# 2022–23 Minnesota Wild season

The 2022–23 Minnesota Wild season was the 23rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. 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. The Wild lost their eighth consecutive playoff series on April 28, 2023, after the Stars eliminated them in six games.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Central Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2022–23 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2023 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Kirill Kaprizov | 67 | 40 | 35 | 75 | +4 | 45 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 78 | 22 | 45 | 67 | −3 | 26 |
| Matthew Boldy | 81 | 31 | 32 | 63 | +1 | 39 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | 78 | 23 | 38 | 61 | +4 | 44 |
| Frederick Gaudreau | 82 | 19 | 19 | 38 | +10 | 10 |
| Ryan Hartman | 59 | 15 | 22 | 37 | +7 | 90 |
| Jared Spurgeon | 79 | 11 | 23 | 34 | +32 | 14 |
| Calen Addison | 62 | 3 | 26 | 29 | −17 | 22 |
| Sam Steel | 65 | 10 | 18 | 28 | +11 | 18 |
| Marcus Foligno | 65 | 7 | 14 | 21 | −6 | 97 |
| Connor Dewar | 81 | 6 | 12 | 18 | −5 | 50 |
| Marcus Johansson$^†$ | 20 | 6 | 12 | 18 | +6 | 0 |
| Mason Shaw | 59 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −1 | 79 |
| Ryan Reaves$^†$ | 61 | 5 | 10 | 15 | −1 | 31 |
| Jacob Middleton | 79 | 3 | 12 | 15 | +15 | 72 |
| Matt Dumba | 79 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −8 | 81 |
| Jonas Brodin | 60 | 3 | 11 | 14 | +13 | 30 |
| Jon Merrill | 73 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 38 |
| Brandon Duhaime | 51 | 9 | 1 | 10 | +6 | 42 |
| John Klingberg$^†$ | 17 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +3 | 4 |
| Oskar Sundqvist$^†$ | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Jordan Greenway$^‡$ | 45 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −3 | 26 |
| Alex Goligoski | 46 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −9 | 16 |
| Gustav Nyquist$^†$ | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 0 |
| Nic Petan | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Tyson Jost | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −4 | 11 |
| Sammy Walker | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
| Joseph Cramarossa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Marco Rossi | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −7 | 8 |
| Damien Giroux | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Brock Faber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 |
| Adam Beckman | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| Nick Swaney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Fogarty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dakota Mermis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Ryan Hartman | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +3 | 16 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 |
| Gustav Nyquist | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +4 | 2 |
| John Klingberg | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 0 |
| Frederick Gaudreau | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Matthew Boldy | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −5 | 4 |
| Marcus Johansson | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −5 | 0 |
| Sam Steel | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 |
| Jacob Middleton | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 8 |
| Matt Dumba | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Jared Spurgeon | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −6 | 4 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 12 |
| Oskar Sundqvist | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 |
| Marcus Foligno | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 35 |
| Brock Faber | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 |
| Connor Dewar | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| Brandon Duhaime | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 10 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Brodin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| Jon Merrill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 |
| Ryan Reaves | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 14 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| 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 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| 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

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 | Details |
| July 12, 2022 (2022-07-12) | To Ottawa SenatorsCam Talbot | To Minnesota WildFilip Gustavsson |
| August 31, 2022 (2022-08-31) | To Anaheim DucksDmitry Kulikov | To Minnesota WildFuture considerations |
| November 23, 2022 (2022-11-23) | To New York Rangers5th-round pick in 2025 | To Minnesota WildRyan Reaves |
| February 17, 2023 (2023-02-17) | To St. Louis BluesJosh Pillar | To Minnesota WildRyan O'Reilly |
| February 17, 2023 (2023-02-17) | To Toronto Maple LeafsRyan O'Reilly | To Minnesota Wild4th-round pick in 2025 |
| March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | To Anaheim DucksNikita Nesterenko Andrej Sustr 4th-round pick in 2025 | To Minnesota WildJohn Klingberg* |
| March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | To Buffalo SabresJordan Greenway | To Minnesota WildVGK 2nd-round pick in 2023 5th-round pick in 2024 |
| March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | To Detroit Red Wings5th-round pick in 2023 | To Minnesota WildOskar Sundqvist |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Brandon Baddock | Montreal Canadiens | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Steven Fogarty | Boston Bruins | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Nic Petan | Vancouver Canucks | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Andrej Sustr | Anaheim Ducks | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 17, 2022 (2022-08-17) | Samuel Walker | Minnesota Golden Gophers (B1G) | 2-year† | Free agency |
| August 30, 2022 (2022-08-30) | Sam Steel | Anaheim Ducks | 1-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Nick Bjugstad | Arizona Coyotes | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Nicolas Deslauriers | Philadelphia Flyers | 4-year | Free agency |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Jordie Benn | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15) | Jon Lizotte | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 18, 2022 (2022-07-18) | Fedor Gordeev | Providence Bruins (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 18, 2022 (2022-07-18) | Nolan Stevens | Utica Comets (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 12, 2022 (2022-08-12) | Dominic Turgeon | Porin Ässät (Liiga) | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 24, 2022 (2022-10-24) | Kyle Rau | Abbotsford Canucks (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| November 19, 2022 (2022-11-19) | Tyson Jost | Buffalo Sabres | | Waivers |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| July 7, 2022 (2022-07-07) | Marc-Andre Fleury | 2-year |
| July 11, 2022 (2022-07-11) | Zane McIntyre | 1-year |
| July 16, 2022 (2022-07-16) | Liam Ohgren | 3-year† |
| July 17, 2022 (2022-07-17) | Mitchell Chaffee | 1-year |
| July 17, 2022 (2022-07-17) | Nick Swaney | 1-year |
| October 19, 2022 (2022-10-19) | Michael Milne | 3-year† |
| January 16, 2023 (2023-01-16) | Matt Boldy | 7-year‡ |
| March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01) | Caedan Bankier | 3-year†‡ |
| March 2, 2023 (2023-03-02) | Hunter Haight | 3-year†‡ |
| March 6, 2023 (2023-03-06) | David Spacek | 3-year†‡ |
| March 9, 2023 (2023-03-09) | Kyle Masters | 3-year†‡ |
| April 9, 2023 (2023-04-09) | Brock Faber | 3-year† |
| April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13) | Frederick Gaudreau | 5-year‡ |
| May 2, 2023 (2023-05-02) | Marcus Johansson | 2-year‡ |
| June 23, 2023 (2023-06-23) | 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) |
| 1 | 19 | Liam Ohgren | LW | Sweden | Djurgårdens IF (SHL) |
| 1 | 24 | Danila Yurov | C | Russia | Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL) |
| 2 | 47 | Hunter Haight | C | Canada | Barrie Colts (OHL) |
| 2 | 56 | Rieger Lorenz | LW | Canada | Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) |
| 3 | 89 | Michael Milne | LW | Canada | Winnipeg Ice (WHL) |
| 4 | 121 | Ryan Healey | D | USA | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) |
| 5 | 153 | David Spacek | D | Czech Republic | Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 185 | Servac Petrovsky | C | Slovakia | Owen Sound Attack (OHL) |