2023–24 Minnesota Wild
DivisionCentral
ConferenceWestern
2023–24 record9–10–4
Home record5–4–2
Road record4–6–2
Goals for75
Goals against82
Team information
General managerBill Guerin
CoachDean Evason (Oct. 11 – Nov. 27)
John Hynes (Nov. 27 – pres.)
CaptainJared Spurgeon
Alternate captainsMarcus Foligno
Kirill Kaprizov
ArenaXcel Energy Center
Minor league affiliate(s)Iowa Wild (AHL)
Iowa Heartlanders (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsJoel Eriksson Ek (11)
AssistsMats Zuccarello (18)
PointsMats Zuccarello (23)
Penalty minutesBrandon Duhaime (34)
Plus/minusJonas Brodin
Marcus Foligno (+7)
WinsFilip Gustavsson (4)
Goals against averageMarc-Andre Fleury
Filip Gustavsson (3.46)

The 2023–24 Minnesota Wild season is the 24th season of operation (23rd season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. The Wild played two games in Stockholm at the Avicii Arena on November 18 and 19 as part of the NHL Global Series.

Standings

Divisional standings

Central Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Colorado Avalanche 25 16 7 2 15 90 73 +17 34
2 Dallas Stars 23 14 6 3 11 79 66 +13 31
3 Winnipeg Jets 24 14 8 2 12 77 66 +11 30
4 Arizona Coyotes 24 13 9 2 10 82 68 +14 28
5 St. Louis Blues 24 13 10 1 11 70 74 −4 27
6 Nashville Predators 25 13 12 0 10 80 80 0 26
7 Minnesota Wild 23 9 10 4 8 75 82 −7 22
8 Chicago Blackhawks 24 7 16 1 5 59 89 −30 15
Updated to game(s) played on December 5, 2023. Source: National Hockey League[1]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) 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; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE Arizona Coyotes 24 13 9 2 10 82 68 +14 28
2 CE St. Louis Blues 24 13 10 1 11 70 74 −4 27
3 CE Nashville Predators 25 13 12 0 10 80 80 0 26
4 PA Calgary Flames 25 10 12 3 7 73 87 −14 23
5 CE Minnesota Wild 23 9 10 4 8 75 82 −7 22
6 PA Seattle Kraken 26 8 12 6 5 70 92 −22 22
7 PA Anaheim Ducks 25 10 15 0 6 69 87 −18 20
8 PA Edmonton Oilers 22 9 12 1 7 74 79 −5 19
9 PA San Jose Sharks 26 7 17 2 6 52 106 −54 16
10 CE Chicago Blackhawks 24 7 16 1 5 59 89 −30 15
Updated to game(s) played on December 5, 2023. Source: National Hockey League[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) 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; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results

Preseason

The Minnesota Wild preseason schedule was released on June 23, 2023.[3]

2023 preseason game log: 5–1–0 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 2–1–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecord
1September 24Minnesota4–3ColoradoBall Arena14,5011–0–0
2September 26Minnesota1–6DallasAmerican Airlines Center14,1141–1–0
3September 28Colorado3–4MinnesotaXcel Energy Center16,2152–1–0
4September 30Chicago2–3 OTMinnesotaXcel Energy Center18,1993–1–0
5October 5Minnesota3–2 SOChicagoUnited Center12,7664–1–0
6October 7Dallas0–4MinnesotaXcel Energy Center18,2055–1–0
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 27, 2023.[4][5]

2023–24 game log
December: 2–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 1–0–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
22December 3Chicago1–4MinnesotaFleury19,3018–10–420[27]
23December 5Minnesota5–2CalgaryGustavsson16,6619–10–422[28]
24December 7Minnesota–Vancouver
25December 8Minnesota–Edmonton
26December 10Minnesota–Seattle
27December 14Calgary–Minnesota
28December 16Vancouver–Minnesota
29December 18Minnesota–Pittsburgh
30December 19Minnesota–Boston
31December 21Montreal–Minnesota
32December 23Boston–Minnesota
33December 27Detroit–Minnesota
34December 30Minnesota–Winnipeg
35December 31Winnipeg–Minnesota

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

As of November 7, 2023

Skaters

Regular season[29]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Joel Eriksson Ek127613+320
Mats Zuccarello1231013–44
Kirill Kaprizov124812–62
Ryan Hartman127310+310
Patrick Maroon12279+311
Jacob Middleton12268–610
Marcus Johansson12178+20
Marco Rossi12527+12
Marcus Foligno12246+411
Matthew Boldy5156+26
Jonas Brodin12156+102
Dakota Mermis10235021
Brock Faber12145+74
Calen Addison‡12055−36
Connor Dewar12213–46
Brandon Duhaime12202−112
Jon Merrill1002206
Vinni Lettieri7101−22
Daemon Hunt400000
Sammy Walker2000–20
Frederick Gaudreau6000–20
Jujhar Khaira100000
Alex Goligoski2000–34

Goaltenders

Regular season[30]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Marc-Andre Fleury65357:07321162.69159.8990000
Filip Gustavsson77368:21231304.89233.8711000

†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.

