2019–20 Minnesota Wild season

The 2019–20 Minnesota Wild season was the 20th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled. The Wild returned to the playoffs after missing them in the 2018–19 season and faced the Vancouver Canucks in the qualifying round, losing in four games.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Western Conference===
;Tiebreaking procedures
# Fewer number of games played (only used during regular season).
# Greater number of regulation wins (denoted by RW).
# Greater amount of wins in regulation and overtime (excluding shootout wins; denoted by ROW).
# Greater amount of total wins (including shootouts).
# 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.
# Greater goal differential (difference between goals for and goals against).
# Greater amount of goals scored (denoted by GF).
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The preseason schedule was published on June 13, 2019.
2019 preseason game log: 2–1–3 (Home: 1–0–2 ; Road: 1–1–1)	2019 preseason game log: 2–1–3 (Home: 1–0–2 ; Road: 1–1–1)	2019 preseason game log: 2–1–3 (Home: 1–0–2 ; Road: 1–1–1)	2019 preseason game log: 2–1–3 (Home: 1–0–2 ; Road: 1–1–1)	2019 preseason game log: 2–1–3 (Home: 1–0–2 ; Road: 1–1–1)	2019 preseason game log: 2–1–3 (Home: 1–0–2 ; Road: 1–1–1)	2019 preseason game log: 2–1–3 (Home: 1–0–2 ; Road: 1–1–1)	2019 preseason game log: 2–1–3 (Home: 1–0–2 ; Road: 1–1–1)	2019 preseason game log: 2–1–3 (Home: 1–0–2 ; Road: 1–1–1)	2019 preseason game log: 2–1–3 (Home: 1–0–2 ; Road: 1–1–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 17 	Dallas 	2–1 	Minnesota 	OT 	Stalock 	13,537 	0–0–1 	Recap
2 	September 18 	Minnesota 	1–4 	Winnipeg 	 	Kahkonen 	15,321 	0–1–1 	Recap
3 	September 21 	Colorado 	3–4 	Minnesota 	 	Dubnyk 	16,833 	1–1–1 	Recap
4 	September 22 	Minnesota 	2–3 	Colorado 	SO 	Stalock 	— 	1–1–2 	Recap
5 	September 26 	Minnesota 	2–1 	Dallas 	 	Dubnyk 	12,036 	2–1–2 	Recap
6 	September 29 	Winnipeg 	5–4 	Minnesota 	OT 	Dubnyk 	17,017 	2–1–3 	Recap
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.
2019–20 game log: 35–27–7 (Home: 19–11–5; Away: 16–16–2)	2019–20 game log: 35–27–7 (Home: 19–11–5; Away: 16–16–2)	2019–20 game log: 35–27–7 (Home: 19–11–5; Away: 16–16–2)	2019–20 game log: 35–27–7 (Home: 19–11–5; Away: 16–16–2)	2019–20 game log: 35–27–7 (Home: 19–11–5; Away: 16–16–2)	2019–20 game log: 35–27–7 (Home: 19–11–5; Away: 16–16–2)	2019–20 game log: 35–27–7 (Home: 19–11–5; Away: 16–16–2)	2019–20 game log: 35–27–7 (Home: 19–11–5; Away: 16–16–2)	2019–20 game log: 35–27–7 (Home: 19–11–5; Away: 16–16–2)	2019–20 game log: 35–27–7 (Home: 19–11–5; Away: 16–16–2)	2019–20 game log: 35–27–7 (Home: 19–11–5; Away: 16–16–2)
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October: 4–9–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–8–0) 	October: 4–9–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–8–0) 	October: 4–9–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–8–0) 	October: 4–9–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–8–0) 	October: 4–9–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–8–0) 	October: 4–9–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–8–0) 	October: 4–9–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–8–0) 	October: 4–9–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–8–0) 	October: 4–9–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–8–0) 	October: 4–9–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–8–0) 	October: 4–9–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–8–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 3 	Minnesota 	2–5 	Nashville 	 	Dubnyk 	17,455 	0–1–0 	0 	Recap
2 	October 5 	Minnesota 	2–4 	Colorado 	 	Dubnyk 	17,090 	0–2–0 	0 	Recap
3 	October 10 	Minnesota 	2–5 	Winnipeg 	 	Dubnyk 	15,325 	0–3–0 	0 	Recap
4 	October 12 	Pittsburgh 	7–4 	Minnesota 	 	Dubnyk 	19,157 	0–4–0 	0 	Recap
5 	October 14 	Minnesota 	2–0 	Ottawa 	 	Stalock 	11,500 	1–4–0 	2 	Recap
6 	October 15 	Minnesota 	2–4 	Toronto 	 	Dubnyk 	19,149 	1–5–0 	2 	Recap
7 	October 17 	Minnesota 	0–4 	Montreal 	 	Stalock 	20,419 	1–6–0 	2 	Recap
8 	October 20 	Montreal 	3–4 	Minnesota 	 	Dubnyk 	17,344 	2–6–0 	4 	Recap
9 	October 22 	Edmonton 	0–3 	Minnesota 	 	Dubnyk 	17,189 	3–6–0 	6 	Recap
10 	October 24 	Minnesota 	0–4 	Nashville 	 	Stalock 	17,386 	3–7–0 	6 	Recap
11 	October 26 	Los Angeles 	1–5 	Minnesota 	 	Stalock 	17,444 	4–7–0 	8 	Recap
12 	October 29 	Minnesota 	3–6 	Dallas 	 	Stalock 	17,756 	4–8–0 	8 	Recap
13 	October 30 	Minnesota 	1–2 	St. Louis 	 	Dubnyk 	18,096 	4–9–0 	8 	Recap
=== Playoffs ===
The Wild were defeated by the Vancouver Canucks in the qualifying round in four games.
