Filip Gustavsson

Filip Gustavsson was born June 7, 1998, in Skelleftea, Sweden, and was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round, 25th pick of the second round (55th overall), in the 2016 NHL Draft. The left-catching goaltender, who stands 6'2" and weighs 184 pounds, has since moved through Ottawa and landed in Minnesota, where he now wears number 32 for the Wild.

On October 15, 2024, Gustavsson became the 15th goaltender in NHL history to score a goaltender goal, doing so in the Wild's 4–1 victory over the St. Louis Blues. Through 218 career regular-season games, he carries a 2.66 goals-against average, a .911 save percentage, and 15 shutouts. In the current 2025–26 season, he has appeared in 49 games, posting a 28-14-6 record with a 2.64 goals-against average, a .906 save percentage, and 4 shutouts across 2,909:06 of ice time.

InGoal Magazine has covered Filip Gustavsson in one podcast appearance and one Pro Read. He appeared on InGoal Radio Episode 294 InGoal Radio Episode 294 with Filip Gustavsson of the Minnesota Wild, and in a subsequent Pro Read session Filip Gustavsson ProRead 1 conducted in the Wild locker room during a visit to Vancouver, Gustavsson walked through his approach to handling pucks carried behind the net. The key, as he described it, is moving his eyes and head before his body. "First thing I do is always, you don't move your body as much, just move your eyes and your head," he explained in Filip Gustavsson ProRead 1. "You see I'm still connected on the right post because now I see (and) it's easy for me if he's going to pass on the left side, and if he goes back where I'm not looking, towards my blocker side, I know it's covered, and I can just go into a blocking position there."

On his approach to sealing the ice once moving off the post, Gustavsson told InGoal Filip Gustavsson ProRead 1: "There's always sticks from D or anything, so I would say 80% of the shots, if they're under pressure, is always on the ice. Just keep it tight here on the ice, and then you see I don't do a big motion here from the post. I pretty much just lower down the left leg and just shift into my body here and I just square out."

The Pro Read also noted that recently retired goaltender Marc-André Fleury had praised Gustavsson's technical acumen, particularly around post play, and that Fleury sought to learn from it.