Jesper Wallstedt recalled from Iowa, expected to get starts down stretch

The Wild on Saturday recalled goaltending prospect Jesper Wallstedt up from the American League. He’s expected to get a start or two during a five-game road trip that starts Sunday afternoon in Chicago.

Wallstedt finished his second season with the Iowa Wild with a 21-19-5 record in 43 games. He finished with a 2.76 goals-against average and .908 save percentage.

When Filip Gustavsson went down with a lower body injury in late December, Wallstedt was recalled and made his NHL debut in Dallas on Jan. 10. He stopped 27 of 34 shots in a 7-0 loss to the Stars.

Both of the Wild’s goaltenders, Gustavsson and Marc-Andre Fleury, practiced on Friday. Fleury was to start against the Jets at Xcel Energy on Saturday.

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The Wild were host to the families of the three first responders murdered during a standoff in Burnsville on Feb. 18, police officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge, and firefighter-paramedic, Adam Finseth. St. Paul firefighters and police accepted cash donations that were to go directly to the families.

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