ BOS | G1 Jesper Wallstedt | 30/32 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 12 | @ TOR | G1 Jesper Wallstedt | 26/28 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 10 | @ MTL | G1 Jesper Wallstedt | 27/28 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 7 ▲ | vs TBL | G2 Calvin Pickard | 30/34 | OTL | – |
| 18 | Nov 6 | vs SJS | G1 Jesper Wallstedt | 23/24 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 3 | @ PHI | G1 Jesper Wallstedt | 23/25 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 1 | @ WSH | G1 Jesper Wallstedt | 26/27 | W | – |
| 15 | Oct 29 | vs NYI | G1 Jesper Wallstedt | 22/26 | OTL | – |
| 14 | Oct 27 | @ UTA | G1 Jesper Wallstedt | 26/27 | W | – |
| 13 | Oct 25 ▲ | @ VAN | G2 Calvin Pickard | 15/17 | W | – |
| 12 | Oct 24 | @ SEA | G1 Jesper Wallstedt | 23/24 | W | – |
| 11 | Oct 22 | @ CGY | G1 Jesper Wallstedt | 20/22 | L | – |
| 10 | Oct 20 | @ EDM | G1 Jesper Wallstedt | 28/32 | OTL | – |
| 9 | Oct 18 | vs CBJ | G1 Jesper Wallstedt | 14/15 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 15 | vs STL | G1 Jesper Wallstedt | 22/26 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 13 ▲ | @ WPG | G2 Calvin Pickard | 20/25 | L | – |
| 6 | Oct 12 | vs VGK | G1 Jesper Wallstedt | 21/23 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 10 | @ FLA | G1 Jesper Wallstedt | 29/30 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 8 | @ TBL | G1 Jesper Wallstedt | 32/35 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 6 | @ BUF | G1 Jesper Wallstedt | 25/28 | OTL | – |
| 2 | Oct 3 | vs BOS | G1 Jesper Wallstedt | 26/27 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 1 | @ NSH | G1 Jesper Wallstedt | 19/20 | W | – |
Goalie data stories
How the game changed, told through the numbers.
- The Schedule Got Kinder. The Second Night Didn’t. In the Original Six era about a third of NHL games were a team’s second night in a row, and one goalie played both.
- Hainsworth’s 22 Was Mostly Arithmetic George Hainsworth’s 22 shutouts in 1928-29 have stood for almost a century.
- A Shootout Shooter Needs More Than 200 Tries Before Skill Outweighs Luck. The Most Anyone Has Taken Is 135. T.J.
- The Last Goalie Who Played Every Night A rule ended the every-night goalie in the mid-1960s, and the 1990s brought him back.
Minnesota Wild goalie starts FAQ
Who is the Minnesota Wild starting goalie?
Jesper Wallstedt is G1: 19 of 22 starts this season (86%) and 8 of the last 10.
How often does the Minnesota Wild backup goalie start?
Calvin Pickard has 3 starts (14% of games).
Who starts the second game of Minnesota Wild back-to-backs?
Jesper Wallstedt started 0 of 3 second games this season; the other goalies started 3.