Roster

Updated November 28, 2023[31][32]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
24 United States Zach Bogosian D R 33 2023 Massena, New York
12 United States Matthew Boldy RW L 22 2019 Millis, Massachusetts
25 Sweden Jonas Brodin D L 30 2011 Karlstad, Sweden
26 Canada Connor Dewar C L 24 2018 The Pas, Manitoba
21 United States Brandon Duhaime LW L 26 2016 Coral Springs, Florida
14 Sweden Joel Eriksson Ek C L 26 2015 Karlstad, Sweden
7 United States Brock Faber D R 21 2022 Maple Grove, Minnesota
29 Canada Marc-Andre Fleury G L 39 2022 Sorel-Tracy, Quebec
17 Canada Marcus Foligno (A) RW L 32 2017 Buffalo, New York
89 Canada Frederick Gaudreau C R 30 2021 Bromont, Quebec
33 United States Alex Goligoski D L 38 2021 Grand Rapids, Minnesota
32 Sweden Filip Gustavsson G L 25 2022 Skelleftea, Sweden
38 United States Ryan Hartman C R 29 2019 Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
90 Sweden Marcus Johansson C L 33 2023 Landskrona, Sweden
97 Russia Kirill Kaprizov (A) LW L 26 2015 Novokuznetsk, Russia
10 United States Vinni Lettieri C R 28 2023 Excelsior, Minnesota
20 United States Patrick Maroon LW L 35 2023 St. Louis, Missouri
4 United States Jon Merrill D L 31 2021 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
5 Canada Jacob Middleton D L 27 2022 Stratford, Ontario
23 Austria Marco Rossi C L 22 2020 Feldkirch, Austria
46 Canada Jared Spurgeon (C) D R 34 2010 Edmonton, Alberta
36 Norway Mats Zuccarello RW L 36 2019 Oslo, Norway

Transactions

The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2023–24 season.

Trades

DateDetailsRef
July 2, 2023 To Tampa Bay Lightning
7th-round pick in 2024		 To Minnesota Wild
Maxim Cajkovic
Patrick Maroon (20% retained)		 [33]
November 8, 2023 To San Jose Sharks
Calen Addison		 To Minnesota Wild
Adam Raska
5th-round pick in 2026		 [34]
To Tampa Bay Lightning
7th-round pick in 2025		 To Minnesota Wild
Zach Bogosian		 [35]

Players acquired

DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 1, 2023Vinni LettieriBoston Bruins2-yearFree agency[36]
Jake LucchiniOttawa Senators1-yearFree agency[36]
September 17, 2023Jujhar KhairaChicago Blackhawks1-yearFree agency[37]

Players lost

DatePlayerNew teamTermViaRef
July 1, 2023Mitchell ChaffeeTampa Bay Lightning1-yearFree agency[38]
John KlingbergToronto Maple Leafs1-yearFree agency[39]
Gustav NyquistNashville Predators2-yearFree agency[40]
Ryan ReavesToronto Maple Leafs3-yearFree agency[39]
Sam SteelDallas Stars1-yearFree agency[41]
July 2, 2023Joe HickettsLos Angeles Kings1-yearFree agency[42]
July 11, 2023Damien GirouxRochester Americans (AHL)1-yearFree agency[43]
July 12, 2023Oskar SundqvistSt. Louis Blues1-yearFree agency[44]
August 7, 2023Matt DumbaArizona Coyotes1-yearFree agency[45]

Signings

DatePlayerTermRef
June 30, 2023Zane McIntyre1-year[46]
Dakota Mermis1-year[46]
Nick Swaney1-year[46]
July 16, 2023Brandon Duhaime1-year[47]
July 16, 2023Filip Gustavsson3-year[48]

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.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 21 Charlie Stramel C  United States Wisconsin Badgers (B1G)
2 53 Rasmus Kumpulainen C  Finland Lahti Pelicans (U20 SM-sarja)
2 64 Riley Heidt C  Canada Prince George Cougars (WHL)
5 149 Aaron Pionk D  United States Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
6 181 Kalem Parker D  Canada Victoria Royals (WHL)
7 213 James Clark LW  United States Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)

Notes:

References

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  4. ↑ "Minnesota Wild Announces 2023-24 Regular Season Schedule". Wild News (NHL). June 27, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
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  39. 1 2 "Maple Leafs Sign Forward Ryan Reaves". NHL.com. Toronto Maple Leafs. July 1, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  40. ↑ "Predators Sign Gustav Nyquist to Two-Year, $6.37 Million Contract". NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 1, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  41. ↑ "Stars sign forward Sam Steel to a one-year contract". NHL.com. Dallas Stars. July 1, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
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