The Minnesota Wild beat the Edmonton Oilers 1-0 on Tuesday, moving to 15-7-5 on the season. They are now riding a 12-game point streak, largely thanks to their goaltending. Wild goalie Jesper Wallstedt has been sensational this year , picking up his fourth shutout of the young season on Tuesday. According to Sportsnet Stats, that is a first for a rookie . Expand Tweet

The Wild drafted Wallstedt in the first round of the 2021 Draft and are finally reaping the benefits from it. At just 23 years old, he is ripping the starting role away from Filip Gustavsson and putting Minnesota in playoff contention. Shutting out the Oilers is no small feat, even considering their rough start.

Wallstedt is now 8-0-2 on the season with a league-best 1.74 goals-against average and .944 save percentag

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