2018–19 Minnesota Wild season

The 2018–19 Minnesota Wild season was the 19th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[1] On April 2, 2019, the Wild were eliminated from playoff contention after the Colorado Avalanche's 6–2 victory against the Edmonton Oilers, marking the first time the Wild missed the postseason since the 2011–12 season.[2]

2018–19 Minnesota Wild
Division7th Central
Conference11th Western
2018–19 record37–36–9
Home record16–18–7
Road record21–18–2
Goals for211
Goals against237
Team information
General managerPaul Fenton
CoachBruce Boudreau
CaptainMikko Koivu
Alternate captainsZach Parise
Ryan Suter
ArenaXcel Energy Center
Minor league affiliate(s)Iowa Wild (AHL)
Allen Americans (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsZach Parise (28)
AssistsRyan Suter (40)
PointsZach Parise (61)
Penalty minutesNick Seeler (64)
Plus/minusMatt Bartkowski (+2)
WinsDevan Dubnyk (31)
Goals against averageDevan Dubnyk (2.54)

Standings

Central Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y Nashville Predators 82 47 29 6 43 240 214 +26 100
2 x Winnipeg Jets 82 47 30 5 45 272 244 +28 99
3 x St. Louis Blues 82 45 28 9 42 247 223 +24 99
4 x Dallas Stars 82 43 32 7 42 210 202 +8 93
5 x Colorado Avalanche 82 38 30 14 36 260 246 +14 90
6 Chicago Blackhawks 82 36 34 12 33 270 292 22 84
7 Minnesota Wild 82 37 36 9 36 211 237 26 83
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot; y Clinched division.
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE x Dallas Stars 82 43 32 7 42 210 202 +8 93
2 CE x Colorado Avalanche 82 38 30 14 36 260 246 +14 90
3 PA Arizona Coyotes 82 39 35 8 35 213 223 10 86
4 CE Chicago Blackhawks 82 36 34 12 33 270 292 22 84
5 CE Minnesota Wild 82 37 36 9 36 211 237 26 83
6 PA Vancouver Canucks 82 35 36 11 29 225 254 29 81
7 PA Anaheim Ducks 82 35 37 10 32 199 251 52 80
8 PA Edmonton Oilers 82 35 38 9 32 232 274 42 79
9 PA Los Angeles Kings 82 31 42 9 28 202 263 61 71
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 13, 2018.[3]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.[4]

2018–19 game log: 37–36–9 (Home: 16–18–7; Away: 21–18–2)

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

Player statistics

As of April 6, 2019[5][6][7]

Skaters

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Zach Parise74283361−226
Eric Staal81223052−734
Mikael Granlund63153449−220
Ryan Suter8274047−841
Jared Spurgeon82142943−120
Jason Zucker81212142−928
Mikko Koivu4882129−222
Charlie Coyle60101828116
Jordan Greenway81121224−1229
Nino Niederreiter4691423−1110
Mathew Dumba32121022−521
Marcus Foligno8271219−155
Jonas Brodin8241418−1530
Luke Kunin4961117−927
Ryan Donato2241216−44
Eric Fehr727815−830
Joel Eriksson Ek587714−720
J. T. Brown56358029
Kevin Fiala19347−1210
Nick Seeler71257−464
Greg Pateryn80167−1141
Pontus Aberg22156−46
Brad Hunt29325−56
Victor Rask23213−14
Matt Hendricks22022−219
Matt Bartkowski210120
Matt Read12101−22
Kyle Rau601100
Ryan Murphy200010
Anthony Bitetto18000−84
Nate Prosser1500012
Louie Belpedio200000
Nico Sturm200000

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Devan Dubnyk67663,855:16312861632.541,877.9132022
Alex Stalock21161,065:06683532.99525.8990024

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.

Awards and honours

Milestones

Transactions

The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.

Trades

DateDetailsRef
October 3, 2018 (2018-10-03) To Montreal Canadiens
Gustav Olofsson
To Minnesota Wild
William Bitten
[8]
November 21, 2018 (2018-11-21) To Los Angeles Kings
Pavel Jenys
To Minnesota Wild
Stepan Falkovsky
[9]
January 16, 2019 (2019-01-16) To Anaheim Ducks
Justin Kloos
To Minnesota Wild
Pontus Aberg
[10]
January 17, 2019 (2019-01-17) To Carolina Hurricanes
Nino Niederreiter
To Minnesota Wild
Victor Rask
[11]
January 21, 2019 (2019-01-21) To Vegas Golden Knights
Conditional 5th-round pick in 2019
To Minnesota Wild
Brad Hunt
6th-round pick in 2019
[12]
January 30, 2019 (2019-01-30) To New Jersey Devils
Ryan Murphy
To Minnesota Wild
Michael Kapla
[13]
February 20, 2019 (2019-02-20) To Boston Bruins
Charlie Coyle
To Minnesota Wild
Ryan Donato
Conditional 5th-round pick in 2019
[14]
February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25) To Nashville Predators
Mikael Granlund
To Minnesota Wild
Kevin Fiala
[15]
February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25) To Winnipeg Jets
Matt Hendricks
To Minnesota Wild
7th-round pick in 2020
[16]
May 30, 2019 (2019-05-30) To Toronto Maple Leafs
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2020
To Minnesota Wild
Fedor Gordeev
[17]

