ManitobaJesper Wallstedt was not only unbeatable on Sunday afternoon, the Minnesota Wild goaltender has yet to be beaten this season.Jets defenceman Neal Pionk lost to injury in 1st periodJim Bender · The Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 24, 2025 10:16 AM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour agoListen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Minnesota Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt (30) makes a save on the Winnipeg Jets’ Gustav Nyquist (14) during the second period of their game in Winnipeg on Sunday. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press)Jesper Wallstedt was not only unbeatable on Sunday afternoon — the Minnesota Wild goaltender has yet to be beaten this season.Wallstedt stopped 32 shots to record his third shutout and sixth victory in his eight starts (6-0-2) this year as the Wild blanked the Winnipeg Jets 3-0 before 14,368 people at Canada Life Centre.”He’s playing like a ‘Wall’ right now. It’s fun to watch and it gives us all confidence,” said Brock Faber, whose short-handed goal gave Minnesota a 2-0 lead late in the second period.”You can tell that he’s just gaining confidence as every day goes by. It’s so great to see. 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 play, it’s incredible.”Wallstedt credited his teammates for his success.”Everyone had a lot of blocked shots. They’re sacrificing themselves, too, getting in front of the puck, so obviously, when they maybe make a mistake or a puck bounces, I’m there to bail them out,” he said.”We’re a team, we work together, and I felt like we are having a really good connection right now.”Minnesota Wild Jared Spurgeon (46) blocks a shot by Winnipeg Jet Cole Perfetti (91) in front of goaltender Jesper Wallstedt (30) in Winnipeg on Sunday. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press)The loss was the second in a row for the Jets (12-9-0), who have struggled through November with six losses and just four wins.”We still have a long way to go. I don’t think we are playing the way we want to play,” said defenceman Dylan DeMelo.”We aren’t even close to where we need to be to be a successful team when it really matters down the road. We’ve shown it in flashes, but it hasn’t been consistent.”Minnesota, meanwhile, is 9-1-1 in the month and 12-7-4 overall. Its shutout over Winnipeg followed a 5-0 blanking of the Pittsburgh Penguins.Kirill Kaprizov, Brock Faber and Denis Yurov scored for the Wild.Kaprizov cemented the win when he beat Comrie over the shoulder from close in, converting a pass from Mats Zucarello to give Minnesota a 3-0 lead at 6:29 of the third period.That extended Kaprizov’s points streak to five games.Minnesota opened the scoring at 8:23 of the second period when Yurov took a pass from Yakov Trenin from behind the Jets net and beat Eric Comrie, who made 26 saves for Winnipeg.Minnesota made it 2-0 late in the period with a shorthanded goal when the Jets turned over the puck during a power play. Marcus Johansson sped down the ice on a three-on-two and fed the puck to a trailing Faber, who blasted the shot past Comrie.In addition to the game, the Jets lost defenceman Neal Pionk to an injury midway through the first period.”We’ve been hammered [by injuries] and we got hammered again tonight,” said Jets coach Scott Arniel.”Consistency, whether that’s period-to-period or game-to-game, has been something that I’d say in this first 21 [games] has been lacking.” The loss spoiled the 900th career NHL game for Winnipeg assistant captain Mark Scheifele, the most in franchise history.
Winnipeg Jets blanked 3-0 by Minnesota Wild as November losses pile up
