2015–16 Minnesota Wild season

The 2015–16 Minnesota Wild season was the 16th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. Head coach Mike Yeo was relieved of his duties on February 13 after the teams thirteenth loss in fourteen games. He finished with a record of 173–132–44 in his four and a half years as head coach of the Wild. Iowa Wild head coach John Torchetti was promoted to interim head coach. Minnesota was the first team since the 2009-10 Philadelphia Flyers and the 2009-10 Montreal Canadiens to make the playoffs with fewer than 90 points
==Off-season==
==Regular season==
==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 21 	Buffalo 	3–2 	Minnesota 	 	Kuemper 	17,217 	0–1–0 	
2 	September 22 	Minnesota 	1–0 	Winnipeg 	OT 	Backstrom 	15,294 	1–1–0 	
3 	September 24 	Minnesota 	5–2 	Columbus 	 	Dubnyk 	10,209 	2–1–0 	
4 	September 26(In Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) 	Minnesota 	0–3 	Edmonton 	 	Kuemper 	7,541 	2–2–0 	
5 	September 27 	Winnipeg 	1–8 	Minnesota 	 	Dubnyk 	17,710 	3–2–0 	
6 	October 1 	Buffalo 	1–6 	Minnesota 	 	Dubnyk 	17,214 	4–2–0 	
===Regular season===
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October: 7–2–2 (Home: 5–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–2)	October: 7–2–2 (Home: 5–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–2)	October: 7–2–2 (Home: 5–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–2)	October: 7–2–2 (Home: 5–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–2)	October: 7–2–2 (Home: 5–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–2)	October: 7–2–2 (Home: 5–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–2)	October: 7–2–2 (Home: 5–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–2)	October: 7–2–2 (Home: 5–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–2)	October: 7–2–2 (Home: 5–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–2)	October: 7–2–2 (Home: 5–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–2)	October: 7–2–2 (Home: 5–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–2)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 8 	Minnesota 	5–4 	Colorado 	 	Dubnyk 	18,007 	1–0–0 	2 	
2 	October 10 	St. Louis 	2–3 	Minnesota 	 	Dubnyk 	19,096 	2–0–0 	4 	
3 	October 15 	Minnesota 	4–3 	Arizona 	 	Dubnyk 	12,029 	3–0–0 	6 	
4 	October 16 	Minnesota 	1–2 	Los Angeles 	OT 	Kuemper 	18,230 	3–0–1 	7 	
5 	October 18 	Minnesota 	1–4 	Anaheim 	 	Dubnyk 	16,784 	3–1–1 	7 	
6 	October 22 	Columbus 	2–3 	Minnesota 	 	Dubnyk 	18,650 	4–1–1 	9 	
7 	October 24 	Anaheim 	0–3 	Minnesota 	 	Dubnyk 	19,034 	5–1–1 	11 	
8 	October 25 	Minnesota 	4–5 	Winnipeg 	 	Dubnyk 	15,294 	5–2–1 	11 	
9 	October 27 	Edmonton 	3–4 	Minnesota 	 	Dubnyk 	18,936 	6–2–1 	13 	
10 	October 30 	Chicago 	4–5 	Minnesota 	 	Dubnyk 	19,140 	7–2–1 	15 	
11 	October 31 	Minnesota 	2–3 	St. Louis 	OT 	Dubnyk 	17,728 	7–2–2 	16 	
===Playoffs===
2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs
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Western Conference First Round vs. (C1) Dallas Stars: Dallas wins 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C1) Dallas Stars: Dallas wins 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C1) Dallas Stars: Dallas wins 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C1) Dallas Stars: Dallas wins 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C1) Dallas Stars: Dallas wins 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C1) Dallas Stars: Dallas wins 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C1) Dallas Stars: Dallas wins 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C1) Dallas Stars: Dallas wins 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C1) Dallas Stars: Dallas wins 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C1) Dallas Stars: Dallas wins 4–2	
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap 	
1 	April 14 	Minnesota 	0–4 	Dallas 	 	Dubnyk 	18,532 	0–1 	Recap 	
2 	April 16 	Minnesota 	1–2 	Dallas 	 	Dubnyk 	18,988 	0–2 	Recap 	
