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Wallstedt’s Efficient Night Secures Wild’s Win
He turned tough chances into saves and kept Boston’s pressure from swinging the game
By MA Insights
Jesper Wallstedt made the saves Minnesota needed to preserve the lead. He stopped 26 of 27 shots in Minnesota’s 4-1 win, finishing with a 0.96 save percentage over 60:00. His goals saved above expected — about one and two‑thirds more goals prevented than the chances suggested — let Minnesota hold the advantage; his expected goals against was 2.68 and he allowed 1 goal.
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