2023–24 Minnesota Wild
DivisionCentral
ConferenceWestern
2023–24 record18–20–5
Home record11–9–3
Road record7–11–2
Goals for126
Goals against144
Team information
General managerBill Guerin
CoachDean Evason (Oct. 11 – Nov. 27)
John Hynes (Nov. 27 – pres.)
CaptainJared Spurgeon
Alternate captainsMarcus Foligno
Kirill Kaprizov
ArenaXcel Energy Center
Minor league affiliate(s)Iowa Wild (AHL)
Iowa Heartlanders (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsJoel Eriksson Ek (17)
AssistsMats Zuccarello (25)
PointsKirill Kaprizov (35)
Penalty minutesPatrick Maroon (60)
Plus/minusJonas Brodin (+9)
WinsFilip Gustavsson (10)
Goals against averageMarc-Andre Fleury (2.97)

The 2023–24 Minnesota Wild season is the 24th season of operation (23rd season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. The Wild played two games in Stockholm at the Avicii Arena on November 18 and 19 as part of the NHL Global Series.

Standings

Divisional standings

Central Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Winnipeg Jets 42 28 10 4 26 139 97 +42 60
2 Colorado Avalanche 43 28 12 3 24 160 133 +27 59
3 Dallas Stars 42 25 12 5 18 155 129 +26 55
4 Nashville Predators 43 24 18 1 18 138 134 +4 49
5 St. Louis Blues 41 21 18 2 17 118 131 13 44
6 Arizona Coyotes 41 21 18 2 16 126 123 +3 44
7 Minnesota Wild 42 17 20 5 11 121 144 23 39
8 Chicago Blackhawks 43 12 29 2 9 97 158 61 26
Updated to game(s) played on January 13, 2024. Source: National Hockey League[1]
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)

Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE Nashville Predators 43 24 18 1 18 138 134 +4 49
2 PA Edmonton Oilers 39 23 15 1 18 138 117 +21 47
3 PA Seattle Kraken 42 19 14 9 15 122 122 0 47
4 PA Calgary Flames 43 20 18 5 17 136 137 1 45
5 CE St. Louis Blues 41 21 18 2 17 118 131 13 44
6 CE Arizona Coyotes 41 21 18 2 16 126 123 +3 44
7 CE Minnesota Wild 42 17 20 5 11 121 144 23 39
8 PA Anaheim Ducks 42 14 27 1 10 106 144 38 29
9 CE Chicago Blackhawks 43 12 29 2 9 97 158 61 26
10 PA San Jose Sharks 43 10 30 3 8 88 178 90 23
Updated to game(s) played on January 13, 2024. Source: National Hockey League[2]
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)

Schedule and results

Preseason

The Minnesota Wild preseason schedule was released on June 23, 2023.[3]

2023 preseason game log: 5–1–0 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 2–1–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecord
1September 24Minnesota4–3ColoradoBall Arena14,5011–0–0
2September 26Minnesota1–6DallasAmerican Airlines Center14,1141–1–0
3September 28Colorado3–4MinnesotaXcel Energy Center16,2152–1–0
4September 30Chicago2–3 OTMinnesotaXcel Energy Center18,1993–1–0
5October 5Minnesota3–2 SOChicagoUnited Center12,7664–1–0
6October 7Dallas0–4MinnesotaXcel Energy Center18,2055–1–0
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 27, 2023.[4][5]

2023–24 game log
January: 2–5–1 (Home: 1–4–1 ; Road: 1–1–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
36January 2Calgary3–1MinnesotaFleury18,45616–16–436[41]
37January 4Tampa Bay4–1MinnesotaFleury18,68916–17–436[42]
38January 6Minnesota4–3ColumbusOTFleury18,77117–17–438[43]
39January 8Dallas4–0MinnesotaFleury18,08717–18–438[44]
40January 10Minnesota2–7DallasWallstedt18,53217–19–438[45]
41January 12Philadelphia4–3MinnesotaOTFleury18,47317–19–539[46]
42January 13Arizona6–0MinnesotaGustavsson18,81217–20–539[47]
43January 15NY Islanders0–5MinnesotaFleury18,23118–20–541[48]
44January 18MinnesotaTampa Bay
45January 19MinnesotaFlorida
46January 21MinnesotaCarolina
47January 23WashingtonMinnesota
48January 25NashvilleMinnesota
49January 27AnaheimMinnesota

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

Player statistics

As of January 3, 2024

Skaters

Regular season[49]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Kirill Kaprizov34132134+114
Mats Zuccarello2862228–310
Joel Eriksson Ek36151025+1134
Marco Rossi36111223+833
Matthew Boldy29111021+428
Marcus Johansson3641620+18
Ryan Hartman3111617+126
Brock Faber3621416+1012
Marcus Foligno356915+1027
Patrick Maroon3641014–250
Jacob Middleton365813–339
Jonas Brodin25189+72
Frederick Gaudreau26369–44
Connor Dewar36628–820
Dakota Mermis20246023
Brandon Duhaime36415–343
Calen Addison12055−36
Jared Spurgeon16055+52
Alex Goligoski19055–214
Vinni Lettieri19314−66
Jon Merrill26134+214
Zach Bogosian20033+214
Nic Petan302200
Daemon Hunt901100
Jujhar Khaira100000
Jake Lucchini300000
Sammy Walker3000–30

Goaltenders

Regular season[50]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Filip Gustavsson22221,258:531092622.95574.9032000
Marc-Andre Fleury1614913:29672473.09452.8960002

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.

