2020–21 Minnesota Wild season

The 2020–21 Minnesota Wild season was the 21st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. This was the first time since the 2005–06 season that Mikko Koivu was not on the roster after he signed a contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets. On December 20, 2020, the league temporarily realigned into four divisions with no conferences due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing closure of the Canada–United States border. As a result of this realignment, the Wild played this season in the West Division and only played games against the other teams in their new division during the regular season and the first round of the playoffs.
On April 24, the Wild clinched a playoff berth after a 6–3 win against the San Jose Sharks.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.
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January: 6–4–0 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0) 	January: 6–4–0 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0) 	January: 6–4–0 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0) 	January: 6–4–0 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0) 	January: 6–4–0 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0) 	January: 6–4–0 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0) 	January: 6–4–0 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0) 	January: 6–4–0 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0) 	January: 6–4–0 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0) 	January: 6–4–0 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0) 	January: 6–4–0 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	January 14 	Minnesota 	4–3 	Los Angeles 	OT 	Talbot 	0 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap
2 	January 16 	Minnesota 	4–3 	Los Angeles 	OT 	Talbot 	0 	2–0–0 	4 	Recap
3 	January 18 	Minnesota 	0–1 	Anaheim 	 	Talbot 	0 	2–1–0 	4 	Recap
4 	January 20 	Minnesota 	3–2 	Anaheim 	 	Kahkonen 	0 	3–1–0 	6 	Recap
5 	January 22 	San Jose 	1–4 	Minnesota 	 	Kahkonen 	0 	4–1–0 	8 	Recap
6 	January 24 	San Jose 	5–3 	Minnesota 	 	Kahkonen 	0 	4–2–0 	8 	Recap
7 	January 26 	Los Angeles 	2–1 	Minnesota 	 	Kahkonen 	0 	4–3–0 	8 	Recap
8 	January 28 	Los Angeles 	3–5 	Minnesota 	 	Kahkonen 	0 	5–3–0 	10 	Recap
9 	January 30 	Colorado 	5–1 	Minnesota 	 	Kahkonen 	0 	5–4–0 	10 	Recap
10 	January 31 	Colorado 	3–4 	Minnesota 	OT 	Talbot 	0 	6–4–0 	12 	Recap
===Playoffs===
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West Division First Round vs. (W2) Vegas Golden Knights: Vegas won 4–3	West Division First Round vs. (W2) Vegas Golden Knights: Vegas won 4–3	West Division First Round vs. (W2) Vegas Golden Knights: Vegas won 4–3	West Division First Round vs. (W2) Vegas Golden Knights: Vegas won 4–3	West Division First Round vs. (W2) Vegas Golden Knights: Vegas won 4–3	West Division First Round vs. (W2) Vegas Golden Knights: Vegas won 4–3	West Division First Round vs. (W2) Vegas Golden Knights: Vegas won 4–3	West Division First Round vs. (W2) Vegas Golden Knights: Vegas won 4–3	West Division First Round vs. (W2) Vegas Golden Knights: Vegas won 4–3	West Division First Round vs. (W2) Vegas Golden Knights: Vegas won 4–3
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap
1 	May 16 	Minnesota 	1–0 	Vegas 	OT 	Talbot 	8,683 	1–0 	Recap
2 	May 18 	Minnesota 	1–3 	Vegas 	 	Talbot 	8,683 	1–1 	Recap
3 	May 20 	Vegas 	5–2 	Minnesota 	 	Talbot 	4,500 	1–2 	Recap
4 	May 22 	Vegas 	4–0 	Minnesota 	 	Talbot 	4,500 	1–3 	Recap
5 	May 24 	Minnesota 	4–2 	Vegas 	 	Talbot 	12,156 	2–3 	Recap
6 	May 26 	Vegas 	0–3 	Minnesota 	 	Talbot 	4,500 	3–3 	Recap
7 	May 28 	Minnesota 	2–6 	Vegas 	 	Talbot 	12,156 	3–4 	Recap
==Draft picks==
Below are the Minnesota Wild's selections at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which was originally scheduled for June 26–27, 2020, at the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec, but was postponed on March 25, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was held on October 6–7, 2020, virtually via video conference call from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality 	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	9 	Marco Rossi 	C 	Austria 	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
2 	37 	Marat Khusnutdinov	C 	Russia 	SKA-1946 (MHL)
2 	39 	Ryan O'Rourke 	D 	Canada 	Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
3 	65 	Daemon Hunt 	D 	Canada 	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
5 	146	Pavel Novak 	RW 	Czech Republic	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
==Notes==
==References==
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