Filip Gustavsson was substituted out for Jesper Wallstedt at 1:04 in the game, having made 44 saves before being replaced. According to SVT Sport, American commentators described Gustavsson vomiting in his goal crease prior to the substitution. Jesper Wallstedt let in a goal seven seconds after entering the game, with Martin Necas scoring to make it 2–4, assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog.
Matt Boldy scored his second goal for 5–2 into an empty net with half a minute left, and Joel Eriksson Ek scored two power-play goals for Minnesota, who won its sixth consecutive victory. The Stanley Cup playoffs begin this weekend with 16 teams competing, and the hottest playoff series is between Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild, who were second and third in the Western Conference, respectively, and meet in the first round due to the NHL playoff format. Dallas Stars finished second in the Central Division with 112 points, while Minnesota Wild finished third with 104 points.
Gustavsson was substituted out after vomiting in his goal crease, haha. It's not funny, but you don't see that often, say the American commentators in Viaplay's broadcast.
According to Michael Russo of The Athletic, coach John Hynes announced that rookie Jesper Wallstedt will get the starting nod in the first playoff game, with Jesper Wallstedt set to make his Stanley Cup playoff debut on Saturday in the away game against Dallas Stars. The substitution involved two Swedish Olympic goaltenders, as in February, both Filip Gustavsson and Jesper Wallstedt were selected for the Swedish national team for the Olympics in Milan. Gustavsson started as the first-choice goaltender at the Olympics but lost his spot after shaky performances against Italy and Finland, with Jacob Markström taking over.
Wallstedt got no playing time at the Olympics but sat on the bench in three games, while Gustavsson was moved to the stands and dropped entirely after the first two games.