WINNIPEG, Manitoba – Rookie goalie Jesper Wallstedt’s nickname among his Minnesota Wild teammates is “Wally.” They might be dropping the “Y” soon.

Visiting a hot-shooting Jets team on Sunday, Wallstedt stopped everything thrown his way, backstopping the Wild’s 3-0 win as their red-hot November rolls on.

With 32 saves, Wallstedt posted his third shutout in his last four starts, and improved to 6-0-2 as his candidacy for NHL rookie of the year becomes more and more legitimate.

“He’s playing like a wall right now. It’s fun to watch, and it gives us all confidence,” said Wild defenseman Brock Faber, who scored his first career shorthanded goal Sunday. “It took time for him to get here. He worked and battled and went through adversity and ups and downs, and to see him playing the way he can

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