Minnesota Wild Recalls Goaltender Jesper Wallstedt From Iowa

SAINT PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has recalled goaltender Jesper Wallstedt from the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Wallstedt, 22 (11/14/02), made two starts for Minnesota this season, going 0-2-0 with a 4.09 goals-against average (GAA) and a .843 save percentage (SV%). He also went 9-14-4 with a 3.59 GAA, a .879 SV% and one shutout in 27 games with Iowa. He made three starts for Minnesota during the 2023-24 season, posting a 2-1-0 record with a 3.01 GAA and a .897 SV%. The 6-foot-3, 214-pound native of Vasteras, Sweden, recorded his first career NHL shutout and win at Chicago on April 7, stopping all 24 shots faced in the 4-0 victory. Wallstedt made his NHL debut at Dallas on Jan. 10, 2024.

Wallstedt went 22-19-6 with a 2.70 GAA, .910 SV% and two shutouts in 45 games with the Iowa Wild during the 2023-24 AHL season. He was twice named Howie’s Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week during the 2023-24 campaign, earning the honor for the week ending Nov. 5 after going 2-0-0 with a .950 SV% in two starts and again for the week ending Dec. 3 after going 2-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA and .965 SV% in two starts. Wallstedt is 49-48-13 with a 2.90 GAA, a .902 SV% and four shutouts in 110 career AHL games in parts of three seasons with Iowa (2022-25).

Wallstedt was selected by the Wild in the first round (20th overall) of the 2021 NHL Draft. He wears sweater No. 30 with Minnesota.

The Wild travels to play the Vegas Golden Knights in Round One of the Stanley Cup Playoffs starting on Sunday at 9 p.m. CT on ESPN, FanDuel Sports Network North and KFAN FM 100.3.

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