The 25-year-old goaltender earned a victory last night over the Edmonton Oilers in career game number 100.
The Wild acquired Filip Gustavsson from the Ottawa Senators in the offseason of last year. It was a one-for-one deal that sent goaltender Cam Talbot the other way.
Gustavsson broke in as the backup to Marc-Andre Fleury but eventually showed and proved himself as a future No. 1 goaltender and ended up as the Wild's starter for the playoffs.
Last season Gustavsson went 22-9-7 with a .931 save percentage and a 2.10 goals-against-average. His save percentage and GAA ranked second in the NHL behind the Vezina Winner Linus Ullmark. He was so good that he earned himself a three-year contract.
This season Gustavsson has struggled. He opened the season with a 41 save shutout but then carried a 4.00 goals-against-average for the next ten games. But since the coaching change, Gustavsson has been good. The 6-foot-2 goaltender is 14-7-1 with a .904 save percentage and a 2.90 goals-against-average under John Hynes.
In 100 career games, Gustavsson is 48-35-13 with a .912 save percentage, a 2.75 goals-against-average, and five shutouts. He has started 93 of those 100 career games.
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