Welcome to Goalie Week. NHL Social is celebrating goaltending with NHL Goalie Week from Sept. 2-7, reveling in the uniqueness and artistry of puck-stoppers through the decades. Today, in a special version of "Sitting Down with …" Minnesota Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson delves into his game, the upcoming Olympics and the impact Marc-Andre Fleury has had on his career.
MILAN -- Twenty years after Henrik Lundqvist helped Sweden to the men's ice hockey gold medal at the 2006 Torino Olympics, Filip Gustavsson would like to follow in King Henrik's footsteps.
The Minnesota Wild goaltender is a strong candidate to be back in these parts with Sweden at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 in February. To that end, the 27-year-old draws inspiration from his idol Lundqvist, th