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
editDivisional standings
editPos | 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
editPos | 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 | .863 | |
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
editPreseason
editThe 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
editThe 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
editThe Wild were defeated by the Vancouver Canucks in the qualifying round in four games.[86]
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Legend: Win Loss |
Player statistics
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Goaltenders
editPlayer | 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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