2013–14 Minnesota Wild season

The 2013–14 Minnesota Wild season was the 14th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 17 	Columbus 	3–1 	Minnesota 	 	Backstrom 	17,784 	0–1–0 	
2 	September 19 	Minnesota 	4–1 	Winnipeg 	 	Harding 	15,004 	1–1–0 	
3 	September 21 	Winnipeg 	3–4 	Minnesota 	SO 	Backstrom 	16,179 	2–1–0 	
4 	September 23 	Minnesota 	2–1 	Columbus 	SO 	Harding 	10,089 	3–1–0 	
5 	September 25 	St. Louis 	1–3 	Minnesota 	 	Backstrom 	15,183 	4–1–0 	
6 	September 27 	Minnesota 	1–4 	St. Louis 	 	Gustafsson 	13,233 	4–2–0 	
===Regular season===
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October: 6–4–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 6–4–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 6–4–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 6–4–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 6–4–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 6–4–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 6–4–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 6–4–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 6–4–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 6–4–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 6–4–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 2–3–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 3 	Los Angeles 	3–2 	Minnesota 	SO 	Backstrom 	18,511 	0–0–1 	1 	
2 	October 5 	Anaheim 	4–3 	Minnesota 	OT 	Backstrom 	18,213 	0–0–2 	2 	
3 	October 8 	Minnesota 	2–3 	Nashville 	 	Harding 	17,196 	0–1–2 	2 	
4 	October 10 	Winnipeg 	1–2 	Minnesota 	 	Harding 	17,366 	1–1–2 	4 	
5 	October 12 	Dallas 	1–5 	Minnesota 	 	Harding 	18,278 	2–1–2 	6 	
6 	October 14 	Minnesota 	2–1 	Buffalo 	 	Harding 	18,111 	3–1–2 	8 	
7 	October 15 	Minnesota 	1–4 	Toronto 	 	Kuemper 	19,283 	3–2–2 	8 	
8 	October 17 	Minnesota 	1–3 	Tampa Bay 	 	Harding 	16,454 	3–3–2 	8 	
9 	October 19 	Minnesota 	1–2 	Florida 	SO 	Harding 	13,081 	3–3–3 	9 	
10 	October 22 	Nashville 	0–2 	Minnesota 	 	Harding 	17,651 	4–3–3 	11 	
11 	October 24 	Carolina 	1–3 	Minnesota 	 	Harding 	17,668 	5–3–3 	13 	
12 	October 26 	Minnesota 	5–3 	Chicago 	 	Backstrom 	21,521 	6–3–3 	15 	
13 	October 28 	Chicago 	5–1 	Minnesota 	 	Backstrom 	18,685 	6–4–3 	15 	
==Playoffs==
The Minnesota Wild entered the playoffs as the Western Conference's first wild card. They defeated the Central Division champion Colorado Avalanche in seven games in the first round, winning all three games at the Xcel Energy Center while losing the first three at the Pepsi Center until winning game seven there on a goal by Nino Niederreiter in overtime. The Wild fell to the Chicago Blackhawks in the second round, losing in game six on an overtime goal by Patrick Kane. It was the Wild's first (and only) loss at home of the 2014 postseason.
