Wallstedt delivers a career-best season with increased workload.
Jesper Wallstedt is performing well in his first season with significant NHL playing time, posting a .912 SV% and 2.73 GAA with 4 shutouts over 31 games. This output far exceeds his limited prior seasons, where he played a combined 5 games with lower save percentages (.843, .896) and higher goals-against averages (4.09, 3.01). He has clearly stepped up into a larger role.
Date | Opponent | Score | Role | SV | SA | SV% | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13 | @  | L 3–4 OT | Start | 30 | 34 | .882 | 4 | 63:21 |
| May 11 | vs | L 2–5 | Start | 29 | 32 | .906 | 3 | 58:30 |
| May 9 | vs | W 5–1 | Start | 35 | 36 | .972 | 1 | 59:57 |
| May 3 | @ | L 6–9 | Start | 34 | 42 | .810 | 8 | 59:28 |
| Apr 30 | vs  | W 5–2 | Start | 21 | 23 | .913 | 2 | 59:07 |
Season | Team | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SV% | GAA | SO | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 |  | 35 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 0.916 | 2.61 | 4 | 934 | 1020 |
| 2024-25 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.843 | 4.09 | 0 | 43 | 51 |
| 2023-24 | | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.897 | 3.01 | 1 | 78 | 87 |
| Career Totals | — | 40 | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 0.911 | — | 5 | 1055 | 1158 |
News
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Jesper Wallstedt makes most of 2nd chance, leads Wild to win - ESPN
Wild's Jesper Wallstedt: Blows lead in overtime loss - CBS Sports