The Wild have revealed who will start in net against the Ottawa Senators.
ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Wild (22-10-4) have revealed who will start in net against the Ottawa Senators (18-15-2) on Sunday night.
Filip Gustavsson will start his third consecitive game after he missed four games with a lower-body injury.
Gustavsson, 26, stopped 27 out of the 29 shots he faced on Friday agains the Dallas Stars.
The Wild are 2-0-0 since Gustavsson returned from his injury. He made 28 saves in the Wild's 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in his first game back.
The 6-foot-2 goaltender was the Pittsburgh Penguins second-round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft but was later traded to the Ottawa Senators with a 1st round draft pick in 2018, 3rd round draft pick in 2019 and Ian Cole for 3rd round draft pick in 2018, Derick Brassard and Vincent Dunn.
He played in 27 games for the Senators where he went 10-13-3 with a .905 save percentage (SV%) and a 3.12 goals-against average (GAA).
Gustavsson was then traded to the Wild for goaltender Cam Talbot in 2022. Gustavsson has played the Senators twice in his career. He is 2-0-0 with a .949 SV% and a 1.44 GAA.
Minnesota will look for its third straight win tonight over the Senators with Gustavsson between the pipes for his third straight game.
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