Marc-Andre Fleury is getting the start in goal Saturday and Dylan Ferguson will back him up with Gustavsson out of action. Gustavsson could return as early as Monday when the Wild are in Colorado. Gustavsson is 18-9-3 with three shutouts,

The Wild did a lot of roster manipulation to get David Jiricek onto the roster for his NHL debut. The right-shot former Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman was by far the Wild’s best and somehow wasn’t on for a goal against in 16 minutes.

Colorado sits fifth in the league with 3.36 goals per game in 2024-25.

The Minnesota Wild (27-15-4) are back in action tonight for one more game on the road before they return home. They will face the Colorado Avalanche (28-18-1) today for a 2:00 p.m. central time start.

Filip Gustavsson has been better than most people's expectations this year after finishing last season with a .899 SV% and GAA of 3.06. His 14.8 goals saved above expected highlights his surprising improvement,

With veteran defensemen Brock Faber, Jonas Brodin and Jared Spurgeon all missing with various ailments and newcomer David Jiricek making his Wild debut, the back end was sure to be at least part

Minnesota Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson makes a save on Colorado Avalanche forward Ross Colton during the second period at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., on Jan. 9, 2025.Nick Wosika / Imagn Images

Injuries and illness are forcing the Wild to get extremely creative with the salary cap as they try to tread water.

The Minnesota Wild hosted the Colorado Avalanche for their first ... and several other players. Filip Gustavsson was in as Marc-André Fleury was questionable with an illness but did make ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and his NHL-leading 53rd assist of the season to help the Colorado Avalanche rout the Minnesota Wild 6-1 on Thursday night. Mikko Rantanan and Logan O’Connor also each had a goal and an assist, Ross Colton, Parker Kelly and Artturi Lehkonen also scored, and Mackenzie Blackwood made 24 saves.

MacKinnon is the most likely Avalanche player to take advantage of a Wild defense that is bleeding shots. Not only is he the best shot-generator on the team, but the Wild have allowed the second-most shots to centers in the NHL over the past few weeks.

Minnesota got a first period goal from Zach Bogosian along with 21 saves from goalie Filip Gustavsson ... at the blue line. The Colorado forward ripped a low shot past Gustavsson before even ...