Prospect Report: March 26, 2021

A look at how Minnesota Wild prospects have performed up-to-date this season, from NCAA to international play.
Goaltender Filip Lindberg helped lead the University of Massachusetts to its first ever Hockey East Tournament title on Saturday, stopping all 16 shots that came his way in a 1-0 victory over UMass Lowell.
Lindberg was named to the Steve Nazro Hockey East All-Tournament Team and was named the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week after his performance. The goalie leads the NCAA in save percentage (.940) and ranks second in goals-against average (1.46).

| COLLEGE/USHL | TEAM | HT. / WT. | D.O.B | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | C Matt Boldy | Boston College (H-East) | 6-2 / 195 | 4/5/01 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 14 | 4 | | Boston College plays the winner of Boston University vs. St. Cloud State in Northeast Regional Final on Sunday…Leads team in scoring (T-10th in NCAA), assists (T-10th in NCAA), PPP (9) and shots (67), ranks T-1st in goals and SHG (3, T-1st in NCAA)…Hobey Baker Award Top Ten Finalist (3/17)…Eight points (2-6=8) in last three games…Tallied four assists in 6-5 OTL vs. Lowell (3/17)…Recorded five points (1-4=5) in 7-1 win vs. Lowell (2/12)…Hockey East Co-Player of Week (3/8, 2/15), Hockey East Player of Week (11/30)…Owns eight multi-point games…Tallied seven points (5-2=7) in seven games to help United States win gold medal at 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship…Led tournament with three PPG…Ranked T-1st on team in goals, second in TOI/game (18:31) and T-4th in scoring…Skating in sophomore season…First-round selection in 2019 NHL Entry Draft. | | LW Vladislav Firstov | U. of Connecticut (H-East) | 6-1 / 181 | 6/19/01 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 12 | | Ranked third on team in assists, T-5th in scoring...Recorded two multi-point games and one PPG…Tallied four points (2-2=4) in 6-5 OT win vs. New Hampshire (1/15)…Appeared in five games for Russia at 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship…Second-round selection in 2019 NHL Entry Draft. | | F Sam Hentges | St. Cloud State Univ. (NCHC) | 6-0 / 190 | 7/26/99 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -3 | 14 | | St. Cloud plays Boston University in Northeast Regional Semifinal on Saturday…Ranks second on team in shots on goal (73)…Owns three multi-point games, two PPG and one GWG…Skating in junior season…Seventh-round selection in 2018 NHL Entry Draft. | | F Jack McBain | Boston College (H-East) | 6-4 / 215 | 1/6/00 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 12 | | Leads team in FOW, ranks second in shots (60), T-2nd in plus/minus rating, third in assists, T-3rd in scoring, fifth in blocked shots (21)…Named alternate captain (3/2)…Recorded six-game point streak (3-7=10, 1/23-2/13)…Notched season-high three points (1-2=3) including GWG in 4-3 win at UMass Lowell (2/13)…Owns five multi-point games…Tallied 2 goals in 4-3 win vs. UMass (11/27)…Skating in junior season…Third-round selection in 2018 NHL Entry Draft. | | C Bryce Misley | U. of Vermont (H-East) | 6-1 / 195 | 9/5/99 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -10 | 0 | | Signed amateur tryout contract with Iowa (3/13)…Served as an alternate captain in senior season...Fourth-round selection in 2017 NHL Entry Draft. | | C Nikita Nesterenko | Boston College (H-East) | 6-2 / 176 | 9/10/01 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 18 | | Ranks T-3rd on team in scoring and fourth in goals...Ranks T-10th in goals and T-13th in scoring among NCAA freshmen…Led Hockey East freshmen in goals, assists and points…Named to Hockey East All-Rookie Team and Hockey East Co-Rookie of Year…Owns five multi-point games, one GWG and one SHG…Started college career with five-game point streak (3-4=7)…Tallied goal in first collegiate game, a 6-3 win at UMass (11/28)…Sixth-round selection in 2019 NHL Entry Draft. | | RW Nick Swaney | U. of Minn. Duluth (NCHC) | 5-11 / 175 | 9/9/97 | 26 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 10 | | Bulldogs play Michigan in Midwest Regional Semifinal on Friday…Leads team in scoring, ranks T-1st in goals, second in assists, PPP (11) and shots on goal (107)…Ranks T-6th in NCAA in shots and T-12th in goals…Owns eight multi-point games, three PPG, one GWG and one SHG…First-Team All-NCHC Forward…Ranked second in NCHC in goals and T-2nd in scoring…NCHC Forward of Week (3/2)…Tallied hat trick (GWG) vs. St. Cloud State (2/27) to become 59th player in Bulldogs history to score 100 career points…Recorded six-game point streak (4-4=8, 1/23-2/6)…Skating in senior season...Seventh-round selection in 2017 NHL Entry Draft. | | D Marshall Warren | Boston College (H-East) | 5-11 / 175 | 4/20/01 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 27 | | Ranks second on team in PIM and T-2nd in plus/minus rating…On three-game point streak (1-3=4)…Ranks third in scoring among team defensemen…Owns two multi-point games…Recorded GWG in 4-3 OT win vs. UConn (12/11)…Skating in sophomore season…Sixth-round selection in 2019 NHL Entry Draft. |

