Wild makes significant lineup changes minutes before puck drop!

Despite goalie Filip Gustavsson’s great performance in Game 1 of the first-round series against the Dallas Stars, the Minnesota Wild has just announced that Marc-Andre Fleury gets the start for Game 2.

Team insider Michael Russo for The Athletic believes the change is due to Gustavsson playing double overtime on Monday and wanting to keep him fresh. 

On Monday night, the 24-year-old Swede stopped 51 of 53 shots, lifting the Wild to a 3-2 double-overtime road win in his NHL playoff debut.

Head coach Dean Evason has repeatedly indicated he thinks there's a role for both netminders on this run and this is what he meant as he chose to start Flower for Game 2 just moments before the start.

On top of that, forward and overtime hero Ryan Hartman will not play tonight.

Minnesota leads the series 1-0 heading into Wednesday's Game 2 in Dallas.

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