Gustavsson will patrol the blue paint versus Columbus at home Thursday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Gustavsson gets the Opening Night assignment, and the Wild will begin the regular season with Gustavsson and Marc-Andre Fleury as their goaltending options after Jesper Wallstedt was sent down Thursday. Gustavsson was mediocre last season, as he had a 20-17-5 record, with a 3.06 GAA and an .899 save percentage. He faces lowly Columbus, who finished the 2023-24 campaign with 66 points, the worst in the Eastern Conference.