# 2023–24 Minnesota Wild season

The 2023–24 Minnesota Wild season was 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.
On April 9, 2024, the Wild were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since the 2018–19 season (and only the second time since 2011–12) after a 5–2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Central Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | z – Dallas Stars | 82 | 52 | 21 | 9 | 40 | 298 | 234 | +64 | 113 |
| 2 | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 46 | 259 | 199 | +60 | 110 |
| 3 | x – Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 42 | 304 | 254 | +50 | 107 |
| 4 | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 47 | 30 | 5 | 38 | 269 | 248 | +21 | 99 |
| 5 | e – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 31 | 239 | 250 | −11 | 92 |
| 6 | e – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 39 | 34 | 9 | 32 | 251 | 263 | −12 | 87 |
| 7 | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 36 | 41 | 5 | 28 | 256 | 274 | −18 | 77 |
| 8 | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 23 | 53 | 6 | 17 | 179 | 290 | −111 | 52 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | CE | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 47 | 30 | 5 | 38 | 269 | 248 | +21 | 99 |
| 2 | PA | x – Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 34 | 267 | 245 | +22 | 98 |
| 3 | CE | e – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 31 | 239 | 250 | −11 | 92 |
| 4 | CE | e – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 39 | 34 | 9 | 32 | 251 | 263 | −12 | 87 |
| 5 | PA | e – Calgary Flames | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 32 | 253 | 271 | −18 | 81 |
| 6 | PA | e – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 28 | 217 | 236 | −19 | 81 |
| 7 | CE | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 36 | 41 | 5 | 28 | 256 | 274 | −18 | 77 |
| 8 | PA | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 27 | 50 | 5 | 21 | 204 | 295 | −91 | 59 |
| 9 | CE | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 23 | 53 | 6 | 17 | 179 | 290 | −111 | 52 |
| 10 | PA | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 19 | 54 | 9 | 14 | 181 | 331 | −150 | 47 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The Minnesota Wild preseason schedule was released on June 23, 2023.
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.
2023–24 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Notes:
$^a$ Game was played at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. :

## Player statistics

As of April 18, 2024

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Kirill Kaprizov | 75 | 46 | 50 | 96 | +11 | 36 |
| Matt Boldy | 75 | 29 | 40 | 69 | +5 | 48 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | 77 | 30 | 34 | 64 | +18 | 60 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 69 | 12 | 51 | 63 | –5 | 30 |
| Brock Faber | 82 | 8 | 39 | 47 | –1 | 26 |
| Ryan Hartman | 74 | 21 | 24 | 45 | +4 | 72 |
| Marco Rossi | 82 | 21 | 19 | 40 | –4 | 47 |
| Marcus Johansson | 78 | 11 | 19 | 30 | –15 | 22 |
| Jonas Brodin | 62 | 7 | 20 | 27 | +22 | 16 |
| Jacob Middleton | 80 | 7 | 18 | 25 | –15 | 77 |
| Marcus Foligno | 55 | 10 | 12 | 22 | +10 | 59 |
| Patrick Maroon$^‡$ | 49 | 4 | 12 | 16 | –11 | 60 |
| Frederick Gaudreau | 67 | 5 | 10 | 15 | –23 | 12 |
| Connor Dewar$^‡$ | 57 | 10 | 4 | 14 | –6 | 20 |
| Zach Bogosian$^†$ | 61 | 3 | 11 | 14 | +11 | 63 |
| Jon Merrill | 65 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 30 |
| Alex Goligoski | 36 | 0 | 10 | 10 | –8 | 18 |
| Vinni Lettieri | 46 | 5 | 4 | 9 | –7 | 24 |
| Brandon Duhaime$^‡$ | 62 | 4 | 4 | 8 | –7 | 66 |
| Declan Chisholm$^†$ | 29 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −8 | 18 |
| Dakota Mermis | 47 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −2 | 33 |
| Jake Lucchini | 40 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –3 | 23 |
| Calen Addison$^‡$ | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −3 | 6 |
| Jared Spurgeon | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +5 | 2 |
| Marat Khusnutdinov | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −3 | 6 |
| Mason Shaw | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
| Liam Ohgren | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Beckman | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –2 | 12 |
| Nic Petan$^‡$ | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –2 | 2 |
| Daemon Hunt | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –1 | 0 |
| Adam Raska | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Walker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3 | 0 |
| Jujhar Khaira | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Filip Gustavsson | 45 | 43 | 2,526:33 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 129 | 3.06 | 1,283 | .899 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | 40 | 36 | 2,232:40 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 111 | 2.98 | 1,056 | .895 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jesper Wallstedt | 3 | 3 | 179:17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3.01 | 87 | .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.

## 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

| Date | Details | Details |
| July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02) | To Tampa Bay Lightning7th-round pick in 2024 | To Minnesota WildMaxim Cajkovic Patrick Maroon (20% retained) |
| November 8, 2023 (2023-11-08) | To San Jose SharksCalen Addison | To Minnesota WildAdam Raska 5th-round pick in 2026 |
| November 8, 2023 (2023-11-08) | To Tampa Bay Lightning7th-round pick in 2025 | To Minnesota WildZach Bogosian |
| January 25, 2024 (2024-01-25) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsMaxim Cajkovic | To Minnesota WildWill Butcher |
| March 7, 2024 (2024-03-07) | To Colorado AvalancheBrandon Duhaime | To Minnesota Wild3rd-round pick in 2026 |
| March 8, 2024 (2024-03-08) | To Boston BruinsPatrick Maroon | To Minnesota WildLuke Toporowski Conditional 6th-round pick in 2026 |
| March 8, 2024 (2024-03-08) | To New York RangersNic Petan | To Minnesota WildTurner Elson |
| March 8, 2024 (2024-03-08) | To Toronto Maple LeafsConnor Dewar | To Minnesota WildDmitri Ovchinnikov 4th-round pick in 2026 |
| June 21, 2024 (2024-06-21) | To New Jersey DevilsAdam Beckman | To Minnesota WildGraeme Clarke |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Vinni Lettieri | Boston Bruins | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Jake Lucchini | Ottawa Senators | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 17, 2023 (2023-09-17) | Jujhar Khaira | Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | Free agency |
| January 29, 2024 (2024-01-29) | Declan Chisholm | Winnipeg Jets | | Waivers |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Mitchell Chaffee | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | John Klingberg | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Gustav Nyquist | Nashville Predators | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Ryan Reaves | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Sam Steel | Dallas Stars | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02) | Joe Hicketts | Los Angeles Kings | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 11, 2023 (2023-07-11) | Damien Giroux | Rochester Americans (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 12, 2023 (2023-07-12) | Oskar Sundqvist | St. Louis Blues | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 7, 2023 (2023-08-07) | Matt Dumba | Arizona Coyotes | 1-year | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| June 30, 2023 (2023-06-30) | Zane McIntyre | 1-year |
| June 30, 2023 (2023-06-30) | Dakota Mermis | 1-year |
| June 30, 2023 (2023-06-30) | Nick Swaney | 1-year |
| July 16, 2023 (2023-07-16) | Brandon Duhaime | 1-year |
| July 16, 2023 (2023-07-16) | Filip Gustavsson | 3-year |
| September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29) | Marcus Foligno | 4-year‡ |
| September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29) | Mats Zuccarello | 2-year‡ |
| October 7, 2023 (2023-10-07) | Ryan Hartman | 3-year‡ |
| March 6, 2024 (2024-03-06) | Zach Bogosian | 2-year |
| March 18, 2024 (2024-03-18) | Rasmus Kumpulainen | 3-year† |

## 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: