The 2026–27 Minnesota Wild season is the 27th season of operation (26th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.
Standings Divisional standings
Conference standings
Schedule and results Preseason The preseason schedule was released on July 6, 2026.
| 1 || September 19 || Chicago || 2–3 || Minnesota || OT || Grand Casino Arena || 15,738 || 1–0–0 ||
| 2 || September 21 || Minnesota || 3–4 || Chicago || OT || United Center || 10,605 || 1–0–1 ||
| 3 || Septembter 23 || Minnesota || 0–2 || Dallas || || American Airlines Center || 14,991 || 1–1–1 ||
| 4 || September 25 || Dallas || 2–1 || Minnesota || || Grand Casino Arena || 15,645 || 1–2–1 ||
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Regular season The regular season schedule was released on July 16, 2026. 2026–27 game logOctober: 2–0–1 (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 1–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 1 Minnesota 3–1 Nashville Wallstedt 17,284 1–0–0 2 2 October 3 Boston 1–4 Minnesota Wallstedt 19,185 2–0–0 4 3 October 6 Minnesota 2–3 Buffalo OT Wallstedt 19,070 2–0–1 5 4 October 8 Minnesota Tampa Bay 5 October 10 Minnesota Florida 6 October 12 Vegas Minnesota 7 October 13 Minnesota Winnipeg 8 October 15 St. Louis Minnesota 9 October 18 Columbus Minnesota 10 October 20 Minnesota Edmonton 11 October 22 Minnesota Calgary 12 October 24 Minnesota Seattle 13 October 25 Minnesota Vancouver 14 October 27 Minnesota Utah 15 October 29 NY Islanders Minnesota November: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 16 November 1 Minnesota Washington 17 November 3 Minnesota Philadelphia 18 November 6 San Jose Minnesota 19 November 7 Tampa Bay Minnesota 20 November 10 Minnesota Montreal 21 November 12 Minnesota Toronto 22 November 14 Minnesota Boston 23 November 17 Nashville Minnesota 24 November 19 Minnesota Calgary 25 November 21 Minnesota Vancouver 26 November 23 Minnesota San Jose 27 November 25 Utah Minnesota 28 November 27 Colorado Minnesota 29 November 29 Minnesota Chicago December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 30 December 1 Minnesota Anaheim 31 December 3 Minnesota Los Angeles 32 December 5 Philadelphia Minnesota 33 December 8 Edmonton Minnesota 34 December 10 Minnesota Columbus 35 December 12 Winnipeg Minnesota 36 December 15 Toronto Minnesota 37 December 18 Anaheim Minnesota 38 December 19 Montreal Minnesota 39 December 22 Los Angeles Minnesota 40 December 26 Winnipeg Minnesota 41 December 28 Vegas Minnesota January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 42 January 1 Minnesota Pittsburgh 43 January 2 St. Louis Minnesota 44 January 5 Minnesota Anaheim 45 January 7 Minnesota Vegas 46 January 9 Nashville Minnesota 47 January 14 Florida Minnesota 48 January 16 Minnesota St. Louis 49 January 17 Minnesota Detroit 50 January 19 Minnesota Winnipeg 51 January 21 Detroit Minnesota 52 January 23 NY Rangers Minnesota 53 January 25 Minnesota Utah 54 January 26 Vancouver Minnesota 55 January 28 Seattle Minnesota 56 January 30 Dallas Minnesota February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 57 February 11 Minnesota Carolina 58 February 13 Minnesota NY Islanders 59 February 15 Ottawa Minnesota 60 February 16 Minnesota Dallas 61 February 18 Los Angeles Minnesota 62 February 20 Minnesota Chicago 63 February 23 Pittsburgh Minnesota 64 February 27 Minnesota St. Louis 65 February 28 New Jersey Minnesota March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 66 March 3 Minnesota Dallas 67 March 6 Minnesota Nashville 68 March 7 Washington Minnesota 69 March 9 Carolina Minnesota 70 March 11 Minnesota Ottawa 71 March 14 Buffalo Minnesota 72 March 17 Minnesota Colorado 73 March 19 Calgary Minnesota 74 March 21 Utah Minnesota 75 March 23 Chicago Minnesota 76 March 25 Edmonton Minnesota 77 March 27 Seattle Minnesota 78 March 29 Minnesota NY Rangers 79 March 31 Minnesota New Jersey April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 80 April 2 Dallas Minnesota 81 April 4 Colorado Minnesota 82 April 6 Chicago Minnesota 83 April 8 Minnesota San Jose 84 April 10 Minnesota Colorado Legend:
Roster
Player statistics Final statistics will be entered after the completion of the regular season.
Skaters
Goaltenders
Transactions The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2026–27 season.
Key:
Contract is entry-level.
Trades
Date Details Ref To Calgary FlamesJake Middleton3rd-round pick in 20274th-round pick in 20282nd-round pick in 2029To Minnesota WildBlake Coleman*Olli Maatta
Players acquired Date Player Former team Term Via Ref Justin Kirkland Calgary Flames 1-year Free agency Calvin Pickard Edmonton Oilers 1-year Free agency Mason Shaw Winnipeg Jets 1-year Free agency Dylan Gambrell Iowa Wild 1-year Free agency Jagger Joshua Rochester Americans 2-year Free agency Max Shabanov New York Islanders 1-year Free agency
Players lost Date Player New team Term Via Ref Mats Zuccarello Los Angeles Kings 1-year Free agency Cameron Butler Detroit Red Wings 1-year Free agency Ben Jones Calgary Flames 1-year Free agency Samuel Hlavaj Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year Free agency
Signings Date Player Term Ref Calvin Pickard 1-year Dylan Gambrell 1-year Jagger Joshua 2-year Justin Kirkland 1-year Mason Shaw 1-year Max Shabanov 1-year
Milestones
Draft picks
Below are the Minnesota Wild's selections at the 2026 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 26–27, 2026, at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.
Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 3 83 Adam Andersson C Leksands IF J20 (J20 Nationell) 4 112 Kayden Lemire RW Prince George Cougars (WHL) 5 137 Filip Ruzicka G Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
Notes
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