2016–17 Minnesota Wild season

The 2016–17 Minnesota Wild season was the 17th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season 2016 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 1–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 26 (in University Park, Pennsylvania) Minnesota 2–1 Buffalo Stalock — 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 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: 12–1–1 (Home: 6–1–0; Road: 6–0–1) # 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 2–1 Edmonton OT Dubnyk 18,347 12–8–4 28 Recap 25 December 7 Minnesota 3–2 Toronto Dubnyk 18,944 13–8–4 30 Recap 26 December 9 Edmonton 2–3 Minnesota SO Dubnyk 19,019 14–8–4 32 Recap 27 December 11 St. Louis 1–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,363 15–8–4 34 Recap 28 December 13 Florida 1–5 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,754 16–8–4 36 Recap 29 December 15 Minnesota 5–2 Nashville Dubnyk 17,113 17–8–4 38 Recap 30 December 17 Arizona 1–4 Minnesota Kuemper 19,036 18–8–4 40 Recap 31 December 20 Colorado 0–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,018 19–8–4 42 Recap 32 December 22 Minnesota 4–2 Montreal Dubnyk 21,288 20–8–4 44 Recap 33 December 23 Minnesota 7–4 NY Rangers Kuemper 18,006 21–8–4 46 Recap 34 December 27 Minnesota 3–2 Nashville OT Dubnyk 17,141 22–8–4 48 Recap 35 December 29 NY Islanders 4–6 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,252 23–8–4 50 Recap 36 December 31 Columbus 4–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,307 23–9–4 50 Recap January: 10–2–1 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 6–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 37 January 5 Minnesota 5–4 San Jose Dubnyk 17,562 24–9–4 52 Recap 38 January 7 Minnesota 3–4 Los Angeles OT Kuemper 18,230 24–9–5 53 Recap 39 January 8 Minnesota 2–1 Anaheim Dubnyk 15,645 25–9–5 55 Recap 40 January 12 Montreal 1–7 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,104 26–9–5 57 Recap 41 January 14 Minnesota 5–4 Dallas Kuemper 18,532 27–9–5 59 Recap 42 January 15 Minnesota 3–2 Chicago Dubnyk 22,051 28–9–5 61 Recap 43 January 17 New Jersey 4–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,051 28–10–5 61 Recap 44 January 19 Arizona 3–4 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,027 29–10–5 63 Recap 45 January 21 Anaheim 3–5 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,288 30–10–5 65 Recap 46 January 22 Nashville 4–2 Minnesota Kuemper 19,087 30–11–5 65 Recap 47 January 24 Minnesota 3–2 Dallas SO Dubnyk 17,877 31–11–5 67 Recap 48 January 26 St. Louis 1–5 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,064 32–11–5 69 Recap January 27–29 All-Star Break in Los Angeles 49 January 31 Minnesota 5–2 Edmonton Kuemper 18,347 33–11–5 71 Recap February: 8–3–1 (Home: 5–2–1; Road: 3–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 50 February 1 Minnesota 1–5 Calgary Dubnyk 18,044 33–12–5 71 Recap 51 February 4 Minnesota 6–3 Vancouver Dubnyk 18,212 34–12–5 73 Recap 52 February 7 Minnesota 4–2 Winnipeg Dubnyk 15,294 35–12–5 75 Recap 53 February 8 Chicago 4–3 Minnesota OT Kuemper 19,326 35–12–6 76 Recap 54 February 10 Tampa Bay 1–2 Minnesota SO Dubnyk 19,178 36–12–6 78 Recap 55 February 12 Detroit 3–6 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,141 37–12–6 80 Recap 56 February 14 Anaheim 1–0 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,047 37–13–6 80 Recap 57 February 16 Dallas 1–3 Minnesota Kuemper 19,084 38–13–6 82 Recap 58 February 18 Nashville 2–5 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,292 39–13–6 84 Recap 59 February 21 Chicago 5–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,333 39–14–6 84 Recap 60 February 27 Los Angeles 4–5 Minnesota OT Dubnyk 19,118 40–14–6 86 Recap 61 February 28 Minnesota 6–5 Winnipeg Dubnyk 15,294 41–14–6 88 Recap March: 4–10–2 (Home: 3–4–1; Road: 1–6–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 62 March 2 Minnesota 0–1 Columbus Dubnyk 15,987 41–15–6 88 Recap 63 March 5 San Jose 1–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,168 42–15–6 90 Recap 64 March 7 St. Louis 2–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,124 42–16–6 90 Recap 65 March 9 Minnesota 1–4 Tampa Bay Dubnyk 19,092 42–17–6 90 Recap 66 March 10 Minnesota 7–4 Florida Dubnyk 16,232 43–17–6 92 Recap 67 March 12 Minnesota 2–4 Chicago Kuemper 22,147 43–18–6 92 Recap 68 March 14 Minnesota 2–4 Washington Dubnyk 18,506 43–19–6 92 Recap 69 March 16 Minnesota 1–3 Carolina Dubnyk 10,894 43–20–6 92 Recap 70 March 18 NY Rangers 3–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,337 43–21–6 92 Recap 71 March 19 Minnesota 4–5 Winnipeg Dubnyk 15,294 43–22–6 92 Recap 72 March 21 San Jose 2–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,104 44–22–6 94 Recap 73 March 23 Philadelphia 3–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,004 44–23–6 94 Recap 74 March 25 Vancouver 4–2 Minnesota Kuemper 19,184 44–24–6 94 Recap 75 March 26 Minnesota 2–3 Detroit OT Dubnyk 20,027 44–24–7 95 Recap 76 March 28 Washington 5–4 Minnesota OT Dubnyk 19,188 44–24–8 96 Recap 77 March 30 Ottawa 1–5 Minnesota Stalock 19,044 45–24–8 98 Recap April: 4–1–0 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 2–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 1 Minnesota 0–3 Nashville Stalock 17,113 45–25–8 98 Recap 79 April 2 Colorado 2–5 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,164 46–25–8 100 Recap 80 April 4 Carolina 3–5 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,848 47–25–8 102 Recap 81 April 6 Minnesota 4–3 Colorado Dubnyk 15,565 48–25–8 104 Recap 82 April 8 Minnesota 3–1 Arizona Kuemper 17,490 49–25–8 106 Recap Legend:

