After securing the future of the team’s offense earlier this week, Wild general manager Bill Guerin wrapped camp by ensuring the puck stays out of his team’s net.
Minnesota agreed to a five-year contract extension with mainstay goaltender Filip Gustavsson on Saturday, locking up the 27-year-old with an average annual salary of $6.8 million per season. Gustavsson, who appeared in 58 games for the Wild last season, was entering the final year of a contract which paid him $3.75 million annually.
Originally picked by the Penguins in the second round of the 2016 NHL Draft, Gustavsson cut his teeth in the top Swedish pro league. Pittsburgh traded him to the Senators in 2018 and he made his NHL debut for Ottawa in 2020.
Filip Gustavsson #32 of the Minnesota Wild looks on prior to the start of the game against the Vegas Golden Knights during Game Three of the First Round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Xcel Energy Center on April 24, 2025 in St Paul, Minnesota. The Wild defeated the Golden Knights 5-2. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)
Guerin acquired Gustavsson in a trade in July 2022, when the Wild shipped goalie Cam Talbot to the Senators. Gustavsson has been part of a goalie tandem with veteran Marc-Andre Fleury for the past three years, but with Fleury retired, Gustavsson is Minnesota’s clear number one goalie heading into this season, with Jesper Wallstedt backing him up.
Now a veteran, Gustavsson said maintaining the same style and habits has been important as he’s progressed in the NHL
“You feel like consistency is key,” Gustavsson said. “You have to be consistent throughout your whole career as, close as you can, and I feel like it comes with the older you get too.”
Last season with the Wild, he posted a 31-19-6 record with five shutouts. He had a 2.56 goals-against average and a .914 saves percentage, and started all six of Minnesota’s playoff games. In addition, Gustavsson was the top goalie for Team Sweden in last winter’s 4 Nations Face-Off and is expected to compete for the same role for Sweden in the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.
The Wild open their 2025-26 regular season on Thursday in St. Louis with a 7 p.m. CT game versus the Blues.
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