Since the start of November, no team has been hotter than the Colorado Avalanche , although one has come awfully close. The Minnesota Wild are 12-1-2 over that span, and they have entered the top five of the NHL Power Rankings for the first time this season.

For the first month of the season, the Wild looked like a playoff bubble team at best. However, those fortunes have changed quickly, thanks in most part to goaltending so hot it might melt the polar ice caps. Filip Gustavsson has been solid this season, but Jesper Wallstedt has emerged as a future star in goal.

Wallstedt, a rookie, leads the NHL in save percentage (.944) and goals saved above average (15.1), per Natural Stat Trick. You probably can start etching Matthew Schaefer's name on the Calder Trophy now, but Wallst

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