2022–23 Minnesota Wild season
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The 2022–23 Minnesota Wild season was the 23rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[2] On April 3, 2023, the Wild clinched a playoff spot after a shootout loss to the Vegas Golden Knights and after the Dallas Stars defeated the Nashville Predators.[3] The Wild lost their eighth consecutive playoff series on April 28, 2023, after the Stars eliminated them in six games.[4]
2022–23 Minnesota Wild | |
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Division | 3rd Central |
Conference | 6th Western |
2022–23 record | 46–25–11 |
Home record | 25–12–4 |
Road record | 21–13–7 |
Goals for | 246 |
Goals against | 225 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bill Guerin |
Coach | Dean Evason |
Captain | Jared Spurgeon |
Alternate captains | Matt Dumba Marcus Foligno |
Arena | Xcel Energy Center |
Average attendance | 18,454[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Iowa Wild (AHL) Iowa Heartlanders (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Kirill Kaprizov (40) |
Assists | Mats Zuccarello (45) |
Points | Kirill Kaprizov (75) |
Penalty minutes | Marcus Foligno (97) |
Plus/minus | Jared Spurgeon (+32) |
Wins | Marc-Andre Fleury (24) |
Goals against average | Filip Gustavsson (2.10) |

Standings
Divisional standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 36 | 280 | 226 | +54 | 109 |
2 | x – Dallas Stars | 82 | 47 | 21 | 14 | 39 | 285 | 218 | +67 | 108 |
3 | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 34 | 246 | 225 | +21 | 103 |
4 | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 46 | 33 | 3 | 36 | 247 | 225 | +22 | 95 |
5 | e – Nashville Predators | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 229 | 238 | −9 | 92 |
6 | e – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 27 | 263 | 301 | −38 | 81 |
7 | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 228 | 299 | −71 | 70 |
8 | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 26 | 49 | 7 | 18 | 204 | 301 | −97 | 59 |
Source: National Hockey League[5]
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)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
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)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Conference standings
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | PA | x – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 37 | 289 | 256 | +33 | 100 |
2 | CE | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 46 | 33 | 3 | 36 | 247 | 225 | +22 | 95 |
3 | PA | e – Calgary Flames | 82 | 38 | 27 | 17 | 31 | 260 | 252 | +8 | 93 |
4 | CE | e – Nashville Predators | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 229 | 238 | −9 | 92 |
5 | PA | e – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 24 | 276 | 298 | −22 | 83 |
6 | CE | e – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 27 | 263 | 301 | −38 | 81 |
7 | CE | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 228 | 299 | −71 | 70 |
8 | PA | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 22 | 44 | 16 | 16 | 234 | 321 | −87 | 60 |
9 | CE | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 26 | 49 | 7 | 18 | 204 | 301 | −97 | 59 |
10 | PA | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 13 | 209 | 338 | −129 | 58 |
Source: National Hockey League[6]
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)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot
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)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot
Schedule and results
Regular season
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Legend: Win Loss |
Player statistics
Summarize
Perspective
Skaters
Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Marc-Andre Fleury | 46 | 45 | 2,654:17 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 126 | 2.85 | 1,367 | .908 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Filip Gustavsson | 39 | 37 | 2,310:56 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 81 | 2.10 | 1,173 | .931 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Filip Gustavsson | 5 | 5 | 308:32 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 2.33 | 151 | .921 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marc-Andre Fleury | 2 | 1 | 76:41 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5.48 | 37 | .811 | 0 | 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.
Transactions
Summarize
Perspective
The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.
Key:
† Contract is entry-level.
‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2023–24 season.
