2019–20 Minnesota Wild season

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
Division6th Central
Conference10th Western
2019–20 record35–27–7
Home record19–11–5
Road record16–16–2
Goals for220
Goals against220
Team information
General managerBill Guerin
CoachBruce Boudreau (Oct. 3 – Feb. 14)
Dean Evason (Feb. 14 – Aug. 7)
CaptainMikko Koivu
Alternate captainsZach Parise
Ryan Suter
ArenaXcel Energy Center
Average attendance17,472[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Iowa Wild (AHL)
Allen Americans (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsZach Parise (25)
AssistsRyan Suter (40)
PointsKevin Fiala (54)
Penalty minutesRyan Hartman (69)
Plus/minusCarson Soucy ( 16)
WinsAlex Stalock (20)
Goals against averageAlex 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

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Divisional standings

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Central Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: National Hockey League[6]

Western Conference

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Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD PCT Qualification
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
Source: National Hockey League[8]
Tiebreaking procedures
  1. Fewer number of games played (only used during regular season).
  2. Greater number of regulation wins (denoted by RW).
  3. Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime (excluding shootout wins; denoted by ROW).
  4. Greater number of total wins (including shootouts).
  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 (difference between goals for and goals against).
  7. Greater number of goals scored (denoted by GF).

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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The preseason schedule was published on June 13, 2019.[9]

Regular season

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The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.[16]

2019–20 game log: 35–27–7 (Home: 19–11–5; Away: 16–16–2)

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

Playoffs

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The Wild were defeated by the Vancouver Canucks in the qualifying round in four games.[86]

2020 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Skaters

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Goaltenders

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Regular season[93]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
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
Playoffs[94]
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
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.

References

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