Roster

Updated January 9, 2024[51][52]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
24 United States Zach Bogosian D R 33 2023 Massena, New York
12 United States Matthew Boldy RW L 22 2019 Millis, Massachusetts
25 Sweden Jonas Brodin Injured Reserve D L 30 2011 Karlstad, Sweden
26 Canada Connor Dewar C L 24 2018 The Pas, Manitoba
21 United States Brandon Duhaime LW L 26 2016 Coral Springs, Florida
14 Sweden Joel Eriksson Ek C L 26 2015 Karlstad, Sweden
7 United States Brock Faber D R 21 2022 Maple Grove, Minnesota
29 Canada Marc-Andre Fleury G L 39 2022 Sorel-Tracy, Quebec
17 Canada Marcus Foligno (A) RW L 32 2017 Buffalo, New York
89 Canada Frederick Gaudreau C R 30 2021 Bromont, Quebec
33 United States Alex Goligoski D L 38 2021 Grand Rapids, Minnesota
32 Sweden Filip Gustavsson Injured Reserve G L 25 2022 Skellefteå, Sweden
38 United States Ryan Hartman C R 29 2019 Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
48 Canada Daemon Hunt D L 21 2020 Brandon, Manitoba
90 Sweden Marcus Johansson C L 33 2023 Landskrona, Sweden
97 Russia Kirill Kaprizov (A) Injured Reserve LW L 26 2015 Novokuznetsk, Russia
10 United States Vinni Lettieri Injured Reserve C R 28 2023 Excelsior, Minnesota
20 United States Patrick Maroon LW L 35 2023 St. Louis, Missouri
6 United States Dakota Mermis D L 30 2020 Alton, Illinois
4 United States Jon Merrill D L 31 2021 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
5 Canada Jacob Middleton D L 28 2022 Stratford, Ontario
19 Canada Nic Petan C L 28 2022 Delta, British Columbia
51 Czech Republic Adam Raska RW R 22 2023 Kopřivnice, Czech Republic
23 Austria Marco Rossi C L 22 2020 Feldkirch, Austria
46 Canada Jared Spurgeon (C) Injured Reserve D R 34 2010 Edmonton, Alberta
30 Sweden Jesper Wallstedt G L 21 2021 Västerås, Sweden
36 Norway Mats Zuccarello RW L 36 2019 Oslo, Norway

Transactions

The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.

Key:

   Contract is entry-level.
   Contract initially takes effect in the 2023–24 season.

Trades

DateDetailsRef
July 2, 2023 To Tampa Bay Lightning
7th-round pick in 2024
To Minnesota Wild
Maxim Cajkovic
Patrick Maroon (20% retained)
[53]
November 8, 2023 To San Jose Sharks
Calen Addison
To Minnesota Wild
Adam Raska
5th-round pick in 2026
[54]
To Tampa Bay Lightning
7th-round pick in 2025
To Minnesota Wild
Zach Bogosian
[55]

Players acquired

DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 1, 2023Vinni LettieriBoston Bruins2-yearFree agency[56]
Jake LucchiniOttawa Senators1-yearFree agency[56]
September 17, 2023Jujhar KhairaChicago Blackhawks1-yearFree agency[57]

Players lost

DatePlayerNew teamTermViaRef
July 1, 2023Mitchell ChaffeeTampa Bay Lightning1-yearFree agency[58]
John KlingbergToronto Maple Leafs1-yearFree agency[59]
Gustav NyquistNashville Predators2-yearFree agency[60]
Ryan ReavesToronto Maple Leafs3-yearFree agency[59]
Sam SteelDallas Stars1-yearFree agency[61]
July 2, 2023Joe HickettsLos Angeles Kings1-yearFree agency[62]
July 11, 2023Damien GirouxRochester Americans (AHL)1-yearFree agency[63]
July 12, 2023Oskar SundqvistSt. Louis Blues1-yearFree agency[64]
August 7, 2023Matt DumbaArizona Coyotes1-yearFree agency[65]

Signings

DatePlayerTermRef
June 30, 2023Zane McIntyre1-year[66]
Dakota Mermis1-year[66]
Nick Swaney1-year[66]
July 16, 2023Brandon Duhaime1-year[67]
July 16, 2023Filip Gustavsson3-year[68]
September 29, 2023Marcus Foligno4-year[69]
Mats Zuccarello2-year[70]
October 7, 2023Ryan Hartman3-year[71]

Draft picks

Below are the Minnesota Wild selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 21 Charlie Stramel C  United States Wisconsin Badgers (B1G)
2 53 Rasmus Kumpulainen C  Finland Lahti Pelicans (U20 SM-sarja)
2 64 Riley Heidt C  Canada Prince George Cougars (WHL)
5 149 Aaron Pionk D  United States Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
6 181 Kalem Parker D  Canada Victoria Royals (WHL)
7 213 James Clark LW  United States Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)

Notes:

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