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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July 12, 2022 | To Ottawa Senators Cam Talbot |
To Minnesota Wild Filip Gustavsson |
[99] |
August 31, 2022 | To Anaheim Ducks Dmitry Kulikov |
To Minnesota Wild Future considerations |
[100] |
November 23, 2022 | To New York Rangers 5th-round pick in 2025 |
To Minnesota Wild Ryan Reaves |
[101] |
February 17, 2023 | To St. Louis Blues Josh Pillar |
To Minnesota Wild Ryan O'Reilly |
[102] |
February 17, 2023 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Ryan O'Reilly |
To Minnesota Wild 4th-round pick in 2025 |
[103] |
March 3, 2023 | To Anaheim Ducks Nikita Nesterenko Andrej Sustr 4th-round pick in 2025 |
To Minnesota Wild John Klingberg* |
[104] |
March 3, 2023 | To Buffalo Sabres Jordan Greenway |
To Minnesota Wild VGK 2nd-round pick in 2023 5th-round pick in 2024 |
[104] |
March 3, 2023 | To Detroit Red Wings 5th-round pick in 2023 |
To Minnesota Wild Oskar Sundqvist |
[104] |
Players acquired
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 13, 2022 | Brandon Baddock | Montreal Canadiens | 1-year | Free agency | [105] |
Steven Fogarty | Boston Bruins | 2-year | [105] | ||
Nic Petan | Vancouver Canucks | [105] | |||
Andrej Sustr | Anaheim Ducks | 1-year | [105] | ||
August 17, 2022 | Samuel Walker | Minnesota Golden Gophers (B1G) | 2-year† | [106] | |
August 30, 2022 | Sam Steel | Anaheim Ducks | 1-year | [107] |
Players lost
Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 13, 2022 | Nick Bjugstad | Arizona Coyotes | 1-year | Free agency | [108] |
Nicolas Deslauriers | Philadelphia Flyers | 4-year | [109] | ||
July 14, 2022 | Jordie Benn | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | [110] | |
July 15, 2022 | Jon Lizotte | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) | [111] | ||
July 18, 2022 | Fedor Gordeev | Providence Bruins (AHL) | [112] | ||
Nolan Stevens | Utica Comets (AHL) | [113] | |||
August 12, 2022 | Dominic Turgeon | Porin Ässät (Liiga) | [114] | ||
October 24, 2022 | Kyle Rau | Abbotsford Canucks (AHL) | [115] | ||
November 19, 2022 | Tyson Jost | Buffalo Sabres | Waivers | [116] |
Signings
Date | Player | Term | Ref |
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July 7, 2022 | Marc-Andre Fleury | 2-year | [117] |
July 11, 2022 | Zane McIntyre | 1-year | [118] |
July 16, 2022 | Liam Ohgren | 3-year† | [119] |
July 17, 2022 | Mitchell Chaffee | 1-year | [120] |
Nick Swaney | 1-year | [120] | |
October 19, 2022 | Michael Milne | 3-year† | [121] |
January 16, 2023 | Matt Boldy | 7-year‡ | [122] |
March 1, 2023 | Caedan Bankier | 3-year†‡ | [123] |
March 2, 2023 | Hunter Haight | 3-year†‡ | [124] |
March 6, 2023 | David Spacek | 3-year†‡ | [125] |
March 9, 2023 | Kyle Masters | 3-year†‡ | [126] |
April 9, 2023 | Brock Faber | 3-year† | [127] |
April 13, 2023 | Frederick Gaudreau | 5-year‡ | [128] |
May 2, 2023 | Marcus Johansson | 2-year‡ | [129] |
June 23, 2023 | Hunter Jones | 1-year‡ |
Draft picks
Below are the Minnesota Wild's selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 7 to 8, 2022, at Bell Centre in Montreal.
Round | # | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) |
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1 | 19 | Liam Ohgren | LW | ![]() |
Djurgårdens IF (SHL) |
24 | Danila Yurov | C | ![]() |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL) | |
2 | 47 | Hunter Haight | C | ![]() |
Barrie Colts (OHL) |
56 | Rieger Lorenz | LW | ![]() |
Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) | |
3 | 89 | Michael Milne | LW | ![]() |
Winnipeg Ice (WHL) |
4 | 121 | Ryan Healey | D | ![]() |
Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) |
5 | 153 | David Spacek | D | ![]() |
Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL) |
6 | 185 | Servac Petrovsky | C | ![]() |
Owen Sound Attack (OHL) |
References
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