2006–07 Minnesota Wild season

This 2006–07 Minnesota Wild season began on October 5, 2006. It was the Wild's 6th season in the National Hockey League.
==Regular season==
===Season standings===
Here is how the Wild did in the standings in 2006–07.
===Game log===
Here is the Wild's 2006–07 schedule with game by game results.
====October====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision 	Attendance	Record	Pts
1 	October 5 	Colorado 	2 – 3	Minnesota 	OT	Fernandez	18,568 	1–0–0 	2
2 	October 7 	Nashville 	5 – 6	Minnesota 	 	Backstrom	18,568 	2–0–0 	4
3 	October 10	Vancouver 	1 – 2	Minnesota 	SO	Fernandez	18,064 	3–0–0 	6
4 	October 12	Washington 	2 – 3	Minnesota 	SO	Fernandez	18,064 	4–0–0 	8
5 	October 14	Columbus 	0 – 5	Minnesota 	 	Fernandez	18,568 	5–0–0 	10
6 	October 18	Minnesota 	2 – 1	Los Angeles	OT	Fernandez	14,617 	6–0–0 	12
7 	October 20	Minnesota 	1 – 2	Anaheim 	 	Fernandez	13,430 	6–1–0 	12
8 	October 21	Minnesota 	4 – 1	San Jose 	 	Fernandez	17,496 	7–1–0 	14
9 	October 25	Los Angeles	1 – 3	Minnesota 	 	Fernandez	18,568 	8–1–0 	16
10	October 27	Anaheim 	2 – 3	Minnesota 	SO	Fernandez	18,568 	9–1–0 	18
11	October 29	Minnesota 	1 – 4	Colorado 	 	Fernandez	17,615 	9–2–0 	18
====November====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision 	Attendance	Record 	Pts
12	November 2 	Vancouver	2 – 5	Minnesota 	 	Backstrom	18,568 	10–2–0 	20
13	November 4 	Nashville	4 – 3	Minnesota 	 	Fernandez	18,568 	10–3–0 	20
14	November 7 	Minnesota	1 – 3	San Jose 	 	Fernandez	17,233 	10–4–0 	20
15	November 11	Minnesota	3 – 2	Los Angeles	SO	Fernandez	17,479 	11–4–0 	22
16	November 12	Minnesota	2 – 3	Anaheim 	 	Backstrom	16,306 	11–5–0 	22
17	November 14	Minnesota	3 – 4	Phoenix 	 	Fernandez	12,002 	11–6–0 	22
18	November 16	Minnesota	7 – 6	Nashville 	SO	Backstrom	12,759 	12–6–0 	24
19	November 18	Colorado 	2 – 1	Minnesota 	SO	Backstrom	18,568 	12–6–1 	25
20	November 20	Minnesota	3 – 5	Ottawa 	 	Fernandez	18,094 	12–7–1 	25
21	November 22	Minnesota	2 – 4	Montreal 	 	Backstrom	21,273 	12–8–1 	25
22	November 24	Phoenix 	0 – 4	Minnesota 	 	Backstrom	18,568 	13–8–1 	27
23	November 25	Minnesota	3 – 5	Columbus 	 	Fernandez	15,493 	13–9–1 	27
24	November 29	San Jose 	2 – 1	Minnesota 	 	Fernandez	18,568 	13–10–1	27
====December====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision 	Attendance	Record 	Pts
25	December 1 	Detroit 	3 – 0	Minnesota	 	Fernandez	18,568 	13–11–1	27
26	December 2 	Minnesota	3 – 4	Dallas 	SO	Backstrom	17,027 	13–11–2	28
27	December 5 	Chicago 	2 – 3	Minnesota	SO	Fernandez	18,568 	14–11–2	30
28	December 7 	Calgary 	2 – 3	Minnesota	SO	Fernandez	18,568 	15–11–2	32
29	December 9 	Chicago 	4 – 5	Minnesota	OT	Fernandez	18,568 	16–11–2	34
30	December 12	Minnesota	2 – 5	Calgary 	 	Fernandez	19,289 	16–12–2	34
31	December 14	Minnesota	1 – 3	Edmonton 	 	Fernandez	16,839 	16–13–2	34
32	December 16	Minnesota	1 – 2	Vancouver	 	Backstrom	18,630 	16–14–2	34
33	December 19	Vancouver	2 – 5	Minnesota	 	Fernandez	18,568 	17–14–2	36
34	December 22	Minnesota	1 – 3	Detroit 	 	Fernandez	20,066 	17–15–2	36
35	December 23	Detroit 	2 – 3	Minnesota	OT	Fernandez	18,568 	18–15–2	38
36	December 26	Minnesota	3 – 4	Toronto 	 	Fernandez	19,355 	18–16–2	38
37	December 27	Minnesota	1 – 3	Detroit 	 	Backstrom	20,066 	18–17–2	38
