2016–17 Minnesota Wild season

2016–17 Minnesota Wild
Division	TBD Central
Conference	TBD Western
2016–17 record	11–8–4
Home record	7–3–0
Road record	4–5–4
Goals for	64
Goals against	48
Team information
General Manager	Chuck Fletcher
Coach	Bruce Boudreau
Captain	Mikko Koivu
Alternate captains	Zach Parise Ryan Suter
Arena	Xcel Energy Center
Team leaders
Goals	Eric Staal (5)
Assists	Eric Staal Ryan Suter (8)
Points	Eric Staal (13)
Penalties in minutes	Chris Stewart (24)
Plus/minus	Ryan Suter (+9)
Wins	Devan Dubnyk (6)
Goals against average	Devan Dubnyk (1.60)
<2015–16   The 2016–17 Minnesota Wild season is the 17th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[1] Off-season Standings Divisional standings Central Division Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts 1 Chicago Blackhawks 27 16 8 3 14 74 68 +6 35 2 St. Louis Blues 25 14 7 4 13 69 70 −1 32 3 Minnesota Wild 24 12 8 4 12 66 51 +15 28 4 Winnipeg Jets 28 13 13 2 12 74 81 −7 28 5 Nashville Predators 24 11 9 4 11 71 66 +5 26 6 Dallas Stars 26 10 10 6 10 66 85 −19 26 7 Colorado Avalanche 23 9 13 1 9 49 69 −20 19 Updated to game(s) played on December 4, 2016. Source: National Hockey League Conference standings Top 3 (Central Division) Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts 1 Chicago Blackhawks 27 16 8 3 14 74 68 +6 35 2 St. Louis Blues 25 14 7 4 13 69 70 −1 32 3 Minnesota Wild 24 12 8 4 12 66 51 +15 28 Source: National Hockey League Top 3 (Pacific Division) Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts 1 San Jose Sharks 25 15 9 1 15 60 51 +9 31 2 Edmonton Oilers 27 14 10 3 13 80 70 +10 31 3 Anaheim Ducks 26 12 9 5 12 67 67 0 29 Source: National Hockey League Western Conference Wild Card Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts 1 PA Los Angeles Kings 25 13 10 2 12 66 66 0 28 2 CE Winnipeg Jets 28 13 13 2 12 74 81 −7 28 3 PA Calgary Flames 28 13 13 2 11 71 82 −11 28 4 CE Nashville Predators 24 11 9 4 11 71 66 +5 26 5 CE Dallas Stars 26 10 10 6 10 66 85 −19 26 6 PA Vancouver Canucks 25 11 12 2 8 58 75 −17 24 7 PA Arizona Coyotes 23 8 11 4 6 56 72 −16 20 8 CE Colorado Avalanche 23 9 13 1 9 49 69 −20 19 Updated to game(s) played on December 4, 2016. Source: National Hockey League Schedule and results Pre-season 2016 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)[2] # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 26 (in University Park, Pennsylvania) Minnesota 2–1 Buffalo — — 1–0–0 Recap 2 September 27 Colorado 4–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 16,920 1–1–0 Recap 3 September 29 Minnesota 1–4 Winnipeg Kuemper 15,294 1–2–0 Recap 4 October 2 Carolina 1–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,665 2–2–0 Recap 5 October 4 Minnesota 0–2 Colorado Stalock — 2–3–0 Recap 6 October 8 Winnipeg 1–5 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,302 3–3–0 Recap Regular season 2016–17 Game Log[3] October: 6–2–1 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 13 Minnesota 2–3 St. Louis Dubnyk 19,673 0–1–0 0 Recap 2 October 15 Winnipeg 3–4 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,024 1–1–0 2 Recap 3 October 18 Los Angeles 3–6 Minnesota Kuemper 18,644 2–1–0 4 Recap 4 October 20 Toronto 2–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,968 3–1–0 6 Recap 5 October 22 Minnesota 1–2 New Jersey OT Dubnyk 16,514 3–1–1 7 Recap 6 October 23 Minnesota 3–6 NY Islanders Kuemper 11,583 3–2–1 7 Recap 7 October 25 Minnesota 5–0 Boston Dubnyk 17,565 4–2–1 9 Recap 8 October 27 Minnesota 4–0 Buffalo Dubnyk 18,122 5–2–1 11 Recap 9 October 29 Dallas 0–4 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,031 6–2–1 13 Recap November: 5–6–2 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 