2008–09 Minnesota Wild season

The 2008–09 Minnesota Wild season began October 11, 2008. It was the Wild's 8th season in the National Hockey League.
==Pre-season==
At the conclusion of the Pre-season, the Wild finished with a 5-2 record.
2008 Pre-season Game Log: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 	
1 	September 24 	Columbus 	1–2 	Minnesota 	 	Backstrom 	18,064 	1–0–0 	 	
2 	September 26 	Minnesota 	3–4 	Chicago 	 	Harding 	18,034 	1–1–0 	 	
3 	September 28 	Minnesota 	2–1 	Buffalo 	SO 	Backstrom 	17,311 	2–1–0 	 	
4 	September 30 	Chicago 	2–3 	Minnesota 	OT 	Backstrom 	18,064 	3–1–0 	 	
5 	October 1 	Buffalo 	2–3 	Minnesota 	 	Harding 	18,064 	4–1–0 	 	
6 	October 3 	Minnesota 	3–5 	Columbus 	 	Backstrom 	11,794 	4–2–0 	 	
7 	October 4 	Minnesota 	3–0 	Montreal 	 	Backstrom 	21,273 	5–2–0 	 	
==Regular season==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
===Game log===
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October: 6–2–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 6–2–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 6–2–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 6–2–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 6–2–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 6–2–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 6–2–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 6–2–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 6–2–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 6–2–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 6–2–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 11 	Boston 	3–4 	Minnesota 	 	Backstrom 	18,568 	1–0–0 	2 	
2 	October 14 	Minnesota 	4–2 	Atlanta 	 	Backstrom 	11,843 	2–0–0 	4 	
3 	October 16 	Minnesota 	6–2 	Florida 	 	Backstrom 	12,106 	3–0–0 	6 	
4 	October 18 	Minnesota 	1–0 	Tampa Bay 	SO 	Backstrom 	15,191 	4–0–0 	8 	
5 	October 23 	Buffalo 	4–3 	Minnesota 	OT 	Backstrom 	18,568 	4–0–1 	9 	
6 	October 25 	Columbus 	1–2 	Minnesota 	 	Backstrom 	18,568 	5–0–1 	11 	
7 	October 27 	Chicago 	2–3 	Minnesota 	 	Backstrom 	18,568 	6–0–1 	13 	
8 	October 29 	Minnesota 	2–4 	Dallas 	 	Backstrom 	18,431 	6–1–1 	13 	
9 	October 30 	Montreal 	2–1 	Minnesota 	 	Harding 	18,568 	6–2–1 	13 	
==Playoffs==
The Minnesota Wild failed to qualify for the 2009 NHL Playoffs.
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	79	20	47	67 	+2 	66
 	80	22	28	50 	-5 	18
 	71	16	30	46 	-5 	20
 	59	25	20	45 	+5 	26
 	82	15	29	44 	-1 	32
 	76	12	30	42 	-12	76
 	79	13	23	36 	-5 	26
 	72	14	18	32 	+5 	30
 	59	8 	19	27 	-7 	45
 	81	2 	22	24 	-3 	44
 	82	5 	19	24 	-14	41
 	17	13	10	23 	+3 	2
 	81	13	10	23 	-17	40
 	78	11	7 	18 	-5 	76
 	81	4 	12	16 	-12	10
 	79	2 	9 	11 	-4 	31
 	37	5 	6 	11 	+1 	18
 	34	4 	5 	9 	-3 	10
 	31	2 	5 	7 	+1 	12
 	45	2 	5 	7 	-2 	18
 	21	3 	3 	6 	+3 	16
 	10	1 	5 	6 	+7 	6
 	36	1 	2 	3 	-3 	47
 	51	0 	3 	3 	+3 	87
 	31	1 	1 	2 	-2 	41
 	4 	0 	1 	1 	-1 	2
 	20	0 	1 	1 	-1 	21
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	SV 	Sv% 	SO
 	71	4088	37	24	8 	159	2.33	2059	1900	.923	8
 	19	869 	3 	9 	1 	32 	2.21	453 	421 	.929	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Wild. Stats reflect time with Wild only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Wild only.
==Awards and records==
===Records===
===Milestones===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Niklas Backstrom	100th NHL Game 	October 11, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Colton Gillies 	1st NHL Game1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point	October 11, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kim Johnsson 	600th NHL Game 	October 14, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Antti Miettinen 	100th NHL Point 	October 27, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Andrew Brunette 	800th NHL Game 	November 6, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Erik Reitz 	1st NHL Goal1st NHL Point 	November 15, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
===Trades===
June 20, 2008 	To Minnesota Wild 23rd pick in 2008 	To New Jersey Devils 24th pick in 20083rd round pick in 2009
July 1, 2008 	To Minnesota Wild Marek Zidlicky 	To Nashville Predators Ryan Jones 2nd round pick in 2009
June 10, 2008 	To Minnesota Wild Marc-Andre Bergeron	To Anaheim Ducks 3rd round pick in 2009
July 11, 2008 	To Minnesota Wild Corey Locke 	To Montreal Canadiens Shawn Belle
January 21, 2008	To Minnesota Wild Robbie Earl 	To Toronto Maple Leafs Ryan Hamilton
January 29, 2008	To Minnesota Wild Dan Fritsche 	To New York Rangers Erik Reitz
===Free agents===
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Player 	Former team 	Contract Terms
Antti Miettinen	Dallas Stars 	3y/$7M
Owen Nolan 	Calgary Flames 	2y/$5.5M
Andrew Brunette	Colorado Avalanche	3y/$7M
==Draft picks==
Minnesota's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario. 
Round	# 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	23 (from Washington via New Jersey)	Tyler Cuma 	(D) 	 	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
2 	55 	Marco Scandella	(D) 	 	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
4 	115 	Sean Lorenz 	(D) 	 	US National Team Development Program U-18
5 	145 	Eero Elo 	(LW) 	 	Lukko Rauma (Finland Jr.)
==Roster==
Updated March 4, 2009.
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==See also==
*2008–09 NHL season
==Farm teams==
==References==
Category:Minnesota Wild seasons
Category:2008 in hockey
Category:2009 in hockey