2021–22 Minnesota Wild season
The 2021–22 Minnesota Wild season was the 22nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[2] The Wild clinched a playoff spot after a 5–4 overtime win against the San Jose Sharks, which would be their ninth postseason appearance in the last 10 seasons.[3] Despite setting franchise records in wins (53), and points (113), the Wild were upset in the first round by the St. Louis Blues, losing in six games.
2021–22 Minnesota Wild | |
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Division | 2nd Central |
Conference | 2nd Western |
2021–22 record | 53–22–7 |
Home record | 31–8–2 |
Road record | 22–14–5 |
Goals for | 310 |
Goals against | 253 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bill Guerin |
Coach | Dean Evason |
Captain | Jared Spurgeon |
Alternate captains | Matt Dumba Marcus Foligno |
Arena | Xcel Energy Center |
Average attendance | 18,542[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Iowa Wild (AHL) Iowa Heartlanders (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Kirill Kaprizov (47) |
Assists | Kirill Kaprizov (61) |
Points | Kirill Kaprizov (108) |
Penalty minutes | Brandon Duhaime (122) |
Plus/minus | Alex Goligoski (+41) |
Wins | Cam Talbot (32) |
Goals against average | Marc-Andre Fleury (2.74) |
Standings
Divisional standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | z – Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 56 | 19 | 7 | 46 | 312 | 234 | +78 | 119 |
2 | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 37 | 310 | 253 | +57 | 113 |
3 | x – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 49 | 22 | 11 | 43 | 311 | 242 | +69 | 109 |
4 | x – Dallas Stars | 82 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 31 | 238 | 246 | −8 | 98 |
5 | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 35 | 266 | 252 | +14 | 97 |
6 | e – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 31 | 252 | 257 | −5 | 89 |
7 | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 28 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 219 | 291 | −72 | 68 |
8 | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 25 | 50 | 7 | 18 | 207 | 313 | −106 | 57 |
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; z – Clinched conference
Conference standings
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | CE | x – Dallas Stars | 82 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 31 | 238 | 246 | −8 | 98 |
2 | CE | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 35 | 266 | 252 | +14 | 97 |
3 | PA | e – Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 43 | 31 | 8 | 34 | 266 | 248 | +18 | 94 |
4 | PA | e – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 32 | 249 | 236 | +13 | 92 |
5 | CE | e – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 32 | 252 | 257 | −5 | 89 |
6 | PA | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 22 | 214 | 264 | −50 | 77 |
7 | PA | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 22 | 232 | 271 | −39 | 76 |
8 | CE | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 28 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 219 | 291 | −72 | 68 |
9 | PA | e – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 27 | 49 | 6 | 23 | 216 | 285 | −69 | 60 |
10 | CE | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 25 | 50 | 7 | 18 | 207 | 313 | −106 | 57 |
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
The regular season schedule was released on July 22, 2021, with only about a handful of games scheduled in February because NHL players are planning to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics.[6]
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Playoffs
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Player statistics
As of May 13, 2022
Skaters
Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Cam Talbot | 49 | 48 | 2,864:23 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 132 | 2.76 | 1,488 | .911 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Kaapo Kahkonen‡ | 25 | 23 | 1,380:05 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 66 | 2.87 | 734 | .910 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Marc-Andre Fleury† | 11 | 11 | 657:54 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 2.74 | 334 | .910 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Marc-Andre Fleury | 5 | 5 | 296:28 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 3.04 | 159 | .906 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cam Talbot | 1 | 1 | 57:53 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.14 | 26 | .846 | 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
The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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July 23, 2021 | To Edmonton Oilers 1st-round pick in 2021 PIT 3rd-round pick in 2021 |
To Minnesota Wild 1st-round pick in 2021 |
[102] |
July 24, 2021 | To Montreal Canadiens 5th-round pick in 2021 7th-round pick in 2021 |
To Minnesota Wild 4th-round pick in 2021 |
[103] |
July 28, 2021 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Brennan Menell |
To Minnesota Wild Conditional1 7th-round pick in 2022 |
[104] |
December 29, 2021 | To St. Louis Blues Will Bitten |
To Minnesota Wild Nolan Stevens |
[105] |
February 12, 2022 | To Montreal Canadiens Andrew Hammond |
To Minnesota Wild Brandon Baddock |
[106] |
March 15, 2022 | To Colorado Avalanche Nico Sturm |
To Minnesota Wild Tyson Jost |
[107] |
March 19, 2022 | To Anaheim Ducks 3rd-round pick in 2023 |
To Minnesota Wild Nicolas Deslauriers |
[108] |
March 20, 2022 | To Arizona Coyotes Jack McBain |
To Minnesota Wild VAN 2nd-round pick in 2022 |
[109] |
March 21, 2022 | To San Jose Sharks Kaapo Kahkonen 5th-round pick in 2022 |
To Minnesota Wild Jacob Middleton |
[110] |
March 21, 2022 | To Chicago Blackhawks Conditional2 2nd-round pick in 2022 |
To Minnesota Wild Marc-Andre Fleury |
[110] |
June 29, 2022 | To Los Angeles Kings Kevin Fiala |
To Minnesota Wild Brock Faber 1st-round pick in 2022 |
[111] |
Notes:
- Minnesota will receive a 7th-round pick in 2022 if Mennell plays 30 games for Toronto in 2021–22; otherwise no pick will be exchanged.
