Wild Announce Goalie Plan For Saturday, Sunday's Back-To-Back

The Minnesota Wild (6-3-2) is back in action tonight against the surging Seattle Kraken (7-3-1). Minnesota is back in action on Sunday against the Vancouver Canucks (2-9-1).

With the back-to-back approaching, Wild head coach John Hynes announced the goalie plan.

Jesper Wallstedt will start on Saturday against the Kraken. He is 6-2-2 on the year with a 2.19 goals-against average and a .915 save percentage in ten of the 11 games the Wild have played this year.

Calvin Pickard will start against the Canucks on Sunday. He is 0-1-0 on the year with a 5.00 goals-against average and a .800 save percentage in his lone start.

Wallstedt, 23, is 2-0-0 with a 1.96 goals-against average and a .927 save percentage in two career starts against the Kraken.

The Wild went 3-0-0 against the Kraken last season. They are 11-3-1 all-time against the Kraken and 7-1-0 on the road at Climate Pledge Arena.

Pickard, 34, is 2-2-2 record in six games with a 2.48 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage of against the Canucks in his career.

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