3 	April 18 	Dallas 	3–5 	Minnesota 	 	Dubnyk 	19,038 	1–2 	Recap 	
4 	April 20 	Dallas 	3–2 	Minnesota 	 	Dubnyk 	19,080 	1–3 	Recap 	
5 	April 22 	Minnesota 	5–4 	Dallas 	OT 	Dubnyk 	18,889 	2–3 	Recap 	
6 	April 24 	Dallas 	5–4 	Minnesota 	 	Dubnyk 	19,310 	2–4 	Recap 	
==Player statistics==
Final stats
===Skaters===
 Regular Season 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	17	39	56	6 	40
 	70	25	28	53	−3 	36
 	82	8 	43	51	10 	30
 	82	13	31	44	−12	20
 	82	20	23	43	9 	36
 	82	21	21	42	1 	16
 	74	18	23	41	−10	22
 	75	11	25	36	10 	12
 	76	14	20	34	21 	24
 	77	11	18	29	11 	14
 	81	10	16	26	1 	38
 	71	13	10	23	−4 	20
 	73	5 	16	21	6 	22
 	60	5 	11	16	3 	20
 	60	7 	5 	12	−3 	48
 	61	4 	3 	7 	−6 	6
 	29	1 	6 	7 	−4 	8
 	68	2 	5 	7 	–5 	18
† 	51	3 	3 	6 	−4 	16
 	26	2 	2 	4 	2 	2
 	26	0 	4 	4 	−1 	11
† 	16	2 	1 	3 	1 	0
 	54	0 	3 	3 	1 	39
 	2 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	7
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	1 	10
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
‡ 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	6	4	3	7	0 	6
 	6	1	5	6	1 	4
 	6	3	2	5	0 	2
 	6	2	3	5	1 	4
 	5	1	3	4	0 	2
 	6	0	3	3	3 	4
 	6	1	2	3	–2	0
 	6	1	2	3	3 	0
 	6	0	2	2	–4	2
 	6	1	1	2	–4	6
 	6	0	2	2	–2	6
 	6	1	0	1	0 	0
 	6	0	1	1	0 	0
 	6	1	0	1	–7	4
 	2	1	0	1	–1	0
 	6	0	1	1	–6	0
 	4	0	0	0	–1	4
 	2	0	0	0	–1	10
 	3	0	0	0	–1	0
 	4	0	0	0	–1	0
 	4	0	0	0	0 	0
===Goaltenders===
 Regular Season 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	67	66	3861	32	26	6	150	2.33	1829	.918	5	0	0	8
 	21	16	1063	6 	7 	5	43 	2.43	507 	.915	2	0	0	2
 Playoffs 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	6	6	359	2	4	20	3.34	163	.877	0	0	0	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Wild. Stats reflect time with the Wild only.
‡Traded mid-season
==Roster==
==Awards and honours==
===Awards===
 Regular Season
Player	Award 	Awarded
 	NHL Third Star of the Week 	December 21, 2015
 	NHL All-Star game selection 	January 6, 2016
 	NHL First Star of the Week 	March 28, 2016
 	NHL Second Star of the Month	April 1, 2016
===Milestones===
 Regular Season
Player	Milestone 	Reached
 	300th Career NHL Assist 	October 8, 2015
 	3rd Career NHL Hat Trick 	October 8, 2015
 	100th Career NHL Game 	October 10, 2015
 	300th Career NHL Goal 	October 15, 2015
 	100th Career NHL Win 	October 15, 2015
 	200th Career NHL Game 	October 18, 2015
 	300th Career NHL Game 	October 18, 2015
 	700th Career NHL Game 	October 27, 2015
 	200th Career NHL Game 	October 31, 2015
 	1st Career NHL Game 	November 7, 2015
 	1st Career NHL Game 	November 17, 2015
 	1st Career NHL Game 	November 19, 2015
 	200th Career NHL Game 	November 19, 2015
 	700th Career NHL Game 	November 21, 2015
 	100th Career NHL Point 	November 25, 2015
 	200th Career NHL Game 	December 11, 2015
 	100th Career NHL Game 	December 15, 2015
 	300th Career NHL Assist 	December 15, 2015
 	100th Career NHL Loss 	December 21, 2015
 	100th Career NHL Point 	January 2, 2016
 	4th Career NHL Hat Trick 	January 5, 2016
 	1st Career NHL Game 	January 9, 2016
 	200th Career NHL Game 	January 10, 2016
 	800th Career NHL Game 	January 23, 2016
 	600th Career NHL Point 	February 2, 2016
 	100th Career NHL Point 	February 2, 2016
 	800th Career NHL Game 	February 4, 2016
 	1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point	February 13, 2016
 	600th Career NHL Point 	February 17, 2016
 	800th Career NHL Game 	February 18, 2016
 	1st Career NHL Assist 	February 18, 2016
 	100th Career NHL Game 	March 19, 2016
 	5th Career NHL Hat Trick 	March 24, 2016
 	300th Career NHL Game 	March 24, 2016
 	100th Career NHL Assist 	March 26, 2016
 	400th Career NHL Point 	March 26, 2016
 	300th Career NHL Game 	April 3, 2016
 Playoffs
Player	Milestone 	Reached
 	1st Career Playoff Game 	April 14, 2016
 	1st Career Playoff Game 	April 18, 2016
 	1st Career Playoff Goal1st Career Playoff Point	April 22, 2016
==Transactions==
The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.
