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Minnesota Wild · goaltender

Jesper Wallstedt scouting report

Overall
98.5
Position rank
5th / 104
Cap hit
$2.2M
Expires
2026-27 RFA
Value verdict
Underpaid
Model value
$9.5M

The Minnesota Wild goaltender sits in rare air, with a 98.5 overall that places 5th among 104 rated goaltenders league-wide. That makes him the 2nd-highest-rated player on the Minnesota Wild roster.

He has saved 8.3 goals above expected on the shots he has faced, a modestly positive mark.

Over 4 rated seasons since 2023-24 he has averaged 63.9, peaking at 90.7 in 2025-26; last season's 88.5 was down 2.2 points.

At $2.2M through 2026-27 before restricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $9.5M, so the Minnesota Wild save roughly $7.3M a season against his production.

His cap hit is the 12th-largest on the Minnesota Wild NHL roster and uses 2.1% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $2.66M in cap space.

Career line

SeasonTeamGPOverallGSAx
2026-27MIN288.52.3
2025-26MIN3590.712.4
2024-25MIN235.3-3
2023-24MIN341.2-2.1

Other MIN goaltenders by rating: Filip Gustavsson (94.8), Calvin Pickard (25.5). See the full Minnesota Wild cap sheet.

How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.