Wild's Filip Gustavsson: Gives up six goals Saturday
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Gustavsson allowed six goals on 31 shots faced in Saturday's 7-4 loss to the Blue Jackets. The seventh goal was an empty-netter with 1:26 left in the third period.
Gustavsson was beaten once in the first period, twice in the second and three times in the final frame. He posted a 26-save shutout in the season-opening win over the Blues, so fantasy managers have had two extreme performances from the 27-year-old netminder so far. Gustavsson will aim to bounce back against the Kings on Monday before the Wild start a five-game road trip.
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Wild's Filip Gustavsson: Between pipes Saturday
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Gustavsson will defend the blue paint at home versus Columbus on Saturday, Dylan Loucks of The Hockey News reports
Gustavsson picked up a shutout versus St. Louis on Thursday, stopping all 26 shots he faced in Minnesota's Opening Night victory. The netminder is coming off a stellar 2024-25 campaign, picking up 31 wins across 58 regular-season appearances. The Blue Jackets dropped a 2-1 decision to Nashville on Thursday.
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Wild's Filip Gustavsson: Posts shutout in season opener
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Gustavsson stopped the 26 shots he faced in Thursday's 5-0 win over the Blues.
Gustavsson responded every time he was needed and couldn't have posted a stronger performance to open the season. The Swedish netminder had a 31-19-6 record, 2.56 GAA and .914 save percentage in 58 regular-season appearances with the Wild in 2024-25, and he figures to have a big workload again in 2025-26. His next chance to feature will come against the Blue Jackets on Saturday.
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Wild's Filip Gustavsson: Set to start Thursday
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Gustavsson is expected to start on the road against St. Louis on Thursday, per Matthew DeFranks of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Gustavsson had a 31-19-6 record, 2.56 GAA and .914 save percentage in 58 regular-season appearances with the Wild last year. He's got a good chance of getting a similar workload in 2025-26, and it's plausible that he'll hit the 30-win mark again thanks in no small part to the strength of the team in front of him.
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Wild's Filip Gustavsson: Signs five-year contract
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Gustavsson inked a five-year, $34 million contract extension with Minnesota on Saturday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
Gustavsson has one season remaining on a three-year, $11.25 million contract he signed in July of 2023. His new deal will kick in with the start of the 2026-27 campaign. Gustavsson was outstanding in 2024-25, posting a 31-19-6 record with five shutouts, a 2.56 GAA and a .914 save percentage across 58 regular-season appearances. He will probably be between the pipes in St. Louis in Minnesota's 2025-26 regular-season opener.
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Wild's Filip Gustavsson: Expected to start Friday
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Gustavsson is expected to guard the road goal for Friday's preseason game against Chicago, per Tracey Myers of NHL.com.
Gustavsson is getting a second opportunity to shake off the rust after allowing three goals on 20 shots en route to a 4-1 loss to Chicago in an exhibition game Sunday. The 27-year-old Gustavsson is expected to open up the campaign as Minnesota's No. 1 netminder. He posted a 31-19-6 record, 2.56 GAA and .914 save percentage across 58 regular-season outings with the Wild last year.
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Wild's Filip Gustavsson: Starting Game 5
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Gustavsson will start on the road in Tuesday's Game 5 versus the Golden Knights, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.
Gustavsson made 42 saves on 46 shots in Saturday's overtime loss in Game 4, which left the series tied at 2-2. The 26-year-old allowed five goals on 58 shots over the first two games of the series in Vegas and has been fairly steady throughout the playoffs.
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Wild's Filip Gustavsson: Set to start in Game 4
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Gustavsson is expected to start at home against Vegas in Game 4 on Saturday, per Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Gustavsson will aim for his third consecutive victory over the Golden Knights after stopping 60 of 64 shots (.938 save percentage) across his previous two outings. During the 2024-25 campaign, he was 31-19-6 with a 2.56 GAA and a .914 save percentage in 58 regular-season outings. Vegas is down 2-1 in the first-round series and ranked fifth in goals per game during the regular season with 3.34.
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Wild's Filip Gustavsson: Wins again in Game 3
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Gustavsson stopped 30 of 32 shots in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Golden Knights in Game 3.
Gustavsson has won each of the last two games with matching stat lines. The 26-year-old netminder's steady play between the pipes has helped the Wild take a somewhat surprising 2-1 series lead over the Golden Knights. Gustavsson will look to keep the momentum going in Minnesota's favor in Saturday's Game 4.
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Wild's Filip Gustavsson: Set to start Game 3
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Gustavsson will start Thursday's Game 3 at home against the Golden Knights, Vegas Hockey Now reports.
After taking the loss in Game 1 of Minnesota's first-round series, Gustavsson bounced back in Game 2, turning aside 30 of 32 shots (.938 save percentage) en route to the win. He'll attempt to stay effective as the series shifts to Minnesota on Thursday.
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Wild's Filip Gustavsson: Keeps it close in loss
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Gustavsson stopped 23 of 26 shots in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Golden Knights in Game 1. The fourth goal was an empty-netter.
