2023–24 Minnesota Wild season
{{Short description|National Hockey League season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey team season
| League = NHL
| Season = 2023–24
| year = 2023
| Team = Minnesota Wild
| Division = Central
| DivisionRank = 6th
| Conference = Western
| ConferenceRank = 10th
| Record = 39–34–9
| HomeRecord = 20–16–5
| RoadRecord = 19–18–4
| GoalsFor = 251
| GoalsAgainst = 263
| GeneralManager = Bill Guerin
| Coach = Dean Evason (Oct. 11 – Nov. 27)
John Hynes (Nov. 27 – Apr. 18)
| Captain = Jared Spurgeon
| AltCaptain = Marcus Foligno
Kirill Kaprizov
| Arena = Xcel Energy Center
| MinorLeague = Iowa Wild (AHL)
Iowa Heartlanders (ECHL)
| GoalsLeader = Kirill Kaprizov (46)
| AssistsLeader = Mats Zuccarello (51)
| PointsLeader = Kirill Kaprizov (96)
| PlusMinusLeader = Jonas Brodin (+22)
| PIMLeader = Jacob Middleton (77)
| WinsLeader = Filip Gustavsson (20)
| GAALeader = Marc-Andre Fleury (2.98)
| DivisionWin =
| PresidentsTrophy =
| ConferenceWin =
| StanleyCup =
}}
The 2023–24 Minnesota Wild season was the 24th season of operation (23rd season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.{{cite book |last=National Hockey League |title=The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014 |year=2013 |publisher=Diamond Sports Data, Inc. |page=[https://archive.org/details/nationalhockeyle0000unse/page/73 73] |isbn=978-1-894801-26-3 |url=https://archive.org/details/nationalhockeyle0000unse/page/73}} The Wild played two games in Stockholm at the Avicii Arena on November 18 and 19 as part of the NHL Global Series.{{cite web |title=Red Wings, Wild, Senators, Maple Leafs to play in 2023 NHL Global Series |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/detroit-minnesota-ottawa-toronto-to-play-in-2023-nhl-global-series-swe-343890584 |website=NHL.com |access-date=March 12, 2024 |date=April 26, 2023}}
On April 9, 2024, the Wild were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since the 2018–19 season (and only the second time since 2011–12) after a 5–2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.{{cite web |last1=Myers |first1=Tracey |title=Wild eliminated after slow start, struggles on penalty kill |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/why-2023-24-minnesota-wild-are-eliminated |website=NHL.com |access-date=April 10, 2024 |date=April 10, 2024}}
Standings
= Divisional standings =
{{2023–24 NHL standings|Central|showteam=MIN}}
= Conference standings =
{{2023–24 NHL standings|Western Conference Wild Card|showteam=MIN}}
Schedule and results
= Preseason =
The Minnesota Wild preseason schedule was released on June 23, 2023.{{cite news |date=June 23, 2023 |title=Minnesota Wild Announces 2023-24 Preseason Schedule |url=https://www.nhl.com/wild/news/wild-announces-2023-24-preseason-schedule-062323/c-344970232 |location=|access-date=July 9, 2023}}
{{Game log start|title=}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#154734 5px solid; border-bottom:#A6192E 5px solid;|title=2023 preseason game log: 5–1–0 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 2–1–0)| #| Date| Visitor| Score| Home| Location| Attendance| Record}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1 || September 24 || Minnesota || [https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-min/2023/09/24/2023010008 4–3] || Colorado || Ball Arena || 14,501 || 1–0–0
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 2 || September 26 || Minnesota || [https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-min/2023/09/26/2023010030 1–6] || Dallas || American Airlines Center || 14,114 || 1–1–0
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 3 || September 28 || Colorado || [https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-min/2023/09/28/2023010044 3–4] || Minnesota || Xcel Energy Center || 16,215 || 2–1–0
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 4 || September 30 || Chicago || [https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-min/2023/09/30/2023010058 2–3] {{small|OT}} || Minnesota || Xcel Energy Center || 18,199 || 3–1–0
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 5 || October 5 || Minnesota || [https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-min/2023/10/05/2023010094 3–2] {{small|SO}} || Chicago || United Center || 12,766 || 4–1–0
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 6 || October 7 || Dallas || [https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-min/2023/10/07/2023010106 0–4] || Minnesota || Xcel Energy Center || 18,205 || 5–1–0
|-
