US EditionJesper Wallstedt Is a Pleasant Surprise Addition to Team Sweden
Jesper Wallstedt earned his Olympic spot with the top NHL save percentage (.928) and league lead in shutouts, joining Sweden's goalie trio for the Winter Games.
- On Friday, Jesper Wallstedt, 23, was named one of three goaltenders for Team Sweden for next month's Winter Olympics after receiving the news the day after Dec. 24.
- Wallstedt's statistics show an 11-2-3 mark, a.928 save percentage and four shutouts, while his November and December play helped Minnesota rank among the top three at the halfway point of the schedule.
- He began the season in a three-goalie rotation with the Wild, was sent down to Iowa, and struggled both on the ice and psychologically before rebounding with calm and boldness in NHL rookie of the year conversation.
- While the Wild will have four players on Team Sweden next month, some in the organization were disappointed it was not five, as Jesper Wallstedt was named among the trio that will stop pucks for Sweden.
- Wallstedt is part of the trio with Filip Gustavsson and Jacob Markstrom, while Ottawa's Linus Ullmark will take a three-week break in February.
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Jesper Wallstedt a pleasant surprise addition to Team Sweden
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