38	December 29	Columbus 	3 – 4	Minnesota	OT	Fernandez	18,568 	19–17–2	40
39	December 31	Anaheim 	3 – 4	Minnesota	 	Fernandez	18,568 	20–17–2	42
====January====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision 	Attendance	Record 	Pts
40	January 2 	Atlanta 	1 – 5	Minnesota	 	Fernandez	18,568 	21–17–2	44
41	January 4 	Tampa Bay	3 – 2	Minnesota	 	Fernandez	18,568 	21–18–2	44
42	January 6 	Colorado 	2 – 1	Minnesota	SO	Fernandez	18,568 	21–18–3	45
43	January 9 	Minnesota	0 – 3	Calgary 	 	Backstrom	19,289 	21–19–3	45
44	January 11	Minnesota	5 – 2	Vancouver	 	Fernandez	18,630 	22–19–3	47
45	January 12	Minnesota	4 – 2	Edmonton 	 	Fernandez	16,839 	23–19–3	49
46	January 14	Minnesota	4 – 3	Chicago 	SO	Fernandez	11,091 	24–19–3	51
47	January 16	Edmonton 	2 – 1	Minnesota	 	Fernandez	18,568 	24–20–3	51
48	January 19	Minnesota	3 – 0	Chicago 	 	Fernandez	12,333 	25–20–3	53
49	January 20	Dallas 	2 – 1	Minnesota	SO	Backstrom	18,568 	25–20–4	54
50	January 26	Calgary 	1 – 2	Minnesota	SO	Backstrom	15,568 	26–20–4	56
51	January 27	Minnesota	2 – 3	Columbus 	 	Fernandez	18,136 	26–21–4	56
52	January 30	Minnesota	5 – 2	St. Louis	 	Fernandez	10,445 	27–21–4	58
====February====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision 	Attendance	Record 	Pts
53	February 1 	Minnesota	5 – 3	Colorado 	 	Backstrom	17,286 	28–21–4	60
54	February 3 	Minnesota	1 – 0	Phoenix 	 	Backstrom	17,115 	29–21–4	62
55	February 6 	Minnesota	2 – 4	Dallas 	 	Backstrom	17,660 	29–22–4	62
56	February 8 	Florida 	2 – 4	Minnesota	 	Backstrom	18,568 	30–22–4	64
57	February 10	Carolina 	4 – 5	Minnesota	 	Backstrom	18,568 	31–22–4	66
58	February 14	Vancouver	3 – 2	Minnesota	OT	Backstrom	18,568 	31–22–5	67
59	February 17	Minnesota	4 – 1	Nashville	 	Backstrom	17,113 	32–22–5	69
60	February 18	Minnesota	3 – 5	St. Louis	 	Backstrom	13,721 	32–23–5	69
61	February 20	Dallas 	1 – 2	Minnesota	SO	Backstrom	18,568 	33–23–5	71
62	February 22	Minnesota	4 – 3	Colorado 	 	Backstrom	18,007 	34–23–5	73
63	February 25	Edmonton 	1 – 4	Minnesota	 	Backstrom	18,568 	35–23–5	75
64	February 28	Minnesota	1 – 2	Calgary 	OT	Harding 	19,289 	35–23–6	76
====March====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision 	Attendance	Record 	Pts
65	March 1 	Minnesota 	5 – 0	Edmonton 	 	Harding 	16,839 	36–23–6	78
66	March 4 	Minnesota 	3 – 4	Vancouver	OT	Backstrom	18,630 	36–23–7	79
67	March 6 	San Jose 	3 – 0	Minnesota	 	Backstrom	18,568 	36–24–7	79
68	March 8 	Minnesota 	2 – 1	Boston 	 	Backstrom	13,709 	37–24–7	81
69	March 9 	Minnesota 	5 – 1	Buffalo 	 	Harding 	18,690 	38–24–7	83
70	March 11	Colorado 	2 – 3	Minnesota	OT	Backstrom	18,568 	39–24–7	85
71	March 13	Minnesota 	3 – 2	Vancouver	OT	Backstrom	18,630 	40–24–7	87
72	March 15	Minnesota 	2 – 1	Edmonton 	 	Backstrom	16,839 	41–24–7	89
73	March 17	Minnesota 	4 – 2	Calgary 	 	Backstrom	19,289 	42–24–7	91
74	March 20	Phoenix 	2 – 3	Minnesota	 	Backstrom	18,568 	43–24–7	93
75	March 22	St. Louis 	1 – 5	Minnesota	 	Backstrom	18,568 	44–24–7	95
76	March 24	Los Angeles	1 – 4	Minnesota	 	Harding 	18,568 	45–24–7	97
77	March 27	Calgary 	1 – 0	Minnesota	SO	Backstrom	18,568 	45–24–8	98
78	March 29	Calgary 	4 – 2	Minnesota	 	Harding 	18,568 	45–25–8	98
79	March 31	Colorado 	2 – 1	Minnesota	 	Harding 	17,192 	45–26–8	98
====April====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision 	Attendance	Record 	Pts
