ST. PAUL, Minn - The Minnesota Wild [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/minnesota-wild] (9-7-4) host the Carolina Hurricanes [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/carolina-hurricanes] (13-5-1) tonight for a late 8:30 p.m. game on national TV. Here are tonight's starting goaltenders. The Wild will turn back to rookie goaltender Jesper Wallstedt tonight. He is 4-0-2 on the year with a 2.10 goals-against average and a .924 save percentage with two shutouts. Wallstedt, 23, carries a shutout streak of 141:09 [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/minnesota-wild/latest-news/it-made-him-stronger-hynes-highlights-wallstedt-s-growth-as-rookie-makes-history] into tonights game. He s the only NHL goaltender with multiple shutouts this season and has not lost in regulation this season (4-0-2), marking the longest season-opening point streak by a rookie in franchise history. Among NHL goaltenders with six-plus games played, ranks second in goals-against average and third in save percentage. The young goaltender has not played the Hurricanes in his career. Filip Gustavsson started the last game against Carolina and stopped 23-of-27 shots faced in the 4-3 loss. Wallstedt, with three career shutouts, joins Josh Harding (3) as the only Wild goaltenders to earn three or more shutouts as a rookie in franchise history. Frederik Andersen is expected to start tonight for the Hurricanes. He saved 21-of-24 shots faced to earn the victory for Carolina earlier this season against the Wild. The veteran goaltender is 5-4-1 on the year with a 3.10 goals-against average and a .886 save percentage in ten starts. He is 313-139-54 in his NHL career with a 2.57 goals-against average and a .915 save percentage. Andersen is 13 years older than Wallstedt. Andersen, 36, is 8-6-0 with a 2.47 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage in 14 career starts against Minnesota. For action-packed issues, access to the entire magazine archive and a free issue, subscribe to The Hockey News at THN.com/free [https://thehockeynews.store/products/print-subscription]. Get the latest news and trending stories by subscribing to our newsletter here [http://eepurl.com/i7OC4I]. And share your thoughts by commenting below the article on THN.com. RECENT MINNESOTA WILD STORIES Wild Rookie Gets His Biggest Opportunity Yet: First-Line Center [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/2b9c1d4f-aaff-4eca-ba32-81b14badad90.jpeg] Wild Rookie Gets His Biggest Opportunity Yet: First-Line Center With injuries striking, rookie Danila Yurov steps into a massive first-line center role, centering a star-studded Minnesota Wild trio. Can he seize this moment? [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/minnesota-wild/latest-news/wild-youngster-gets-a-huge-opportunity-as-team-s-first-line-center] - The Wild’s Wall: How Defense, Grit and Buy-In Turned Minnesota Into A November Powerhouse. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/minnesota-wild/latest-news/the-wild-s-wall-how-defense-grit-and-buy-in-turned-minnesota-into-a-november-powerhouse] - ‘It Made Him Stronger’: Hynes Highlights Wallstedt’s Growth As Rookie Makes History. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/minnesota-wild/latest-news/it-made-him-stronger-hynes-highlights-wallstedt-s-growth-as-rookie-makes-history] - Wild Recall Liam Ohgren From American Hockey League. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/minnesota-wild/latest-news/wild-recall-forward-liam-ohgren-from-iowa-ahead-of-ducks-game] - Wild's Marco Rossi Is Out Week-To-Week With Lower-Body Injury. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/minnesota-wild/latest-news/wild-s-marco-rossi-out-week-to-week-with-lower-body-injury]