| CHL | TEAM | HT. / WT. | D.O.B | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | LW Adam Beckman | Spokane (WHL) | 6-1 / 187 | 5/10/01 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 0 | | Leads team in goals, scoring and shots on goal (25)…Tallied goal and 11 shots at Portland (3/21)…Recorded three points (1-2=3) in seven games with Iowa…Wild's third-round selection in 2019 NHL Entry Draft. | | D Daemon Hunt | Moose Jaw (WHL) | 6-0 / 198 | 5/15/02 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 4 | | Ranks second among WHL defensemen in goals and T-3rd in scoring…Owns two PPG, one GWG…Tallied three points (2-1=3) at Swift Current (3/20)…Named Moose Jaw captain (2/18)…Also skated in three games with Iowa and recorded five points (3-2=5) in three games with Virden (MJHL)…Third-round selection in 2020 NHL Entry Draft. |

| INTERNATIONAL | TEAM | HT. / WT. | D.O.B | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | C Matvey Guskov | Krasnaya Armiya Moskva (MHL) | 6-2 / 183 | 1/30/01 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 6 | | Tallied three assists in six MHL playoff games…Played two games with CSKA Moscow (KHL) and one game with Zvezda Moskva (VHL) this season…Fifth-round selection in 2019 NHL Entry Draft. | | D Filip Johansson | Frolunda HC (SHL) | 6-1 / 176 | 3/23/00 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 12 | | Ranks second among team defensemen in goals and third in scoring and shots on goal (96)…First-round selection in 2018 NHL Entry Draft. | | D Simon Johansson | Mora IK (SWE-1) | 6-2 / 185 | 6/14/99 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 6 | | Also recorded four points (1-3=4) in 37 games with Djurgarden in Sweden's Elite League…Fifth-round selection in 2018 NHL Entry Draft. | | F Alexander Khovanov | Bars Kazan (VHL) | 5-11 / 206 | 4/12/00 | 30 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 50 | | Tallied one assist in five playoff games…Led team in GWG (3), ranked second in scoring, assists and PIM during regular season…Tallied three PPG and five multi-point games…Also skated in seven games with Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)…Third-round selection in 2018 NHL Entry Draft. | | C Marat Khusnutdinov | SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) | 5-11 / 176 | 7/17/02 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | | Out with upper-body injury (2/11)…Recorded 14 points (3-11=14) in 10 games with St. Petersburg (MHL) and one goal in four games for SKA-Neva St. Petersburg (VHL)…Tallied five points (3-2=5) in seven games for Russia at 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship…Recorded one PPG and one GWG…Ranked T-2nd on team in scoring and second amongst team forwards in TOI/game (17:26)…Second-round selection in 2020 NHL Entry Draft. | | C Pavel Novak | Motor Ceske Budejovice (CZE) | 5-9 / 170 | 4/16/02 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -10 | 2 | | Also tallied four points (1-3=4) in nine games with HC Stadion Litomerice (Czech 2)…Recorded three points (1-2=3) in five games for Czech Republic at 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship…Ranked T-2nd on team in scoring and shots on goal (13). |

| GOALTENDER | TEAM | HT. / WT. | D.O.B | GP | MIN | GAA | RECORD | SO | GA | SV% | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Filip Lindberg | U. Massachusetts (H-East) | 6-1 / 188 | 1/31/99 | 12 | 738 | 1.46 | 7-1-4 | 3 | 18 | .940 | | Boston University plays St. Cloud State in Northeast Regional Semifinal on Saturday…7-0-3 with a 1.06 GAA, a .954 SV% and three shutouts in last 10 games…Stopped all 16 shots faced in 1-0 win vs. UMass Lowell in Hockey East championship game (3/20)…Leads NCAA in SV% and ranks second in GAA…Hockey East All-Tournament Team…Hockey East Goalie of the Month in January and February…Hockey East Defensive Player of Week (3/22 and 2/1)…Stopped all 27 shots faced in 0-0 tie vs. Providence (1/22)…Skating in junior season…Seventh-round selection in 2019 NHL Entry Draft. |