Jets fall in pre-season opener [Video]

Jesper Wallstedt left a lot of Jets hopefuls shaking their heads on Saturday night.

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

“I felt good,” Wallstedt said. “It was fun to be back playing games. I felt confident and I felt committed to the job. It’s been a long summer. We finished a little early last year.

“It’s good to be back playing games and I thought the team played really good as well and took care of our chances at forward.”

Ben Jones, Jakub Lauko, Graeme Clarke, Daemon Hunt and Caeden Bankier scored for Minnesota.

Wallstedt stopped 28 of 29 shots through the first 40 minutes, 18 in the second period.

“Yeah, I think it just kept me in the game and kept me awake,” he said. “I think I got a lot to do, especially in the …