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Jesper Wallstedt (born November 14, 2002) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender for the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Wallstedt was drafted by the Wild in the first round, 20th overall, in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Wallstedt played junior ice hockey with his hometown club, Västerås IK, before joining Luleå HF organization for the 2018–19 season. Wallstedt made his Swedish Hockey League (SHL) debut during the 2019–20 SHL season, playing in a game against HV71. He entered in the second period of the game in relief of David Rautio, and allowed one goal as Luleå fell to HV71 by a score of 2–1.
On May 17, 2022, Wallstedt was signed by the Minnesota Wild to a three-year, entry-level contract.
On November 12, 2022, Wallstedt recorded his first North American win, along with scoring an empty net goal, to secure a 5–2 Iowa Wild win over the Chicago Wolves.
During the 2023–24 season, on 10 January 2024, Wallstedt made his NHL debut in a 7–2 loss to the Dallas Stars, also becoming the youngest goaltender in the Wild's history. Later that season, on 7 April 2024, Wallstedt made his second NHL start and earned his first career NHL Shutout and First Star of the Game against the Chicago Blackhawks.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2017–18 | Västerås IK | J20 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1,418 | 54 | 1 | 2.28 | .921 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 183 | 8 | 0 | 2.62 | .922 | ||
| 2018–19 | Luleå HF | J20 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1,222 | 54 | 1 | 2.65 | .901 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 180 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 | .870 | ||
| 2019–20 | Luleå HF | J20 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 1,590 | 67 | 2 | 2.53 | .923 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Luleå HF | SHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 1.55 | .944 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Luleå HF | SHL | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1,317 | 49 | 2 | 2.23 | .908 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 3.36 | .871 | ||
| 2020–21 | Luleå HF | J20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Luleå HF | SHL | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1,303 | 43 | 3 | 1.98 | .918 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 2021–22 | Luleå HF | J20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | .800 | ||
| 2022–23 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 38 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 2,262 | 101 | 1 | 2.68 | .908 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 7 | 0 | 3.35 | .897 | ||
| 2023–24 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 45 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 2,671 | 120 | 2 | 2.70 | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 179 | 9 | 1 | 3.01 | .897 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 45 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2,658 | 93 | 5 | 2.10 | .913 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 4 | 0 | 2.65 | .892 | ||||
| NHL totals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 179 | 9 | 1 | 3.01 | .897 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sweden | IH18 |  | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 3.05 | .893 | |
| 2018 | Sweden | U17 |  | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | 2.90 | .919 | |
| 2019 | Sweden | U18 |  | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 | .936 | |
| 2019 | Sweden | IH18 | | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 2.54 | .936 | |
| 2021 | Sweden | WJC | 5th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 4 | 0 | 2.40 | .923 | |
| 2022 | Sweden | WJC | | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 297 | 8 | 0 | 1.62 | .940 | |
| 2023 | Sweden | WC | 6th | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 2 | 1 | 0.67 | .947 | |
| Junior totals | 19 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 516 | 44 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| Senior totals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 2 | 1 | 0.67 | .947 | ||||