{{Game log section end}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Legend: {{color box|#cfc}} = Win {{color box|#fcc}} = Loss {{color box|#ffc}} = OT/SO Loss
{{Game log end}}
= Regular season =
The regular season schedule was released on June 27, 2023.{{cite news |date=June 27, 2023 |title=Minnesota Wild Announces 2023-24 Regular Season Schedule |url=https://www.nhl.com/wild/news/wild-announces-2023-24-regular-season-schedule-062723/c-345036642 |work=Wild News (NHL) |access-date=July 9, 2023}}{{cite news |title=Minnesota Wild - Regular season Schedule |url=https://theathletic.com/nhl/team/wild/schedule/ |work=The Athletic (NHL) |access-date=July 9, 2023}}
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Legend:
{{legend2|#cfc|Win (2 points)|border=1px solid #ccffcc}}
{{legend2|#fcc|Loss (0 points)|border=1px solid #ffcccc}}
{{legend2|#fff|Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
Notes:
{{Note label|Note1|a|a}}Game was played at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Player statistics
As of April 18, 2024
= Skaters =
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:#024930 5px solid; border-bottom:#AF1E24 5px solid;"|Regular season{{cite web |title=2023–24 Regular season – Minnesota Wild Stats – Skaters |url=https://www.nhl.com/stats/skaters?reportType=season&seasonFrom=20232024&seasonTo=20232024&gameType=2&playerPlayedFor=franchise.37&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=points,goals,assists |website=NHL.com |access-date=April 19, 2024}} ! Player ! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! {{abbr|G|Goals}} ! {{abbr|A|Assists}} ! {{abbr|Pts|Points}} ! data-sort-type="number"|{{abbr|+/−|Plus/minus}} ! {{abbr|PIM|Penalty minutes}} | ||||||
{{sortname|Kirill|Kaprizov}} | 75 | 46 | 50 | 96 | +11 | 36 |
{{sortname|Matt|Boldy}} | 75 | 29 | 40 | 69 | +5 | 48 |
{{sortname|Joel|Eriksson Ek}} | 77 | 30 | 34 | 64 | +18 | 60 |
{{sortname|Mats|Zuccarello}} | 69 | 12 | 51 | 63 | –5 | 30 |
{{sortname|Brock|Faber}} | 82 | 8 | 39 | 47 | –1 | 26 |
{{sortname|Ryan|Hartman}} | 74 | 21 | 24 | 45 | +4 | 72 |
{{sortname|Marco|Rossi|dab=ice hockey}} | 82 | 21 | 19 | 40 | –4 | 47 |
{{sortname|Marcus|Johansson|dab=ice hockey, born 1990}} | 78 | 11 | 19 | 30 | –15 | 22 |
{{sortname|Jonas|Brodin}} | 62 | 7 | 20 | 27 | +22 | 16 |
{{sortname|Jacob|Middleton}} | 80 | 7 | 18 | 25 | –15 | 77 |
{{sortname|Marcus|Foligno}} | 55 | 10 | 12 | 22 | +10 | 59 |
{{sortname|Patrick|Maroon}}‡ | 49 | 4 | 12 | 16 | {{sort | |
11|–11}} | 60 | |||||
{{sortname|Frederick|Gaudreau|Frédérick Gaudreau}} | 67 | 5 | 10 | 15 | –23 | 12 |
{{sortname|Connor|Dewar}}‡ | 57 | 10 | 4 | 14 | {{sort | |
6|–6}} | 20 | |||||
{{sortname|Zach|Bogosian}}† | 61 | 3 | 11 | 14 | +11 | 63 |
{{sortname|Jon|Merrill|dab=ice hockey}} | 65 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 30 |
{{sortname|Alex|Goligoski}} | 36 | 0 | 10 | 10 | –8 | 18 |
{{sortname|Vinni|Lettieri}} | 46 | 5 | 4 | 9 | –7 | 24 |
{{sortname|Brandon|Duhaime}}‡ | 62 | 4 | 4 | 8 | {{sort | |
7|–7}} | 66 | |||||
{{sortname|Declan|Chisholm}}† | 29 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −8 | 18 |
{{sortname|Dakota|Mermis}} | 47 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −2 | 33 |
{{sortname|Jake|Lucchini}} | 40 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –3 | 23 |
{{sortname|Calen|Addison}}‡ | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | {{sort | |
3|−3}} | 6 | |||||
{{sortname|Jared|Spurgeon}} | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +5 | 2 |
{{sortname|Marat|Khusnutdinov}} | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −3 | 6 |
{{sortname|Mason|Shaw}} | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
{{sortname|Liam|Ohgren|Liam Öhgren}} | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
{{sortname|Adam|Beckman}} | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –2 | 12 |
{{sortname|Nic|Petan}}‡ | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | {{sort | |
2|–2}} | 2 | |||||
{{sortname|Daemon|Hunt}} | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | {{sort | |
1|–1}} | 0 | |||||
{{sortname|Adam|Raska|Adam Raška (ice hockey, born 2001)}} | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
{{sortname|Sammy|Walker|dab=ice hockey}} | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{sort | |
3|–3}} | 0 | |||||
{{sortname|Jujhar|Khaira}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
= Goaltenders =
