The 2019–20 Minnesota Wild season was the 20th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[2]
2019–20 Minnesota Wild | |
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Division | 6th Central |
Conference | 10th Western |
2019–20 record | 35–27–7 |
Home record | 19–11–5 |
Road record | 16–16–2 |
Goals for | 220 |
Goals against | 220 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bill Guerin |
Coach | Bruce Boudreau (Oct. 3 – Feb. 14) Dean Evason (Feb. 14 – Aug. 7) |
Captain | Mikko Koivu |
Alternate captains | Zach Parise Ryan Suter |
Arena | Xcel Energy Center |
Average attendance | 17,472[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Iowa Wild (AHL) Allen Americans (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Zach Parise (25) |
Assists | Ryan Suter (40) |
Points | Kevin Fiala (54) |
Penalty minutes | Ryan Hartman (69) |
Plus/minus | Carson Soucy (+16) |
Wins | Alex Stalock (20) |
Goals against average | Alex Stalock (2.67) |
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.[5] The Wild returned to the playoffs after missing them in the 2018–19 season and faced the Vancouver Canucks in the qualifying round, losing in four games.
Standings edit
Divisional standings edit
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | St. Louis Blues | 71 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 33 | 225 | 193 | +32 | 94 |
2 | Colorado Avalanche | 70 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 37 | 237 | 191 | +46 | 92 |
3 | Dallas Stars | 69 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 26 | 180 | 177 | +3 | 82 |
4 | Winnipeg Jets | 71 | 37 | 28 | 6 | 30 | 216 | 203 | +13 | 80 |
5 | Nashville Predators | 69 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 28 | 215 | 217 | −2 | 78 |
6 | Minnesota Wild | 69 | 35 | 27 | 7 | 30 | 220 | 220 | 0 | 77 |
7 | Chicago Blackhawks | 70 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 23 | 212 | 218 | −6 | 72 |
Western Conference edit
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | PCT | Qualification |
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1 | St. Louis Blues | 71 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 33 | 225 | 193 | +32 | .662 | Advance to Seeding round-robin tournament[7] |
2 | Colorado Avalanche | 70 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 37 | 237 | 191 | +46 | .657 | |
3 | Vegas Golden Knights | 71 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 30 | 227 | 211 | +16 | .606 | |
4 | Dallas Stars | 69 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 26 | 180 | 177 | +3 | .594 | |
5 | Edmonton Oilers | 71 | 37 | 25 | 9 | 31 | 225 | 217 | +8 | .585 | Advance to 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs qualifying round[7] |
6 | Nashville Predators | 69 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 28 | 215 | 217 | −2 | .565 | |
7 | Vancouver Canucks | 69 | 36 | 27 | 6 | 27 | 228 | 217 | +11 | .565 | |
8 | Calgary Flames | 70 | 36 | 27 | 7 | 25 | 210 | 215 | −5 | .564 | |
9 | Winnipeg Jets | 71 | 37 | 28 | 6 | 30 | 216 | 203 | +13 | .563 | |
10 | Minnesota Wild | 69 | 35 | 27 | 7 | 30 | 220 | 220 | 0 | .558 | |
11 | Arizona Coyotes | 70 | 33 | 29 | 8 | 26 | 195 | 187 | +8 | .529 | |
12 | Chicago Blackhawks | 70 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 23 | 212 | 218 | −6 | .514 | |
13 | Anaheim Ducks | 71 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 20 | 187 | 226 | −39 | .472 | |
14 | Los Angeles Kings | 70 | 29 | 35 | 6 | 21 | 178 | 212 | −34 | .457 | |
15 | San Jose Sharks | 70 | 29 | 36 | 5 | 22 | 182 | 226 | −44 | .450 |
- Tiebreaking procedures
- Fewer number of games played (only used during regular season).
- Greater number of regulation wins (denoted by RW).
- Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime (excluding shootout wins; denoted by ROW).
- Greater number of total wins (including shootouts).
- Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded.
- Greater goal differential (difference between goals for and goals against).
- Greater number of goals scored (denoted by GF).
Schedule and results edit
Preseason edit
The preseason schedule was published on June 13, 2019.[9]
2019 preseason game log: 2–1–3 (Home: 1–0–2 ; Road: 1–1–1) | |||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 17 | Dallas | 2–1 | Minnesota | OT | Stalock | 13,537 | 0–0–1 | [10] |
2 | September 18 | Minnesota | 1–4 | Winnipeg | Kahkonen | 15,321 | 0–1–1 | [11] | |
3 | September 21 | Colorado | 3–4 | Minnesota | Dubnyk | 16,833 | 1–1–1 | [12] | |
4 | September 22 | Minnesota | 2–3 | Colorado | SO | Stalock | — | 1–1–2 | [13] |
5 | September 26 | Minnesota | 2–1 | Dallas | Dubnyk | 12,036 | 2–1–2 | [14] | |
6 | September 29 | Winnipeg | 5–4 | Minnesota | OT | Dubnyk | 17,017 | 2–1–3 | [15] |
Regular season edit
The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.[16]
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Playoffs edit
The Wild were defeated by the Vancouver Canucks in the qualifying round in four games.[86]
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Player statistics edit
Skaters edit
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Goaltenders edit
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Alex Stalock | 38 | 36 | 2,177:21 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 97 | 2.67 | 1,082 | .910 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Devan Dubnyk | 30 | 28 | 1,664:39 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 93 | 3.35 | 849 | .890 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Kaapo Kahkonen | 5 | 5 | 304:12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2.96 | 172 | .913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Alex Stalock | 4 | 4 | 237:14 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3.03 | 116 | .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.
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