80	April 3	Edmonton 	0 – 3	Minnesota	 	Backstrom	18,568 	46–26–8	100
81	April 4	Edmonton 	0 – 3	Minnesota	 	Backstrom	18,568 	47–26–8	102
82	April 6	St. Louis	1 – 5	Minnesota	 	Backstrom	18,568 	48–26–8	104
*Green background indicates win. 
*Red background indicates regulation loss. 
*White background indicates overtime/shootout loss. 
==Playoffs==
The Minnesota Wild ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Western Conference's seventh seed.
====Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (2) Anaheim Ducks====
Anaheim wins series 4–1
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision 	Attendance	Series
1	April 11	Minnesota	1 – 2	Anaheim 	 	Backstrom	17,180 	0 – 1
2	April 13	Minnesota	2 – 3	Anaheim 	 	Backstrom	17,324 	0 – 2
3	April 15	Anaheim 	2 – 1	Minnesota	 	Backstrom	19,224 	0 – 3
4	April 17	Anaheim 	1 – 4	Minnesota	 	Backstrom	19,174 	1 – 3
5	April 19	Minnesota	1 – 4	Anaheim 	 	Backstrom	17,318 	1 – 4
== Player stats ==
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scoring 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C/RW	78	31	33	64 	46 	6 	13 	1 	6
 	LW 	71	25	39	64 	28 	0 	9 	1 	4
 	RW 	48	30	27	57 	40 	12 	12 	1 	7
 	C 	82	20	37	57 	14 	13 	5 	0 	3
 	C 	82	20	34	54 	58 	6 	9 	2 	2
 	C 	77	13	31	44 	24 	8 	6 	1 	1
 	RW 	76	19	20	39 	18 	9 	5 	0 	4
 	D 	77	7 	18	25 	26 	16 	3 	0 	3
 	RW 	82	11	13	24 	21 	-9 	4 	0 	3
 	C 	62	9 	15	24 	30 	3 	0 	1 	1
 	D 	57	3 	20	23 	52 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	76	3 	19	22 	64 	-4 	3 	0 	0
 	D 	51	3 	17	20 	22 	-15	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	75	7 	11	18 	47 	3 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	80	4 	13	17 	58 	22 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	81	0 	15	15 	36 	9 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	48	10	3 	13 	38 	-7 	2 	2 	0
 	D 	82	2 	10	12 	42 	0 	0 	0 	1
 	C 	61	3 	3 	6 	16 	-8 	1 	0 	0
 	RW 	23	2 	3 	5 	8 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	10	2 	0 	2 	10 	3 	0 	0 	1
 	RW 	12	1 	1 	2 	10 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	41	0 	1 	1 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	9 	0 	1 	1 	0 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	48	0 	1 	1 	120	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	11	0 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	44	0 	0 	0 	12 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	9 	0 	0 	0 	4 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	7 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	4 	0 	0 	0 	4 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scoring 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	Pos 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	RW 	5 	3	1	4 	8 	3 	1 	1 	1
 	LW 	5 	1	3	4 	0 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	5 	1	1	2 	0 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	1	1	2 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0