Free agents

DatePlayerTeamContract termRef
June 29, 2018 (2018-06-29)Steve Michalekto Red Bull Salzburg (EBEL)Unknown[18]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Matt Bartkowskifrom Calgary Flames1-year[19]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)J. T. Brownfrom Anaheim Ducks2-year[19]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Matt Cullento Pittsburgh Penguins1-year[20]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Eric Fehrfrom San Jose Sharks1-year[19]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Kurtis Gabrielto New Jersey Devils1-year[21]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Andrew Hammondfrom Colorado Avalanche1-year[19]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Matt Hendricksfrom Winnipeg Jets1-year[19]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Mike Liambasfrom Anaheim Ducks2-year[19]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Greg Paterynfrom Dallas Stars3-year[19]
July 6, 2018 (2018-07-06)Tyler Ennisto Toronto Maple Leafs1-year[22]
July 14, 2018 (2018-07-14)Zack Mitchellto Los Angeles Kings1-year[23]
July 19, 2018 (2018-07-19)Pat Cannoneto ERC Ingolstadt (DEL)1-year[24]
July 30, 2018 (2018-07-30)Matt Readfrom Philadelphia Flyers1-year[25]
August 7, 2018 (2018-08-07)Dylan Labbeto Wichita Thunder (ECHL)1-year[26]
August 28, 2018 (2018-08-28)Kyle Quinceyto HIFK (Liiga)1-year[27]
August 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)Zach Palmquistto Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL)1-year[28]
November 1, 2018 (2018-11-01)Colton Beckfrom Iowa Wild (AHL)2-year[29]
March 18, 2019 (2019-03-18)Mat Robsonfrom Minnesota Golden Gophers (Big Ten)2-year[30]
April 1, 2019 (2019-04-01)Nico Sturmfrom Clarkson Golden Knights (ECAC Hockey)1-year[31]
May 10, 2019 (2019-05-10)Gerald Mayhewfrom Iowa Wild (AHL)2-year[32]

Waivers

DatePlayerTeamRef
January 25, 2019 (2019-01-25)Anthony Bitettofrom Nashville Predators[33]

Signings

DatePlayerContract termRef
June 25, 2018 (2018-06-25)Ryan Murphy1-year[36]
June 27, 2018 (2018-06-27)Kyle Rau2-year[37]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Nick Seeler3-year[38]
July 21, 2018 (2018-07-21)Matt Dumba5-year[39]
July 25, 2018 (2018-07-25)Jason Zucker5-year[40]
February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25)Eric Staal2-year[41]
March 5, 2019 (2019-03-05)Connor Dewar3-year[42]
March 19, 2019 (2019-03-19)Alexander Khovanov3-year[43]
June 11, 2019 (2019-06-11)Matt Bartkowski1-year[44]

Draft picks

Below are the Minnesota Wild's selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 24 Filip Johansson D  Sweden Leksands IF (Allsvenskan)
3 631 Jack McBain C  Canada Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL)
3 86 Alexander Khovanov C  Russia Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
3 922 Connor Dewar C  Canada Everett Silvertips (WHL)
5 148 Simon Johansson D  Sweden Djurgårdens IF J20 (SuperElit)
5 1553 Damien Giroux C  Canada Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
6 179 Shawn Boudrias RW  Canada Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
7 210 Sam Hengtes C  United States Tri-City Storm (USHL)

Notes:

  1. The Buffalo Sabres' third-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 30, 2017, that sent Jason Pominville, Marco Scandella and a fourth-round pick in 2018 to Buffalo in exchange for Tyler Ennis, Marcus Foligno and this pick.[45]
  2. The Vegas Golden Knights' third-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 21, 2017, that sent Alex Tuch to Vegas in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[46]
  3. The Washington Capitals' fifth-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 14, 2017, that sent Tyler Graovac to Washington in exchange for this pick.[47]

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