Minnesota Wild Goalie Starts 2025-26
2025-26 · 46-24-12 · 104 pts · 3rd Central
Who started in goal for the Minnesota Wild in 2025-26: every game colour-coded by starting goalie, with each goalie's share of starts and how it moved through the season. G1 made the most starts.
Filip Gustavsson started 49 of 82 Wild games (60%). Jesper Wallstedt had 33 starts and 2 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.
G1StarterFilip Gustavsson- Starts
- 49/82
- Share
- 60%
- Last 10
- 5
28-15-6 · .903 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 13
G2BackupJesper Wallstedt- Starts
- 33/82
- Share
- 40%
- Last 10
- 5
18-9-6 · .915 SV% · 2 relief · last start Apr 14
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2025-26
Every Wild game by starting goalie
- G1 Filip Gustavsson
- G2 Jesper Wallstedt
- G3 Cal Petersen
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: 14 second games, started by Jesper Wallstedt 9, Filip Gustavsson 5.
- Home and road: Filip Gustavsson started 25 of 41 home games and 24 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 3 times (4% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 14 ▲ | vs ANA | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 35/37 | W | – |
| 81 | Apr 13 | @ STL | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 16/21 | L | – |
| 80 | Apr 11 | @ NSH | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 20/22 | L | – |
| 79 | Apr 9 | @ DAL | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 15/20 | L | – |
| 78 | Apr 7 | vs SEA | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 25/27 | W | – |
| 77 | Apr 5 ▲ | @ DET | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 20/24 | W | – |
| 76 | Apr 4 | @ OTT | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 33/34 | W | – |
| 75 | Apr 2 | vs VAN | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 31/33 | W | – |
| 74 | Mar 28 | @ BOS | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 25/30 | L | – |
| 73 | Mar 26 | @ FLA | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 18/20 | W | – |
| 72 | Mar 24 | @ TBL | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 20/24 | L | – |
| 71 | Mar 21 | vs DAL | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 29/30 | W | – |
| 70 | Mar 19 | vs CHI | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 24/26 | L | – |
| 69 | Mar 17 | @ CHI | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 21/24 | W | Jesper Wallstedt |
| 68 | Mar 15 ▲ | vs TOR | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 22/25 | L | – |
| 67 | Mar 14 | vs NYR | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 14/18 | L | – |
| 66 | Mar 12 | vs PHI | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 25/27 | OTL | – |
| 65 | Mar 10 | vs UTA | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 25/25 | W | – |
| 64 | Mar 8 | @ COL | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 34/36 | OTL | – |
| 63 | Mar 6 | @ VGK | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 29/31 | W | – |
| 62 | Mar 3 | vs TBL | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 24/25 | W | – |
| 61 | Mar 1 | vs STL | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 21/23 | L | – |
| 60 | Feb 27 ▲ | @ UTA | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 32/37 | L | – |
| 59 | Feb 26 | @ COL | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 44/45 | W | Jesper Wallstedt |
| 58 | Feb 4 | @ NSH | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 30/35 | W | – |
| 57 | Feb 2 | vs MTL | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 17/20 | W | – |
| 56 | Jan 31 | @ EDM | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 39/42 | W | – |
| 55 | Jan 29 | vs CGY | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 29/30 | W | – |
| 54 | Jan 27 | vs CHI | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 29/32 | W | – |
| 53 | Jan 24 | vs FLA | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 30/34 | OTL | – |
| 52 | Jan 22 | vs DET | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 31/34 | W | – |
| 51 | Jan 20 ▲ | @ MTL | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 29/33 | L | – |
| 50 | Jan 19 | @ TOR | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 27/30 | W | – |
| 49 | Jan 17 | @ BUF | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 20/24 | W | – |
| 48 | Jan 15 | vs WPG | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 14/20 | L | Filip Gustavsson |
| 47 | Jan 12 | vs NJD | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 24/29 | L | – |
| 46 | Jan 10 | vs NYI | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 23/27 | OTL | – |
| 45 | Jan 8 | @ SEA | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 26/28 | W | – |
| 44 | Jan 5 | @ LAK | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 29/32 | L | – |
| 43 | Jan 3 ▲ | @ LAK | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 34/38 | OTL | – |
| 42 | Jan 2 | @ ANA | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 26/28 | W | – |
| 41 | Dec 31 | @ SJS | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 25/28 | OTL | – |
| 40 | Dec 29 | @ VGK | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 14/16 | W | – |
| 39 | Dec 27 | @ WPG | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 23/26 | W | – |
| 38 | Dec 23 | vs NSH | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 26/29 | OTL | – |
| 37 | Dec 21 ▲ | vs COL | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 37/41 | L | – |
| 36 | Dec 20 | vs EDM | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 28/30 | W | – |
| 35 | Dec 18 | @ CBJ | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 27/29 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 16 | vs WSH | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 25/25 | W | – |
| 33 | Dec 14 ▲ | vs BOS | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 29/31 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 13 | vs OTT | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 34/36 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 11 | vs DAL | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 16/18 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 8 | @ SEA | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 23/24 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 6 | @ VAN | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 17/21 | L | – |
| 28 | Dec 4 | @ CGY | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 27/30 | L | – |
| 27 | Dec 2 | @ EDM | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 33/33 | W | – |
| 26 | Nov 29 ▲ | vs BUF | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 31/33 | OTL | – |
| 25 | Nov 28 | vs COL | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 39/41 | W | – |
| 24 | Nov 26 | @ CHI | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 34/37 | W | – |
| 23 | Nov 23 | @ WPG | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 32/32 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 21 | @ PIT | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 19/19 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 19 | vs CAR | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 42/45 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 16 ▲ | vs VGK | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 23/25 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 15 | vs ANA | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 28/28 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 11 | vs SJS | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 16/18 | OTL | – |
| 17 | Nov 9 | vs CGY | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 36/36 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 7 ▲ | @ NYI | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 25/27 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 6 | @ CAR | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 23/27 | L | – |
| 14 | Nov 4 | vs NSH | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 32/34 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 1 | vs VAN | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 26/28 | W | – |
| 12 | Oct 30 | vs PIT | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 30/33 | L | – |
| 11 | Oct 28 | vs WPG | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 17/21 | OTL | – |
| 10 | Oct 26 ▲ | vs SJS | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 19/25 | OTL | – |
| 9 | Oct 25 | vs UTA | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 35/40 | L | – |
| 8 | Oct 22 | @ NJD | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 31/34 | L | – |
| 7 | Oct 20 | @ NYR | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 23/24 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 18 ▲ | @ PHI | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 19/21 | OTL | – |
| 5 | Oct 17 | @ WSH | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 40/45 | L | – |
| 4 | Oct 14 ▲ | @ DAL | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 20/23 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 13 | vs LAK | G2 Jesper Wallstedt | 31/34 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 11 | vs CBJ | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 25/31 | L | – |
| 1 | Oct 9 | @ STL | G1 Filip Gustavsson | 26/26 | 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 was the Minnesota Wild starting goalie in 2025-26?
Filip Gustavsson made the most starts: 49 of 82 (60%), going 28-15-6.
How often did the Minnesota Wild backup goalie start in 2025-26?
Jesper Wallstedt had 33 starts (40% of games) plus 2 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Minnesota Wild back-to-backs in 2025-26?
Filip Gustavsson started 5 of 14 second games; the other goalies started 9.