 	C/RW	5 	1	1	2 	4 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0	2	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	5 	1	0	1 	4 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	5 	1	0	1 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	5 	0	1	1 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	4 	0	1	1 	20 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	5 	0	1	1 	14 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	5 	0	1	1 	0 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	5 	0	1	1 	4 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	5 	0	0	0 	4 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	3 	0	0	0 	7 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	4 	0	0	0 	2 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	5 	0	0	0 	2 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	5 	0	0	0 	4 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	4 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	5 	0	0	0 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	4 	0	0	0 	0 	-1 	0 	0 	0
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage; 
==Transactions==
The Wild were involved in the following transactions during the 2006–07 season.NHL Insider - Offseason Trades, nhl.com, accessed December 2, 2006NHL Insider - Free Agent Signings, nhl.com, accessed December 2, 2006,
===Trades===
June 24, 2006 	To Minnesota Wild Pavol Demitra	To Los Angeles Kings Patrick O'Sullivan 1st round pick in 2006
February 9, 2007 	To Minnesota Wild Adam Hall 	To New York Rangers Pascal Dupuis
February 27, 2007	To Minnesota Wild Dominic Moore	To Pittsburgh Penguins 3rd round pick in 2007
===Free agents acquired===
{| cellspacing="10"
| valign="top" |
Player 	Former team
G Niklas Backstrom 	Kärpät
D Kim Johnsson 	Philadelphia Flyers
D Keith Carney 	Vancouver Canucks
F Mark Parrish 	Los Angeles Kings
F Branko Radivojevic	Philadelphia Flyers
F Wyatt Smith 	New York Islanders
===Free agents lost===
{|class="wikitable"	
Player 	New team
D Andrei Zyuzin 	Calgary Flames
D Filip Kuba 	Tampa Bay Lightning
F Randy Robitaille 	Philadelphia Flyers
D Daniel Tjarnqvist	Edmonton Oilers
F Erik Westrum 	Toronto Maple Leafs
D Scott Ferguson 	San Jose Sharks
F Marc Chouinard 	Vancouver Canucks
D Alex Henry 	Nashville Predators
===Draft picks===
Minnesota's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.2006 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com - accessed November 20, 2006 The Wild had the 9th overall pick in the draft. They also had the Edmonton Oilers first round pick, 17th overall, which they used to trade for Pavol Demitra from the Los Angeles Kings on draft day.
Round	# 	Player 	Nationality	NHL Team 	College/junior/club team (League)
1 	9 	James Sheppard (C/LW)	 	Minnesota Wild	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
2 	40 	Ondrej Fiala (C) 	 	Minnesota Wild	Everett Silvertips (WHL)
3 	72 	Cal Clutterbuck (RW) 	 	Minnesota Wild	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4 	102	Kyle Medvec (D) 	 	Minnesota Wild	Apple Valley High School (USHS-MN)
5 	132	Niko Hovinen (G) 	 	Minnesota Wild	Jokerit (SM-liiga)
6 	162	Julian Walker (W) 	 	Minnesota Wild	EHC Basel (Nationalliga A)
7 	192	Chris Hickey (C) 	 	Minnesota Wild	Cretin-Derham Hall (USHS-MN)
==See also==
*2006–07 NHL season
==References==
*Game log: Minnesota Wild game log on espn.com
*Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com
*Player Stats: Minnesota Wild 2006–07 Reg. Season Stats on espn.com
*Draft Picks: 2006 NHL Entry Draft
==External links==
*Official site of the Minnesota Wild
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