Gustavsson didn't play poorly, but the Golden Knights put a puck past him in each period. The 26-year-old Swede didn't enter the playoffs in the greatest of form, going 3-3-2 with a 3.04 GAA and an .892 save percentage over his last nine regular-season outings. Gustavsson is the clear starter in the Wild's crease, though they could always turn to Marc-Andre Fleury for a change of pace. Gustavsson will likely get the chance to even the series in Game 2 on Tuesday.
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Wild's Filip Gustavsson: Game 1 starter
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Gustavsson will tend the road twine Sunday against the Golden Knights in Game 1, per Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
This will be Gustavsson's sixth career playoff start. The 26-year-old went 2-3-0 with a .921 save percentage and a 2.33 GAA over five postseason outings in 2022-23. He'll have a challenging assignment against a Vegas squad that generated 3.34 goals per game during the regular season, which ranked fifth in the NHL in 2024-25. Gustavsson has a subpar 1-3-1 record and has allowed at least three goals in four of five starts against the Golden Knights in his career.
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Wild's Filip Gustavsson: Drawing start in crucial game
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Gustavsson will defend the home net against the Ducks on Tuesday, per Jessi Pierce of NHL.com.
Gustavsson will attempt to help his team earn a playoff berth -- the Wild can clinch a spot if they earn at least one point Tuesday. The Swedish netminder has underwhelmed in crunch time, posting a 2-2-1 record, .881 save percentage and 3.33 GAA over five outings in April. The Ducks have potted a total of three goals across back-to-back losses to Los Angeles and Colorado, and Gustavsson has a strong 5-1-0 record with a .939 save percentage over six career appearances against Anaheim.
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Wild's Filip Gustavsson: Picks up 30th win
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Gustavsson stopped 23 of 25 shots on goal in Sunday's 3-2 overtime win over the Stars.
Gustavsson conceded the first goal of the game just outside the five-minute mark before allowing a late equalizer to Dallas' Thomas Harley to send the game to overtime. Gustavsson tended a clean second period and the first minute of overtime en route to his 30th win of the season, making him one of seven goaltenders to reach the total. Overall, the 26-year-old netminder has a 30-18-6 record with a 2.54 GAA and a .915 save percentage in 55 appearances this season. Gustavsson's third season with the Wild can be chalked up as a bounce-back year, as he has secured 10 more wins and should post a save percentage almost .016 higher than a season ago. Gustavsson has elite value for the remainder of the fantasy playoffs.
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Wild's Filip Gustavsson: Takes loss against Islanders
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Gustavsson stopped 24 of 27 shots in Friday's 3-1 loss to the Islanders.
Gustavsson is 0-2-2 with 15 goals allowed over his last four games. It's a bad time for a slump, as the Wild are leaning on him to try to maintain a playoff position, but it's possible the workload is catching up to the 26-year-old. For the season, he's at a 29-18-6 record with a 2.55 GAA and a .915 save percentage over 54 starts. The Wild return home to face the Stars on Sunday in what will be a tough matchup for either Gustavsson or Marc-Andre Fleury.
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Wild's Filip Gustavsson: Starting Friday
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Gustavsson will patrol the visiting crease versus the Islanders on Friday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Gustavsson is 29-17-6 with five shutouts, a 2.54 GAA and a .916 save percentage over 53 games in 2024-25. It is a marked improvement over last season, when he had a 3.06 GAA and an .899 save percentage. Gustavsson will face the Islanders, who are registering 2.72 goals per game, 25th in the NHL this season.
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Wild's Filip Gustavsson: Stuck with another OTL
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Gustavsson made 34 saves in Wednesday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Rangers.
The teams traded tallies through two-plus periods, with Marco Rossi tying the game at 4-4 just 22 seconds into the third frame, and Gustavsson and Igor Shesterkin both stood tall to close out regulation. The Minnesota netminder got caught in OT, however, as Artemi Panarin's shot-pass slipped right under Gustavsson's pad to be tapped home by Vincent Trocheck. Gustavsson is 1-2-2 over his last five starts with a 3.16 GAA and .899 save percentage, a swoon which has prevented the Wild from pulling away in the race for a wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
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Wild's Filip Gustavsson: Tending twine against Blueshirts
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Gustavsson will start Wednesday's road game against the Rangers, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Gustavsson was relatively sharp over 13 appearances in March, going 7-4-2 with a 1.98 GAA and .930 save percentage. He's coming off back-to-back losses but will attempt to turn things around against the Rangers, who rank 13th in the NHL with 3.01 goals per game.
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Wild's Filip Gustavsson: Tending twine against New Jersey
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Gustavsson will start Monday's road game against the Devils, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Gustavsson started at home against New Jersey on Saturday, and he allowed five goals on 33 shots (.848 save percentage) en route to his second loss in his last three appearances. Over 12 outings this month, he's gone 7-4-1 with a 1.99 GAA and .930 save percentage, and he'll attempt to end March on a high note Monday.
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Wild's Filip Gustavsson: Burned by New Jersey
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Gustavsson turned aside 28 shots in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Devils.
Nico Hischier hung a hat trick on the 26-year-old netminder as Gustavsson gave up more than four goals in a game for the first time since Feb. 1. It's a rare misstep in March for Gustavsson, who has gone 7-4-1 over 12 starts this month with a 1.99 GAA and .930 save percentage as the Wild try to lock down a playoff spot.