Playoffs

2017 Stanley Cup playoffs Western Conference first round vs. (C3) St. Louis Blues: St. Louis wins 4–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 12 St. Louis 2–1 Minnesota OT Dubnyk 19,168 0–1 Recap 2 April 14 St. Louis 2–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,404 0–2 Recap 3 April 16 Minnesota 1–3 St. Louis Dubnyk 19,334 0–3 Recap 4 April 19 Minnesota 2–0 St. Louis Dubnyk 19,791 1–3 Recap 5 April 22 St. Louis 4–3 Minnesota OT Dubnyk 19,228 1–4 Recap Legend:

Player statistics Final Stats

Skaters

Regular season Player 81 26 43 69 23 12 82 28 37 65 17 34 80 18 40 58 27 34 82 25 32 57 17 53 82 18 38 56 13 36 79 22 25 47 34 30 78 13 34 47 2 4 69 19 23 42 −3 30 82 9 31 40 34 36 76 10 28 38 33 20 76 11 23 34 15 59 72 15 11 26 5 28 68 3 22 25 5 20 79 13 8 21 3 94 37 6 7 13 5 0 † 20 4 9 13 −2 10 71 4 9 13 −2 25 52 7 2 9 7 10 51 2 6 8 10 26 15 3 4 7 1 4 39 2 5 7 0 12 † 19 2 1 3 −8 14 ‡ 9 1 2 3 0 9 13 0 3 3 −1 2 ‡ 9 1 0 1 −1 2 17 1 0 1 1 2 5 0 1 1 0 4 13 0 1 1 0 29 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 −1 0 6 0 0 0 −3 0

Playoffs Player 5 2 1 3 −4 8 5 1 2 3 −3 10 5 2 0 2 −1 2 5 1 1 2 −1 0 5 0 2 2 0 2 5 1 0 1 −2 0 5 1 0 1 −1 2 5 0 1 1 −3 0 4 0 1 1 −2 0 5 0 1 1 −2 2 5 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 2 5 0 1 1 −1 0 5 0 1 1 −1 0 5 0 0 0 −1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 −2 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 −1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4

Goaltenders Regular season Player 65 63 3758:00 40 19 5 141 2.25 1842 .923 5 0 0 10 18 17 1053:02 8 5 3 55 3.13 562 .902 0 0 1 4 2 2 118:55 1 1 0 3 1.51 54 .944 0 0 0 0

Playoffs Player 5 5 322:15 1 4 10 1.86 133 .925 1 0 0 0 †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Wild. Stats reflect time with the Wild only. ‡Traded mid-season

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season Player Award Awarded NHL Third Star of the Month January 3, 2017 NHL All-Star game selection January 10, 2017

Milestones

Regular season Player Milestone Reached 300th Career NHL Game October 15, 2016 1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point October 22, 2016 300th Career NHL Goal October 23, 2016 1st Career NHL Assist October 25, 2016 1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point October 29, 2016 200th Career NHL Game November 12, 2016 400th Career NHL Assist November 21, 2016 100th Career NHL Assist December 2, 2016 1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point December 7, 2016 800th Career NHL Point December 11, 2016 300th Career NHL Game December 15, 2016 200th Career NHL Game December 20, 2016 400th Career NHL Game December 22, 2016 300th Career NHL Game January 5, 2017 800th Career NHL Game January 5, 2017 100th Career NHL Game January 19, 2017 200th Career NHL Game January 26, 2017 800th Career NHL Game January 26, 2017 1st Career NHL Hat Trick February 4, 2017 1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point February 12, 2017 100th Career NHL Point February 18, 2017 600th Career NHL Point February 18, 2017 300th Career NHL Game February 27, 2017 300th Career NHL Point February 28, 2017 300th Career NHL Game March 9, 2017 200th Career NHL Assist March 10, 2017 100th Career NHL Assist March 10, 2017 900th Career NHL Game March 16, 2017 1,000th Career NHL Game March 19, 2017 900th Career NHL Game March 30, 2017 200th Career NHL Point April 2, 2017

Transactions The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season.

Trades DateRef To Ottawa Senators Marc Hagel To Minnesota WildFuture considerations To Arizona Coyotes 1st-round pick in 20172nd-round pick in 2018Conditional 4th-round pick in 2019Grayson Downing To Minnesota WildMartin HanzalRyan White4th-round pick in 2017 To Arizona Coyotes Teemu Pulkkinen To Minnesota Wild Future considerations

Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref Eric Staal New York Rangers 3 years, $10.5 million Alex Stalock San Jose Sharks 1 year, $650,000 Chris Stewart Anaheim Ducks 2 years, $2.3 million Pat Cannone Chicago Wolves 1 year, $600,000 Victor Bartley Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $650,000 Ryan Carter Iowa Wild 1 year, $575,000 Mike Weber Iowa Wild 1 year, $1 million Justin Kloos University of Minnesota 2 years, entry-level contract

Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref Thomas Vanek Detroit Red Wings 1 year, $2.6 million Justin Fontaine New York Rangers 1 year, $600,000

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Ref Teemu Pulkkinen Detroit Red Wings October 11, 2016

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Ref Zac Dalpe Columbus Blue Jackets

Player signings