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Central Division Semifinal vs. (C1) Colorado Avalanche: Minnesota won series 4–3	Central Division Semifinal vs. (C1) Colorado Avalanche: Minnesota won series 4–3	Central Division Semifinal vs. (C1) Colorado Avalanche: Minnesota won series 4–3	Central Division Semifinal vs. (C1) Colorado Avalanche: Minnesota won series 4–3	Central Division Semifinal vs. (C1) Colorado Avalanche: Minnesota won series 4–3	Central Division Semifinal vs. (C1) Colorado Avalanche: Minnesota won series 4–3	Central Division Semifinal vs. (C1) Colorado Avalanche: Minnesota won series 4–3	Central Division Semifinal vs. (C1) Colorado Avalanche: Minnesota won series 4–3	Central Division Semifinal vs. (C1) Colorado Avalanche: Minnesota won series 4–3	Central Division Semifinal vs. (C1) Colorado Avalanche: Minnesota won series 4–3	
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap 	
1 	April 17 	Minnesota 	4–5 	Colorado 	OT 	Bryzgalov 	18,074 	0–1 	Recap 	
2 	April 19 	Minnesota 	2–4 	Colorado 	 	Bryzgalov 	18,402 	0–2 	Recap 	
3 	April 21 	Colorado 	0–1 	Minnesota 	OT 	Kuemper 	19,221 	1–2 	Recap 	
4 	April 24 	Colorado 	1–2 	Minnesota 	 	Kuemper 	19,396 	2–2 	Recap 	
5 	April 26 	Minnesota 	3–4 	Colorado 	OT 	Kuemper 	18,418 	2–3 	Recap 	
6 	April 28 	Colorado 	2–5 	Minnesota 	 	Kuemper 	19,314 	3–3 	Recap 	
7 	April 30 	Minnesota 	5–4 	Colorado 	OT 	Bryzgalov 	18,511 	4–3 	Recap 	
==Player statistics==
Final Stats 
;Skaters
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	30	30	60	3 	16
 	67	29	27	56	10	30
 	65	11	43	54	0 	24
 	82	8 	35	43	15	34
 	63	8 	33	41	 	22
 	81	14	22	36	12	44
 	70	12	18	30	 	33
 	82	10	18	28	8 	54
 	76	12	16	28	 	18
 	67	5 	21	26	15	16
 	81	8 	16	24	0 	61
 	66	13	8 	21	6 	26
 	79	8 	11	19	0 	22
 	76	3 	14	17	10	20
 	46	6 	9 	15	14	29
 	20	6 	7 	13	7 	8
 	45	2 	7 	9 	 	37
 	58	1 	8 	9 	 	21
 	53	2 	6 	8 	2 	58
 	63	1 	4 	5 	 	84
 	21	4 	1 	5 	2 	2
 	34	3 	0 	3 	 	21
 	14	1 	1 	2 	2 	7
 	13	1 	1 	2 	 	2
 	36	1 	1 	2 	 	55
 	13	0 	1 	1 	1 	23
 	15	0 	1 	1 	 	0
 	1 	0 	1 	1 	3 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	 	2
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	13	4	10	14	 	6
 	13	2	7 	9 	 	0
 	13	1	6 	7 	 	10
 	13	1	6 	7 	 	4
 	13	4	3 	7 	2	0
 	13	3	4 	7 	 	6
 	13	4	3 	7 	3	2
 	11	1	5 	6 	6	4
 	12	3	3 	6 	 	2
 	13	3	3 	6 	0	2
 	13	3	3 	6 	0	8
 	6 	0	3 	3 	1	8
 	10	1	2 	3 	0	4
 	13	1	2 	3 	2	26
 	13	2	1 	3 	4	0
 	9 	1	1 	2 	0	2
 	13	0	2 	2 	3	12
 	13	1	0 	1 	1	14
 	4 	0	0 	0 	1	4
 	3 	0	0 	0 	 	0
 	10	0	0 	0 	2	12
;Goaltenders
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	29	26	1668	18	7 	3	46	1.65	690	.933	3	0	0	0
 	26	25	1480	12	8 	4	60	2.43	702	.915	2	0	0	0
 	21	19	1094	5 	11	2	55	3.02	546	.899	0	0	0	0
 	12	11	679 	7 	1 	3	24	2.12	269	.911	3	0	0	0
 	2 	1 	80 	1 	0 	0	4 	3.00	57 	.930	0	0	0	0
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	9	8	479	3	6	21	2.63	182	.885	1	0	0	0
 	6	5	325	3	1	11	2.03	127	.913	1	0	0	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Wild. Stats reflect time with the Wild only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
==Roster==
==Transactions==
The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.
