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.

1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.
  • Starts
    49/82
    Share
    60%
    Last 10
    5

    28-15-6 · .903 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 13

  • 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

Share of recent starts

  • G1 Filip Gustavsson
  • G2 Jesper Wallstedt
0%50%100%11020304050607080G1 GustavssonG2 Wallstedt

Share of the team's last 10 starts after each game (fewer early in the season). X axis: game number.

Changes at the top

  1. Nov 28 · after game 25, Jesper Wallstedt took the lead in the last 10 starts from Filip Gustavsson
  2. Dec 11 · after game 31, Filip Gustavsson took the lead in the last 10 starts from Jesper Wallstedt
  3. Jan 15 · after game 48, Jesper Wallstedt took the lead in the last 10 starts from Filip Gustavsson
  4. Jan 24 · after game 53, Filip Gustavsson took the lead in the last 10 starts from Jesper Wallstedt

Minnesota Wild goalie patterns

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
Starting goalie in every game
#DateOppStarterSavesResultRelief
82Apr 14 ▲vs ANAG2 Jesper Wallstedt35/37W–
81Apr 13@ STLG1 Filip Gustavsson16/21L–
80Apr 11@ NSHG2 Jesper Wallstedt20/22L–
79Apr 9@ DALG1 Filip Gustavsson15/20L–
78Apr 7vs SEAG2 Jesper Wallstedt25/27W–
77Apr 5 ▲@ DETG1 Filip Gustavsson20/24W–
76Apr 4@ OTTG2 Jesper Wallstedt33/34W–
75Apr 2vs VANG1 Filip Gustavsson31/33W–
74Mar 28@ BOSG1 Filip Gustavsson25/30L–
73Mar 26@ FLAG2 Jesper Wallstedt18/20W–
72Mar 24@ TBLG1 Filip Gustavsson20/24L–
71Mar 21vs DALG1 Filip Gustavsson29/30W–
70Mar 19vs CHIG2 Jesper Wallstedt24/26L–
69Mar 17@ CHIG1 Filip Gustavsson21/24WJesper Wallstedt
68Mar 15 ▲vs TORG2 Jesper Wallstedt22/25L–
67Mar 14vs NYRG1 Filip Gustavsson14/18L–
66Mar 12vs PHIG2 Jesper Wallstedt25/27OTL–
65Mar 10vs UTAG1 Filip Gustavsson25/25W–
64Mar 8@ COLG2 Jesper Wallstedt34/36OTL–
63Mar 6@ VGKG1 Filip Gustavsson29/31W–
62Mar 3vs TBLG1 Filip Gustavsson24/25W–
61Mar 1vs STLG1 Filip Gustavsson21/23L–
60Feb 27 ▲@ UTAG2 Jesper Wallstedt32/37L–
59Feb 26@ COLG1 Filip Gustavsson44/45WJesper Wallstedt
58Feb 4@ NSHG1 Filip Gustavsson30/35W–
57Feb 2vs MTLG1 Filip Gustavsson17/20W–
56Jan 31@ EDMG2 Jesper Wallstedt39/42W–
55Jan 29vs CGYG1 Filip Gustavsson29/30W–
54Jan 27vs CHIG2 Jesper Wallstedt29/32W–
53Jan 24vs FLAG1 Filip Gustavsson30/34OTL–
52Jan 22vs DETG1 Filip Gustavsson31/34W–
51Jan 20 ▲@ MTLG2 Jesper Wallstedt29/33L–
50Jan 19@ TORG1 Filip Gustavsson27/30W–
49Jan 17@ BUFG1 Filip Gustavsson20/24W–
48Jan 15vs WPGG2 Jesper Wallstedt14/20LFilip Gustavsson
47Jan 12vs NJDG2 Jesper Wallstedt24/29L–
46Jan 10vs NYIG1 Filip Gustavsson23/27OTL–
45Jan 8@ SEAG2 Jesper Wallstedt26/28W–
44Jan 5@ LAKG1 Filip Gustavsson29/32L–
43Jan 3 ▲@ LAKG2 Jesper Wallstedt34/38OTL–
42Jan 2@ ANAG1 Filip Gustavsson26/28W–
41Dec 31@ SJSG2 Jesper Wallstedt25/28OTL–
40Dec 29@ VGKG1 Filip Gustavsson14/16W–
39Dec 27@ WPGG2 Jesper Wallstedt23/26W–
38Dec 23vs NSHG1 Filip Gustavsson26/29OTL–
37Dec 21 ▲vs COLG2 Jesper Wallstedt37/41L–
36Dec 20vs EDMG1 Filip Gustavsson28/30W–
35Dec 18@ CBJG2 Jesper Wallstedt27/29W–
34Dec 16vs WSHG1 Filip Gustavsson25/25W–
33Dec 14 ▲vs BOSG1 Filip Gustavsson29/31W–
32Dec 13vs OTTG2 Jesper Wallstedt34/36W–
31Dec 11vs DALG1 Filip Gustavsson16/18W–
30Dec 8@ SEAG1 Filip Gustavsson23/24W–
29Dec 6@ VANG2 Jesper Wallstedt17/21L–
28Dec 4@ CGYG1 Filip Gustavsson27/30L–
27Dec 2@ EDMG2 Jesper Wallstedt33/33W–
26Nov 29 ▲vs BUFG1 Filip Gustavsson31/33OTL–
25Nov 28vs COLG2 Jesper Wallstedt39/41W–
24Nov 26@ CHIG1 Filip Gustavsson34/37W–
23Nov 23@ WPGG2 Jesper Wallstedt32/32W–
22Nov 21@ PITG1 Filip Gustavsson19/19W–
21Nov 19vs CARG2 Jesper Wallstedt42/45W–
20Nov 16 ▲vs VGKG1 Filip Gustavsson23/25W–
19Nov 15vs ANAG2 Jesper Wallstedt28/28W–
18Nov 11vs SJSG1 Filip Gustavsson16/18OTL–
17Nov 9vs CGYG2 Jesper Wallstedt36/36W–
16Nov 7 ▲@ NYIG2 Jesper Wallstedt25/27W–
15Nov 6@ CARG1 Filip Gustavsson23/27L–
14Nov 4vs NSHG1 Filip Gustavsson32/34W–
13Nov 1vs VANG1 Filip Gustavsson26/28W–
12Oct 30vs PITG1 Filip Gustavsson30/33L–
11Oct 28vs WPGG1 Filip Gustavsson17/21OTL–
10Oct 26 ▲vs SJSG2 Jesper Wallstedt19/25OTL–
9Oct 25vs UTAG1 Filip Gustavsson35/40L–
8Oct 22@ NJDG1 Filip Gustavsson31/34L–
7Oct 20@ NYRG1 Filip Gustavsson23/24W–
6Oct 18 ▲@ PHIG2 Jesper Wallstedt19/21OTL–
5Oct 17@ WSHG1 Filip Gustavsson40/45L–
4Oct 14 ▲@ DALG1 Filip Gustavsson20/23L–
3Oct 13vs LAKG2 Jesper Wallstedt31/34W–
2Oct 11vs CBJG1 Filip Gustavsson25/31L–
1Oct 9@ STLG1 Filip Gustavsson26/26W–

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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.