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Wild Goalie Named Third Star of Week

After a successful weak in the crease, the Minnesota Wild's starting goalie was named the NHL's third star of the week.

Nick Horwat

Oct 15, 2024; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson (32) celebrates with goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury (29) after scoring a goal against the St. Louis Blues during the third period at Enterprise Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Le-Imagn Images
Oct 15, 2024; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson (32) celebrates with goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury (29) after scoring a goal against the St. Louis Blues during the third period at Enterprise Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Le-Imagn Images / Jeff Le-Imagn Images
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The NHL has announced their Three Stars of the Week and Minnesota Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson was recognized for his efforts. Gustavsson was named as the NHL’s third star of the week after a pretty noteworthy couple of games.

In a pair of games played, Gustavsson picked up two wins only allowing a single goal in each outing. He stopped 50 of the 52 shots faced from the St. Louis Blues and Columbus Blue Jackets.

The most impressive part of Gustavsson’s week, however, had to come from the Wild’s meeting with the Blues. While holding down a 3-1 lead, Gustavsson saw an opportunity to do something special, and he took it.

With the Blues’ goalie pulled, Gustavsson took a chance at the empty net and scored becoming the 16th goalie in NHL history to record a goal. His tally sealed a 4-1 win for the Wild.

Of the 18 total goalie goals in NHL history, Gustavsson’s was the third to be scored on the power play.

Gustavsson finished the week with a 2-0 record, a .962 save percentage, 1.00 goals against average, and a power play goal.

In four total appearances in the 2024-25 season, Gustavsson has been a solid backstop for the Wild. He has a 3-0-1 record with a .950 save percentage and 1.49 goals against average. The Wild are currently 3-0-2 through five games and one of just four teams without a regulation loss.

The NHL also named New York Rangers forward Artemi Panarin as the week’s second star, and Florida Panthers forward Sam Reinhart as the first star.

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