=== Trades ===
Date 	Details 	Details
June 30, 2013Wild Draft Day Wrap 	To New York Rangers Justin Falk 	To Minnesota WildBenn FerrieroCBJ's 6th-round pick in 2014
June 30, 2013Wild Acquires Niederreiter 	To New York Islanders Cal ClutterbuckNJD's 3rd-round pick in 2013 	To Minnesota WildNino Niederreiter
July 5, 2013Wild Acquires Second-Round Pick From Winnipeg For Setoguchi	To Winnipeg Jets Devin Setoguchi 	To Minnesota Wild2nd-round pick in 2014
February 5, 2014Wild Acquires Gogol 	To San Jose Sharks Chad Rau 	To Minnesota WildCurt Gogol
February 26, 2014Wild Acquires Winchester From Blackhawks 	To Chicago Blackhawks Brian Connelly 	To Minnesota WildBrad Winchester
March 4, 2014Wild Acquires Bryzgalov 	To Edmonton Oilers BUF's 4th-round pick in 2014 	To Minnesota WildIlya Bryzgalov
March 5, 2014Wild Taps Buffalo For Moulson, McCormick 	To Buffalo Sabres Torrey MitchellWPG's 2nd-round pick in 20142nd-round pick in 2016	To Minnesota WildMatt MoulsonCody McCormick
=== Free agents signed ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Keith BallardWild Agrees To Terms With Defenseman Keith Ballard	Vancouver Canucks 	2 years, $3 million
Matt CookeWild Signs Forward Matt Cooke 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	3 years, $7.5 million
Jonathon BlumWild Agrees To Terms With FA Defensemen 	Nashville Predators 	1 year, $650,000
Jon Landry 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	1 year, $625,000
John CurryWild Signs Curry To Two-Way Deal 	Iowa Wild 	1 year, $550,000
Brady BrassartWild Inks Brassart To Entry-Level Deal 	Calgary Hitmen 	3 years, $2.51 million entry-level contract
Zack MitchellWild Inks Mitchell To Entry-Level Deal 	Guelph Storm 	3 years, $1.845 million entry-level contract
Christian FolinWild Signs Folin To Entry-Level Deal 	UMass Lowell 	2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
Michael KeranenWild Inks Keranen To One-Year Deal 	Ilves Tampere 	1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Matt CullenNashville Predators Sign Matt Cullen To A Two-Year Contract	Nashville Predators	2 years, $7 million
Pierre-Marc Bouchard 	New York Islanders 	1 year, $2 million
Benn Ferriero 	Vancouver Canucks 	1 year, $550,000
Tom GilbertFlorida Panthers Agree To Terms With D Tom Gilbert 	Florida Panthers 	1 year, $900,000
=== Claimed via waivers ===
Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers
Zenon KonopkaKONOPKA CLAIMED OFF WAIVERS BY BUFFALO	Buffalo Sabres	January 3, 2014
=== Player signings ===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Jared SpurgeonWild Re-Signs Spurgeon 	July 5, 2013 	3 years, $8 million
Tyler CumaWild Re-Signs Cuma 	July 30, 2013 	1 year, $575,000
Jason PominvilleWild Signs Pominville To Extension 	October 3, 2013	5 years, $28 million contract extension
Kurtis GabrielWild Signs Gabriel To Entry Level Contract	October 3, 2013	3 years, $2 million entry-level contract
Gustav OlofssonWild Inks Olofsson To Entry-Level Deal 	March 24, 2013 	3 years, $2.385 million entry-level contract
==Draft picks==
Minnesota Wild's picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, to be held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality 	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 	46 	Gustav Olofsson 	D 	Sweden 	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
3 	81 	Kurtis Gabriel 	RW 	Canada 	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
4 	107	Dylan Labbe 	D 	Canada 	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
5 	137	Carson Soucy 	D 	Canada 	Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)
6 	167	Avery Peterson 	C 	United States	Grand Rapids Thunderhawks (MSHSL)
7 	197	Nolan De Jong 	D 	Canada 	Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)
7 	200	Alexandre Belanger	G 	Canada 	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
;Draft notes
* The Minnesota Wild's first-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of an April 3, 2013 trade that sent Jason Pominville and a 2014 fourth-round pick to the Wild in exchange for Johan Larsson, Matt Hackett, a 2014 second-round pick and this pick.
* The New Jersey Devils' third-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent Nino Niederreiter to Minnesota in exchange for Cal Clutterbuck and this pick.     Minnesota previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 24, 2012 that sent Marek Zidlicky to New Jersey in exchange for Kurtis Foster, Nick Palmieri, Stephane Veilleux, Washington's second-round pick in 2012 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The conditions – New Jersey make the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs, Zidlicky plays in 75 percent of New Jersey's games in the first two rounds – were converted on May 9. 2012.
* The Minnesota Wild's third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins (via Philadelphia and Dallas), the Wild traded this pick to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a June 27, 2011 trade that sent Darroll Powe to the Wild in exchange for this pick.
* The San Jose Sharks' third-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as a result of an August 7, 2011 trade that sent James Sheppard to the Sharks in exchange for this pick.
* The New York Rangers' seventh-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as a result of a February 3, 2012 trade that sent Casey Wellman to the Rangers in exchange for Erik Christensen and this pick.
==References==
Category:Minnesota Wild seasons
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