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Western Conference Qualifying Round vs. (7) Vancouver Canucks: Vancouver won 3–1	Western Conference Qualifying Round vs. (7) Vancouver Canucks: Vancouver won 3–1	Western Conference Qualifying Round vs. (7) Vancouver Canucks: Vancouver won 3–1	Western Conference Qualifying Round vs. (7) Vancouver Canucks: Vancouver won 3–1	Western Conference Qualifying Round vs. (7) Vancouver Canucks: Vancouver won 3–1	Western Conference Qualifying Round vs. (7) Vancouver Canucks: Vancouver won 3–1	Western Conference Qualifying Round vs. (7) Vancouver Canucks: Vancouver won 3–1	Western Conference Qualifying Round vs. (7) Vancouver Canucks: Vancouver won 3–1	Western Conference Qualifying Round vs. (7) Vancouver Canucks: Vancouver won 3–1
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Series 	Recap
1 	August 2 	Minnesota 	3–0 	Vancouver 	 	Stalock 	1–0 	Recap
2 	August 4 	Minnesota 	3–4 	Vancouver 	 	Stalock 	1–1 	Recap
3 	August 6 	Vancouver 	3–0 	Minnesota 	 	Stalock 	1–2 	Recap
4 	August 7 	Vancouver 	5–4 	Minnesota 	OT 	Stalock 	1–3 	Recap
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	64	23	31	54	−1 	42
 	69	8 	40	48	−6 	12
 	66	19	28	47	−9 	28
 	69	25	21	46	−11	8
 	65	15	22	37	−9 	18
 	62	12	20	32	−1 	18
 	63	15	16	31	−10	55
‡ 	45	14	15	29	−3 	19
 	62	8 	21	29	7 	22
 	67	8 	20	28	2 	54
 	69	2 	26	28	15 	24
 	59	11	14	25	8 	30
 	69	6 	18	24	−7 	41
 	62	14	9 	23	5 	12
 	55	4 	17	21	2 	28
 	69	9 	11	20	4 	69
 	59	8 	11	19	−7 	6
 	55	7 	7 	14	16 	18
 	43	5 	8 	13	7 	6
† 	14	3 	4 	7 	2 	6
 	20	0 	3 	3 	1 	6
 	13	2 	0 	2 	4 	2
 	6 	0 	2 	2 	2 	0
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	1 	2
 	6 	0 	0 	0 	−6 	8
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	−3 	0
Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	4	1	4	5	0 	2
 	4	3	1	4	1 	10
 	4	2	2	4	−1	4
 	4	0	3	3	2 	2
 	4	2	0	2	0 	2
 	4	0	2	2	1 	0
 	2	1	0	1	−1	0
 	4	1	0	1	1 	2
 	3	0	1	1	1 	0
 	4	0	1	1	−2	5
 	4	0	1	1	−1	0
 	4	0	1	1	1 	2
 	1	0	0	0	0 	0
 	4	0	0	0	−1	8
 	4	0	0	0	0 	9
 	4	0	0	0	−3	0
 	4	0	0	0	−2	4
 	4	0	0	0	−1	2
 	4	0	0	0	0 	6
 	2	0	0	0	1 	2
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	38	36	2,177:21	20	11	4	97	2.67	1,082	.910	4	0	1	4
 	30	28	1,664:39	12	15	2	93	3.35	849 	.890	1	0	0	2
 	5 	5 	304:12 	3 	1 	1	15	2.96	172 	.913	0	0	0	0
Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	4	4	237:14	1	3	12	3.03	116	.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.
==References==
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