=== Trades ===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Boston Bruins 5th-round pick in 2016 	To Minnesota Wild5th-round pick in 2015	
 	To Calgary Flames Niklas Backstrom6th-round pick in 2016	To Minnesota WildDavid Jones 	
 	To Ottawa Senators Michael Keranen 	To Minnesota WildConor Allen 	
 	To Los Angeles Kings Brett Sutter 	To Minnesota WildScott Sabourin 	
=== Free agents acquired ===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	Mike Reilly 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	2 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Zac Dalpe 	Buffalo Sabres 	1 year, $600,000 	
 	Ruslan Fedotenko	Iowa Wild 	1 year, $600,000 	
 	Marc Hagel 	Iowa Wild 	2 years, $1.21 million 	
 	Tyson Strachan 	Buffalo Sabres 	1 year, $650,000 	
 	Jared Knight 	Iowa Wild 	1 year, $761,250 	
 	Nick Seeler 	University of Minnesota 	2 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Mario Lucia 	University of Notre Dame	2 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Sam Anas 	Quinnipiac University 	2 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Adam Vay 	Debreceni Hoki Klub 	2 years, entry-level contract 	
=== Free agents lost ===
Date	Player 	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	Kyle Brodziak	St. Louis Blues	1 year, $900,000 	
 	Chris Stewart	Anaheim Ducks 	1 year, $1.7 million 	
=== Claimed via waivers ===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers	Ref
Chris Porter	Philadelphia Flyers	October 1, 2015 	Wild Claims Chris Porter Off Waivers
Jarret Stoll	New York Rangers 	December 15, 2015 	Wild Claims Jarret Stoll Off Waivers
===Player signings===
Date	Player 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
 	Mikael Granlund 	2 years, $6 million 	
 	Nate Prosser 	2 years, $1.25 million 	
 	Ryan Carter 	1 year, $625,000 	
 	Steve Michalek 	2 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Devan Dubnyk 	6 years, $26 million 	
 	Christian Folin 	2 years, $1.45 million 	
 	Joel Eriksson Ek	3 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Erik Haula 	2 years, $2 million 	
 	Brett Bulmer 	1 year, $600,000 	
 	Jared Spurgeon 	4 years, $20.75 million (extension)	
 	Adam Gilmour 	2 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Alex Tuch 	3 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Chase Lang 	3 years, entry-level contract 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Minnesota Wild's selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality 	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	20 	Joel Eriksson Ek	C 	Sweden 	Farjestad BK
2 	50 	Jordan Greenway 	LW 	United States 	USA U-18
4 	111	Ales Stezka 	G 	Czech Republic	HC Bílí Tygři Liberec
5 	135	Kirill Kaprizov 	LW 	Russia 	Metallurg Novokuznetsk
6 	171	Nicholas Boka 	D 	United States 	USA U-18
7 	201	Gustav Bouramman	D 	Sweden 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
7 	204	Jack Sadek 	D 	United States 	Lakeville North High School
;Draft notes
* The Minnesota Wild's third-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on January 14, 2015 that sent Devan Dubnyk to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.
* The Boston Bruins' fifth-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent a fifth-round pick in 2016 to Boston in exchange for this pick.
* The Minnesota Wild's fifth-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Jordan Leopold to Minnesota in exchange for Justin Falk and this pick.
* The Vancouver Canucks' seventh-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent a third-round pick in 2014 to Tampa Bay in exchange for a third-round pick in 2014 and this pick. Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014 that sent a second-round pick in 2014 to Vancouver in exchange for Jason Garrison, the rights to Jeff Costello and this pick.
==References==
Category:Minnesota Wild seasons
Minnesota Wild season, 2015-16