Jesper Wallstedt stopped 38 of 40 shots as the Minnesota Wild whipped the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 in an NHL pre-season game.

The Winnipeg Jets kick off their preseason Saturday with an early matchup against a divisional rival in the Minnesota Wild. Winnipeg has had a tough time finding their footing after training camp lately, managing only two wins in their last six preseason openers.

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The first game roster is set. Here is the roster for today’s first game of the preseason confirmed with the release of the roster by the Jets: Forwards (12): Vladislav Namestnikov, Alex Iafallo, Gabriel Vilardi, Mason Appleton, Mason Shaw, Brayden Yager, Morgan Barron, Colby Barlow, Jacob Julien, Connor Levis, Nikita Chibrikov and Brad Lambert.

Wild head coach John Hynes said yesterday that Jesper Wallstedt will start tonight against the Jets with Marc-Andre Fleury backing him up. "I think just being in their presence and definitely in Marc-Andre’s presence,

The Minnesota Wild started training camp earlier this week, and now they’ll take one more step closer to the regular season as they play their first preseason game.