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|+ style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:#024930 5px solid; border-bottom:#AF1E24 5px solid;"|Regular season{{cite web |title=2023–24 Regular season – Minnesota Wild Stats – Goalies |url=https://www.nhl.com/stats/goalies?reportType=season&seasonFrom=20232024&seasonTo=20232024&gameType=2&playerPlayedFor=franchise.37&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=wins,savePct |website=NHL.com |access-date=April 19, 2024}} ! Player ! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! {{abbr|GS|Games started}} ! {{abbr|TOI|Time on ice}} ! {{abbr|W|Win}} ! {{abbr|L|Loss}} ! {{abbr|OT|Overtime loss}} ! {{abbr|GA|Goals against}} ! {{abbr|GAA|Goals against average}} ! {{abbr|SA|Shots against}} ! {{abbr|SV%|Save percentage}} ! {{abbr|SO|Shutouts}} ! {{abbr|G|Goals}} ! {{abbr|A|Assists}} ! {{abbr|PIM|Penalty minutes}} | ||||||||||||||
{{sortname|Filip|Gustavsson}} | 45 | 43 | 2,526:33 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 129 | 3.06 | 1,283 | .899 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
{{sortname|Marc-Andre|Fleury|Marc-André Fleury}} | 40 | 36 | 2,232:40 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 111 | 2.98 | 1,056 | .895 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
{{sortname|Jesper|Wallstedt}} | 3 | 3 | 179:17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3.01 | 87 | .897 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Wild. Stats reflect time with the Wild only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Wild only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Transactions
The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.
Key:
{{Color box|#f8f9fa|{{dagger}}|border=darkgray}} Contract is entry-level.
{{Color box|#f8f9fa|{{double-dagger}}|border=darkgray}} Contract initially takes effect in the 2023–24 season.
= Trades =
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style="width: 10em;"|Date | colspan=2 |Details | style="width: 2.5em;"|Ref |
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{{start date|2023|07|02}}
| style="width: 25em;" valign="top"|To Tampa Bay Lightning 7th-round pick in 2024 | style="width: 25em;" valign="top"|To Minnesota Wild Maxim Cajkovic Patrick Maroon (20% retained) | ||
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| rowspan=2|{{start date|2023|11|08}} | style="width: 25em;" valign="top"|To San Jose Sharks Calen Addison | style="width: 25em;" valign="top"|To Minnesota Wild Adam Raska 5th-round pick in 2026 | ||
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| style="width: 25em;" valign="top"|To Tampa Bay Lightning 7th-round pick in 2025 | style="width: 25em;" valign="top"|To Minnesota Wild Zach Bogosian | ||
{{start date|2024|01|25}}
| style="width: 25em;" valign="top"|To Pittsburgh Penguins Maxim Cajkovic | style="width: 25em;" valign="top"|To Minnesota Wild Will Butcher | ||
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| {{start date|2024|03|07}} | style="width: 25em;" valign="top"| To Colorado Avalanche Brandon Duhaime | style="width: 25em;" valign="top"| To Minnesota Wild 3rd-round pick in 2026 | ||
rowspan="3" | {{start date|2024|03|08}}
| style="width: 25em;" valign="top"| To Boston Bruins Patrick Maroon | style="width: 25em;" valign="top"| To Minnesota Wild Luke Toporowski Conditional 6th-round pick in 2026 | ||
style="width: 25em;" valign="top"| To New York Rangers Nic Petan | style="width: 25em;" valign="top"| To Minnesota Wild Turner Elson | ||
style="width: 25em;" valign="top"| To Toronto Maple Leafs Connor Dewar | style="width: 25em;" valign="top"| To Minnesota Wild Dmitri Ovchinnikov 4th-round pick in 2026 | ||
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| {{start date|2024|06|21}} | style="width: 25em;" valign="top"|To New Jersey Devils Adam Beckman | style="width: 25em;" valign="top"|To Minnesota Wild Graeme Clarke |
= Players acquired =
= Players lost =
= Signings =
Draft picks
{{See also|List of Minnesota Wild draft picks}}
Below are the Minnesota Wild selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Round
! # ! Player ! Pos ! Nationality ! College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|21 | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Wisconsin Badgers (B1G) |
style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|53 | C | {{flagu|Finland}} |
style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|64 | C | {{flagu|Canada}} |
style="text-align:center;"|5
| style="text-align:center;"|149 | D | {{flagu|United States}} |
style="text-align:center;"|6
| style="text-align:center;"|181 | D | {{flagu|Canada}} | Victoria Royals (WHL) |
style="text-align:center;"|7
| style="text-align:center;"|213 | LW | {{flagu|United States}} | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |
Notes:
References
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