Wild Goaltender Filip Gustavsson Scores First Goalie Goal of the Season
We're only a week into the 2024-25 regular season but we have already seen our first goalie goal, courtesy of Filip Gustavsson from the Minnesota Wild.
With the goalie pulled and the Blues down a man, the opportunity was there for anyone on the Wild to pickup an early-season power play goal. However, I don't think it was on anyone's bingo card that the recipient would have been the goaltender, Gustavsson.
After reaching centre-ice, the Blues wired a slap shot that was caught by Gustavsson with 12.7 seconds remaining in regulation. The Swedish netminder quickly reacted by dropping the puck onto his stick before sending a perfect full-length shot right into the middle of the twine.
Not only was it the first Wild goaltender goal in franchise history, but it was also a power play marker. He now has more power play goals on the season than the likes of Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews.
The Wild defeated the Blues 4-1 and are now 2-0-2 to start the season. It was also Gustavsson's second win of the season as he looks to rebound from a tough 2023-24 that saw his save percentage drop 32 points and his GAA climb up a full goal from the year prior.
