2017–18 Minnesota Wild season
2017–18 Minnesota Wild | |
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Division | 3rd Central |
Conference | 4th Western |
2017–18 record | 45–26–11 |
Home record | 27–6–8 |
Road record | 18–20–3 |
Goals for | 253 |
Goals against | 232 |
Team information | |
General manager | Chuck Fletcher |
Coach | Bruce Boudreau |
Captain | Mikko Koivu |
Alternate captains | Zach Parise Ryan Suter |
Arena | Xcel Energy Center |
Average attendance | 19,036[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Iowa Wild (AHL) Rapid City Rush (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Eric Staal (42) |
Assists | Mikael Granlund (46) |
Points | Eric Staal (76) |
Penalty minutes | Marcus Foligno (72) |
Plus/minus | Jonas Brodin (+23) |
Wins | Devan Dubnyk (35) |
Goals against average | Devan Dubnyk (2.52) |
The 2017–18 Minnesota Wild season was the 18th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[2]
Standings
Pos | Team
| GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | p – Nashville Predators | 82 | 53 | 18 | 11 | 47 | 267 | 211 | +56 | 117 |
2 | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 52 | 20 | 10 | 48 | 277 | 218 | +59 | 114 |
3 | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 45 | 26 | 11 | 42 | 253 | 232 | +21 | 101 |
4 | x – Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 41 | 257 | 237 | +20 | 95 |
5 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 44 | 32 | 6 | 41 | 226 | 222 | +4 | 94 |
6 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 38 | 235 | 225 | +10 | 92 |
7 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 33 | 39 | 10 | 32 | 229 | 256 | −27 | 76 |
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot
Schedule and results
Preseason
The team's preseason schedule was released on June 13, 2017.[4]
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 18 | Minnesota | 3–2 | Winnipeg | SO | Michalek | 15,294 | 1–0–0 | Recap |
2 | September 21 | Winnipeg | 0–1 | Minnesota | Stalock | 16,518 | 2–0–0 | Recap | |
3 | September 23 | Colorado | 1–2 | Minnesota | Dubnyk | 18,754 | 3–0–0 | Recap | |
4 | September 24 | Minnesota | 1–5 | Colorado | Michalek | — | 3–1–0 | Recap | |
5 | September 26 | Minnesota | 1–4 | Dallas | Stalock | 11,373 | 3–2–0 | Recap | |
6[a] | September 28 | Minnesota | 3–2 | St. Louis | — | — | 4–2–0 | Recap | |
7 | September 30 | Dallas | 1–5 | Minnesota | Dubnyk | 18,374 | 5–2–0 | Recap | |
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Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.[5]
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Playoffs
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Player statistics
As of April 21, 2018[6]
- Skaters
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- Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Devan Dubnyk | 60 | 59 | 3,450:19 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 145 | 2.52 | 1,769 | .918 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
Alex Stalock | 28 | 23 | 1,495:16 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 71 | 2.85 | 787 | .910 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Devan Dubnyk | 5 | 5 | 247:56 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3.39 | 152 | .908 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alex Stalock | 1 | 0 | 48:01 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.25 | 16 | .938 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Awards and honours
Awards
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Milestones
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Transactions
The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21) | To Vegas Golden Knights Alex Tuch | To Minnesota Wild conditional 3rd-round pick in 2017 or 2018 Expansion Draft considerations[a] | [9] |
June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23) | To Columbus Blue Jackets Jordan Schroeder | To Minnesota Wild Dante Salituro | [10] |
June 30, 2017 (2017-06-30) | To Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville Marco Scandella 4th-round pick in 2018 | To Minnesota Wild Tyler Ennis Marcus Foligno 3rd-round pick in 2018 | [11] |
February 8, 2018 (2018-02-08) | To New Jersey Devils Christoph Bertschy Mario Lucia | To Minnesota Wild Viktor Loov | [12] |
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26) | To Montreal Canadiens Mike Reilly | To Minnesota Wild 5th-round pick in 2019 | [13] |
- Notes
- [a] The Vegas Golden Knights will select Erik Haula in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft
Free agents acquired
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Claimed via waivers
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Lost via retirement
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Player signings
Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) | Ref |
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June 26, 2017 (2017-06-26) | Gustav Olofsson | 2-year, $1.45 million | [38] |
June 27, 2017 (2017-06-27) | Pat Cannone | 1-year, $650,000 | [39] |
July 2, 2017 (2017-07-02) | Mike Reilly | 2-year, $1.45 million | [40] |
July 3, 2017 (2017-07-03) | Zach Palmquist | 1-year, $726,000 | [41] |
July 8, 2017 (2017-07-08) | Kurtis Gabriel | 1-year, $715,000 | [42] |
July 10, 2017 (2017-07-10) | Steve Michalek | 1-year, $715,000 | [43] |
Zack Mitchell | 1-year, $660,000 | [44] | |
July 30, 2017 (2017-07-30) | Nino Niederreiter | 5-year, $26.25 million | [45] |
August 1, 2017 (2017-08-01) | Mikael Granlund | 3-year, $17.25 million | [46] |
September 14, 2017 (2017-09-14) | Marcus Foligno | 4-year, $11.5 million | [47] |
December 11, 2017 (2017-12-11) | Ivan Lodnia | 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract | [48] |
March 26, 2018 (2018-03-26) | Jordan Greenway | 3-year, $3.675 million entry-level contract | [49] |
April 5, 2018 (2018-04-05) | Louis Belpedio | 2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract | [50] |
April 27, 2018 (2018-04-27) | Mason Shaw | 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract | [51] |
April 30, 2018 (2018-04-30) | Sam Anas | 2-year, $1.35 million contract extension | [52] |
May 2, 2018 (2018-05-02) | Dmitri Sokolov | 3-year, $2.49 million entry-level contract | [53] |
May 16, 2018 (2018-05-16) | Kaapo Kahkonen | 2-year, entry-level contract | [54] |
Draft picks
Below are the Minnesota Wild's selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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3 | 85 | Ivan Lodnia | RW | ![]() | Erie Otters (OHL) |
4 | 971 | Mason Shaw | C | ![]() | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
4 | 116 | Bryce Misley | C | ![]() | Oakville Blades (OJHL) |
5 | 147 | Jacob Golden | D | ![]() | London Knights (OHL) |
6 | 178 | Andrei Svetlakov | C | ![]() | CSKA Moscow (KHL) |
7 | 209 | Nick Swaney | C | ![]() | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) |
Draft notes:[55]
- The Arizona Coyotes' fourth-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on February 26, 2017 that sent Grayson Downing, a first-round pick in 2017, a second-round pick in 2018 and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2019 to Arizona in exchange for Martin Hanzal, Ryan White and this pick.[56]
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