- Chicago will receive Minnesota's 1st-round pick in 2022 if they reach the 2022 Western Conference Final and Fleury has at least four wins in the first two rounds; otherwise they will receive a 2nd-round pick.
Players acquired
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 28, 2021 | Frederick Gaudreau | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2-year | Free agency | [112] |
Alex Goligoski | Arizona Coyotes | 1-year | Free agency | [113] | |
Joe Hicketts | Detroit Red Wings | 2-year | Free agency | [114] | |
Dmitry Kulikov | Edmonton Oilers | 2-year | Free agency | [115] | |
Jon Lizotte | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [116] | |
Dominic Turgeon | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | Free agency | [117] | |
July 29, 2021 | Kevin Czuczman | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency | [118] |
Jon Merrill | Montreal Canadiens | 1-year | Free agency | [119] | |
August 27, 2021 | Jordie Benn | Winnipeg Jets | 1-year | Free agency | [120] |
October 5, 2021 | Rem Pitlick | Nashville Predators | Waivers | [121] | |
January 4, 2022 | Zane McIntyre | Tucson Roadrunners (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [122] |
Players lost
Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 13, 2021 | Zach Parise | New York Islanders | 1-year | Buy-out | [123] |
Ryan Suter | Dallas Stars | 4-year | Buy-out | [123] | |
July 21, 2021 | Carson Soucy | Seattle Kraken | Expansion draft | [124] | |
July 28, 2021 | Louie Belpedio | Montreal Canadiens | 1-year | Free agency | [125] |
Nick Bonino | San Jose Sharks | 2-year | Free agency | [126] | |
Ian Cole | Carolina Hurricanes | 1-year | Free agency | [127] | |
Gabriel Dumont | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year | Free agency | [128] | |
Brad Hunt | Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | Free agency | [129] | |
Luke Johnson | Winnipeg Jets | 1-year | Free agency | [130] | |
Gerald Mayhew | Philadelphia Flyers | 1-year | Free agency | [131] | |
Ryan Suter | Dallas Stars | 4-year | Free agency | [132] | |
August 6, 2021 | Marcus Johansson | Seattle Kraken | 1-year | Free agency | [133] |
October 2, 2021 | Matt Bartkowski | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [134] |
November 24, 2021 | Ivan Lodnia | Contract termination | [135] | ||
Chicago Wolves (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [136] | ||
January 12, 2022 | Rem Pitlick | Montreal Canadiens | Waivers | [137] | |
June 23, 2022 | Kevin Czuczman | Ilves (Liiga) | 1-year | Free agency | [138] |
Signings
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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July 18, 2021 | Joseph Cramarossa | 2-year | Re-signing | [139] |
July 26, 2021 | Andrew Hammond | 1-year | Re-signing | [140] |
July 27, 2021 | Dakota Mermis | 2-year | Re-signing | [141] |
Kyle Rau | 1-year | Re-signing | [142] | |
July 29, 2021 | Brandon Duhaime | 2-year | Re-signing | [143] |
August 8, 2021 | Will Bitten | 1-year | Re-signing | [144] |
August 16, 2021 | Kevin Fiala | 1-year | Re-signing | [145] |
August 17, 2021 | Mason Shaw | 2-year | Re-signing | [146] |
August 25, 2021 | Carson Lambos | 3-year | Entry-level | [147] |
September 21, 2021 | Kirill Kaprizov | 5-year | Re-signing | [148] |
January 11, 2022 | Jon Merrill | 3-year | Extension | [149] |
January 31, 2022 | Jordan Greenway | 3-year | Extension | [150] |
March 23, 2022 | Vladislav Firstov | 3-year | Entry-level | [151] |
March 29, 2022 | Sam Hentges | 2-year | Entry-level | [152] |
March 30, 2022 | Alex Goligoski | 2-year | Extension | [153] |
April 28, 2022 | Simon Johansson | 2-year | Extension | [154] |
May 9, 2022 | Pavel Novak | 3-year | Entry-level | [155] |
May 16, 2022 | Jesper Wallstedt | 3-year | Entry-level | [156] |
June 22, 2022 | Connor Dewar | 2-year | Extension | [157] |
July 6, 2022 | Jacob Middleton | 3-year | Extension | [158] |
Draft picks
Below are the Minnesota Wild's selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which were held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Round | # | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) |
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1 | 20 | Jesper Wallstedt | G | Sweden | Lulea HF (SHL) |
1 | 26 | Carson Lambos | D | Canada | JYP U20 (U20 SM-sarja) |
2 | 54 | Jack Peart | D | USA | Fargo Force (USHL) |
3 | 86 | Caedan Bankier | C | Canada | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
4 | 118 | Kyle Masters | D | Canada | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
4 | 127 | Josh Pillar | RW | Canada | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
6 | 182 | Nate Benoit | USA | Mount St. Charles Mounties (USHS-RI) |
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