2–3–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 November 1 Buffalo 2–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,864 6–3–1 13 Recap 11 November 5 Minnesota 0–1 Colorado Dubnyk 16,256 6–4–1 13 Recap 12 November 10 Minnesota 4–2 Pittsburgh Dubnyk 18,458 7–4–1 15 Recap 13 November 12 Minnesota 2–3 Philadelphia Dubnyk 19,591 7–5–1 15 Recap 14 November 13 Minnesota 2–1 Ottawa OT Kuemper 14,265 8–5–1 17 Recap 15 November 15 Calgary 1–0 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,048 8–6–1 17 Recap 16 November 17 Boston 0–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,774 9–6–1 19 Recap 17 November 19 Colorado 3–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,238 9–7–1 19 Recap 18 November 21 Minnesota 2–3 Dallas OT Kuemper 18,532 9–7–2 20 Recap 19 November 23 Winnipeg 1–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,022 10–7–2 22 Recap 20 November 25 Pittsburgh 2–6 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,212 11–7–2 24 Recap 21 November 26 Minnesota 3–4 St. Louis SO Dubnyk 19,396 11–7–3 25 Recap 22 November 29 Minnesota 4–5 Vancouver Kuemper 17,917 11–8–3 25 Recap December: 0–0–1 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 23 December 2 Minnesota 2–3 Calgary SO Dubnyk 18,390 11–8–4 26 Recap 24 December 4 Minnesota – Edmonton –– 25 December 7 Minnesota – Toronto –– 26 December 9 Edmonton – Minnesota –– 27 December 11 St. Louis – Minnesota –– 28 December 13 Florida – Minnesota –– 29 December 15 Minnesota – Nashville –– 30 December 17 Arizona – Minnesota –– 31 December 20 Colorado – Minnesota –– 32 December 22 Minnesota – Montreal –– 33 December 23 Minnesota – NY Rangers –– 34 December 27 Minnesota – Nashville –– 35 December 29 NY Islanders – Minnesota –– 36 December 31 Columbus – Minnesota –– January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 37 January 5 Minnesota – San Jose –– 38 January 7 Minnesota – Los Angeles –– 39 January 8 Minnesota – Anaheim –– 40 January 12 Montreal – Minnesota –– 41 January 14 Minnesota – Dallas –– 42 January 15 Minnesota – Chicago –– 43 January 17 New Jersey – Minnesota –– 44 January 19 Arizona – Minnesota –– 45 January 21 Anaheim – Minnesota –– 46 January 22 Nashville – Minnesota –– 47 January 24 Minnesota – Dallas –– 48 January 26 St. Louis – Minnesota –– 49 January 31 Minnesota – Edmonton –– February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 50 February 1 Minnesota – Calgary –– 51 February 4 Minnesota – Vancouver –– 52 February 7 Minnesota – Winnipeg –– 53 February 8 Chicago – Minnesota –– 54 February 10 Tampa Bay – Minnesota –– 55 February 12 Detroit – Minnesota –– 56 February 14 Anaheim – Minnesota –– 57 February 16 Dallas – Minnesota –– 58 February 18 Nashville – Minnesota –– 59 February 21 Chicago – Minnesota –– 60 February 27 Los Angeles – Minnesota –– 61 February 28 Minnesota – Winnipeg –– March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 62 March 2 Minnesota – Columbus –– 63 March 5 San Jose – Minnesota –– 64 March 7 St. Louis – Minnesota –– 65 March 9 Minnesota – Tampa Bay –– 66 March 10 Minnesota – Florida –– 67 March 12 Minnesota – Chicago –– 68 March 14 Minnesota – Washington –– 69 March 16 Minnesota – Carolina –– 70 March 18 NY Rangers – Minnesota –– 71 March 19 Minnesota – Winnipeg –– 72 March 21 San Jose – Minnesota –– 73 March 23 Philadelphia – Minnesota –– 74 March 25 Vancouver – Minnesota –– 75 March 26 Minnesota – Detroit –– 76 March 28 Washington – Minnesota –– 77 March 30 Ottawa – Minnesota –– April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 1 Minnesota – Nashville –– 79 April 2 Colorado – Minnesota –– 80 April 4 Carolina – Minnesota –– 81 April 6 Minnesota – Colorado –– 82 April 8 Minnesota – Arizona –– Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) Player statistics As of November 1, 2016 Skaters Regular Season[4] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Suter, RyanRyan Suter 10 3 7 10 5 4 Staal, EricEric Staal 10 4 4 8 2 2 Coyle, CharlieCharlie Coyle 10 3 4 7 1 18 Zucker, JasonJason Zucker 10 2 5 7 9 4 Granlund, MikaelMikael Granlund 10 2 4 6 0 0 Parise, ZachZach Parise 8 2 4 6 −2 8 Koivu, MikkoMikko Koivu 10 2 3 5 1 4 Pominville, JasonJason Pominville 10 2 3 5 0 0 Stewart, ChrisChris Stewart 10 2 3 5 1 19 Niederreiter, NinoNino Niederreiter 10 2 3 5 5 2 Eriksson Ek, JoelJoel Eriksson Ek 6 2 3 5 3 0 Brodin, JonasJonas Brodin 10 1 3 4 6 6 Dumba, MathewMathew Dumba 10 1 3 4 3 2 Dalpe, ZacZac Dalpe 9 1 2 3 0 9 Spurgeon, JaredJared Spurgeon 6 1 1 2 2 0 Haula, ErikErik Haula 4 1 1 2 2 2 Graovac, TylerTyler Graovac 2 1 0 1 1 0 Folin, ChristianChristian Folin 9 0 1 1 8 8 Scandella, MarcoMarco Scandella 7 0 1 1 −6 0 Prosser, NateNate Prosser 6 0 1 1 0 0 Bertschy, ChristophChristoph Bertschy 2 0 1 1 1 2 Pulkkinen, TeemuTeemu Pulkkinen 8 1 0 1 −1 2 Schroeder, JordanJordan Schroeder 1 0 0 0 0 0 Reilly, MikeMike Reilly 2 0 0 0 −1 0 Goaltenders Regular Season[5] Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM Dubnyk, DevanDevan Dubnyk 8 8 477 5 2 1 12 1.51 231 .948 3 0 0 0 Kuemper, DarcyDarcy Kuemper 2 2 120 1 1 0 8 4.00 62 .871 0 0 0 0 ^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Wild. Stats reflect time with the Wild only. ^‡Traded mid-season Roster Updated November 18, 2016.[6] # Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace 28 Bartley, VictorVictor Bartley  D L 28 2016 Ottawa, Ontario 25 Brodin, JonasJonas Brodin D L 23 2011 Karlstad, Sweden 3 Coyle, CharlieCharlie Coyle C R 24 2011 Weymouth, Massachusetts 27 Dalpe, ZacZac Dalpe  RW R 27 2015 Paris, Ontario 40 Dubnyk, DevanDevan Dubnyk G L 30 2015 Regina, Saskatchewan 24 Dumba, MattMatt Dumba D R 22 2012 Regina, Saskatchewan 5 Folin, ChristianChristian Folin D R 25 2014 Kungsbacka, Sweden 64 Granlund, MikaelMikael Granlund C L 24 2010 Oulu, Finland 44 Graovac, TylerTyler Graovac C R 23 2011 Brampton, Ontario 56 Haula, ErikErik Haula C L 25 2009 Pori, Finland 9 Koivu, MikkoMikko Koivu (C) C L 33 2001 Turku, Finland 35 Kuemper, DarcyDarcy Kuemper G L 26 2009 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 59 Mitchell, ZackZack Mitchell RW R 23 2014 Caledon, Ontario 22 Niederreiter, NinoNino Niederreiter RW L 24 2013 Chur, Switzerland 11 Parise, ZachZach Parise (A) LW L 32 2012 Minneapolis, Minnesota 29 Pominville, JasonJason Pominville RW R 34 2013 Repentigny, Quebec 39 Prosser, NateNate Prosser D R 30 2010 Elk River, Minnesota 4 Reilly, MikeMike Reilly D L 23 2015 Chicago, Illinois 6 Scandella, MarcoMarco Scandella D L 26 2008 Montreal, Quebec 46 Spurgeon, JaredJared Spurgeon D R 27 2010 Edmonton, Alberta 12 Staal, EricEric Staal C L 32 2016 Thunder Bay, Ontario 7 Stewart, ChrisChris Stewart RW R 29 2016 Toronto, Ontario 20 Suter, RyanRyan Suter (A) D L 31 2012 Madison, Wisconsin 16 Zucker, JasonJason Zucker LW L 24 2010 Newport Beach, California Transactions The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season. Trades Date Details Ref Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2016 Eric Staal New York Rangers 3 years, $10.5 million [7] Alex Stalock San Jose Sharks 1 year, $650,000 [8] Chris Stewart Anaheim Ducks 2 years, $2.3 million [9] Pat Cannone Chicago Wolves 1 year, $600,000 [10] Victor Bartley Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $650,000 [11] Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2016 Thomas Vanek Detroit Red Wings 1 year, $2.6 million [12] October 16, 2016 Justin Fontaine New York Rangers 1 year, $600,000 [13] Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Ref Teemu Pulkkinen Detroit Red Wings October 11, 2016 [14] Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Ref Player signings Date Player Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref June 29, 2016 Jason Zucker 2 years, $4 million [15] June 30, 2016 Zac Dalpe 1 year, $600,000 [16] Tyler Graovac 2 year, $1.25 million July 5, 2016 Darcy Kuemper 1 year, $1.55 million [17] July 11, 2016 Zach Palmquist 1 year, $660,000 [18] July 25, 2016 Jordan Schroeder 1 year, $650,000 [19] July 28, 2016 Matt Dumba 2 years, $5.1 million [20] August 26, 2016 Gustav Bouramman 3 years, $2.4 million entry-level contract [21] Draft picks Below are the Minnesota Wild' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo. Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League) 1 15 Luke Kunin C United States Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten) 4 106 Brandon Duhaime RW United States Tri-City Storm (USHL) 7 196 Dmitry Sokolov RW Russia Sudbury Wolves (OHL) 7 204^[a] Brayden Chizen D Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL) Draft notes The Minnesota Wild's second-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent Andrew Shaw to Montreal in exchange for a second-round pick in 2016 (39th overall) and this pick.[22] Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 1, 2014 that sent Josh Gorges to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.[23][24] Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014 that sent Matt Moulson and Cody McCormick to Minnesota in exchange for Torrey Mitchell, Winnipeg's second-round pick in 2014 and this pick.[25] The Minnesota Wild's third-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 20, 2016 that sent Jimmy Vesey to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.[26] Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016 that sent Jamie McGinn to Anaheim in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[27] The condition – Buffalo will receive a third-round pick in 2016 if Anaheim does not qualify for the 2016 Western Conference Final[28] – was converted on April 27, 2016 when Anaheim was eliminated from the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs. Anaheim previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015 that sent Kyle Palmieri to New Jersey in exchange for Florida's second-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[29] The condition – Anaheim will receive the higher of either Florida or Minnesota's third-round pick in 2016.[30] – was converted on April 24, 2016 when Minnesota was eliminated from the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs ensuring that the Wild's pick would be higher than Florida's. New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 26, 2015 that sent Jaromir Jagr to Florida in exchange for a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick.[31] Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 24, 2015 that sent Sean Bergenheim and a seventh-round pick in 2016 to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.[32] The Minnesota Wild's fifth-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent a fifth-round pick in 2015 to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.[33] The Minnesota Wild's sixth-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016 that sent David Jones to Minnesota in exchange for Niklas Backstrom and this pick.[34] ^[a] The Florida Panthers' seventh-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on February 24, 2015 that sent a third-round pick in 2016 to Florida in exchange for Sean Bergenheim and this pick.[32] References National Hockey League (2013). 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