Jesper Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

23-Year-Old GoalieG
Minnesota Wild
2025 Fantasy Outlook
With Marc-Andre Fleury's retirement after the 2024-25 season, Wallstedt has his best chance to make the NHL roster out of the gate in 2025-26. However, he won't have much momentum on his side after an AHL season in which he went 9-14-4 with a 3.59 GAA and a .879 save percentage. The 22-year-old also allowed eight goals over two NHL appearances last season. Wallstedt is the Wild's goalie of the future, but he won't be handed the crease on a silver platter. He'll have to compete with Filip Gustavsson for every start, and it's possible the Wild add a veteran on a two-way deal to provide competition for Wallstedt. In redraft formats, fantasy managers can wait and see how the workload gets divided in Minnesota's crease. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a two-year, $4.4 million contract extension with the Wild in October of 2024.
Faces high volume in loss
GMinnesota Wild
December 22, 2025
Wallstedt stopped 37 of 41 shots on net in Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Avalanche. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.
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Wallstedt allowed just two goals at even strength in Sunday's contest with the Avalanche scoring the other three goals with a man advantage or against an empty net. After his busy loss Sunday, the 23-year-old netminder has a 10-2-2 record with a 2.10 GAA and a .933 save percentage across 14 appearances this season. Despite Sunday's loss to a division rival, only a short list of netminders have been better in fantasy than Wallstedt. He has won five of his last seven contests and has the best save percentage among goaltenders who have played in at least 10 games. While he operates in a goaltending tandem alongside Filip Gustavsson, Wallstedt sees enough volume to maintain elite week-to-week value in most fantasy formats. He will likely have Tuesday's game versus Nashville off before getting a chance to play in Saturday's matchup in Winnipeg.
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Wallstedt is one of the top goaltending prospects in pro hockey, and his time could be fast approaching. His consistency has sometimes been criticized as robotic, and he doesn't have Yaroslav Askarov's acrobatic athleticism, but fantasy managers will take strong and steady any day of the week. While Minnesota's Filip Gustavsson struggled in the NHL, Wallstedt had a terrific season behind a weak Iowa squad in the AHL. His .910 save percentage was top 20 overall for a team that finished among the league's worst. It would be a huge step for Wallstedt to start in the NHL, but he could end up splitting time with Marc-Andre Fleury if Gustavsson gets traded. Minnesota's goaltending situation will be worth monitoring in 2024-25.
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Starter for Sunday
GMinnesota Wild
December 19, 2025
Wallstedt will be between the pipes versus Colorado on Sunday, according to Joe Smith of The Athletic.
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Secures 10th win
GMinnesota Wild
December 19, 2025
Wallstedt made 27 saves in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Blue Jackets.
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Starting in Columbus
GMinnesota Wild
December 18, 2025
Wallstedt will serve as the starting netminder for Thursday's road game against Columbus, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
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Sharp in Saturday's win
GMinnesota Wild
December 13, 2025
Wallstedt stopped 34 shots in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Senators.
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Facing Senators
GMinnesota Wild
December 13, 2025
Wallstedt will start Saturday's home matchup against Ottawa.
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Expected to start Sunday
GMinnesota Wild
October 11, 2024
Wallstedt is expected to defend the visiting crease in Winnipeg on Sunday, according to Jessi Pierce of NHL.com.
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Wallstedt is part of a three-goaltender rotation in Minnesota this season, along with Filip Gustavsson and Marc-Andre Fleury. Gustavsson got the call Opening Night on Thursday, while Fleury is expected to play at home Saturday against the Kraken. That leaves Sunday's tilt in Winnipeg for Wallstedt to make his season debut. Wallstedt is considered the Wild's goaltender of the future and playing with the veteran Fleury all season can only help his career.
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