2018–19 Minnesota Wild season

The 2018–19 Minnesota Wild season was the 19th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. On April 2, 2019, the Wild were eliminated from playoff contention after the Colorado Avalanche's 6–2 victory against the Edmonton Oilers, marking the first time the Wild missed the postseason since the 2011–12 season.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The preseason schedule was published on June 13, 2018.
2018 preseason game log: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)	2018 preseason game log: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)	2018 preseason game log: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)	2018 preseason game log: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)	2018 preseason game log: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)	2018 preseason game log: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)	2018 preseason game log: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)	2018 preseason game log: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)	2018 preseason game log: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)	2018 preseason game log: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 17 	Minnesota 	1–2 	Winnipeg 	 	Hammond 	15,321 	0–1–0 	Recap
2 	September 19 	St. Louis 	3–2 	Minnesota 	 	Stalock 	— 	0–2–0 	Recap
3 	September 20 	Dallas 	3–1 	Minnesota 	 	Dubnyk 	16,117 	0–3–0 	Recap
4 	September 22 	Colorado 	0–7 	Minnesota 	 	Stalock 	18,410 	1–3–0 	Recap
5 	September 24 	Minnesota 	3–5 	Dallas 	 	Dubnyk 	11,332 	1–4–0 	Recap
6 	September 26 	Winnipeg 	3–4 	Minnesota 	 	Dubnyk 	16,921 	2–4–0 	Recap
7 	September 28 	Minnesota 	3–4 	Colorado 	OT 	Hammond 	— 	2–4–1 	Recap
Notes:
 Game was played at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa.
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.
2018–19 game log: 37–36–9 (Home: 16–18–7; Away: 21–18–2)	2018–19 game log: 37–36–9 (Home: 16–18–7; Away: 21–18–2)	2018–19 game log: 37–36–9 (Home: 16–18–7; Away: 21–18–2)	2018–19 game log: 37–36–9 (Home: 16–18–7; Away: 21–18–2)	2018–19 game log: 37–36–9 (Home: 16–18–7; Away: 21–18–2)	2018–19 game log: 37–36–9 (Home: 16–18–7; Away: 21–18–2)	2018–19 game log: 37–36–9 (Home: 16–18–7; Away: 21–18–2)	2018–19 game log: 37–36–9 (Home: 16–18–7; Away: 21–18–2)	2018–19 game log: 37–36–9 (Home: 16–18–7; Away: 21–18–2)	2018–19 game log: 37–36–9 (Home: 16–18–7; Away: 21–18–2)	2018–19 game log: 37–36–9 (Home: 16–18–7; Away: 21–18–2)
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October: 7–3–2 (Home: 5–0–2 ; Road: 2–3–0) 	October: 7–3–2 (Home: 5–0–2 ; Road: 2–3–0) 	October: 7–3–2 (Home: 5–0–2 ; Road: 2–3–0) 	October: 7–3–2 (Home: 5–0–2 ; Road: 2–3–0) 	October: 7–3–2 (Home: 5–0–2 ; Road: 2–3–0) 	October: 7–3–2 (Home: 5–0–2 ; Road: 2–3–0) 	October: 7–3–2 (Home: 5–0–2 ; Road: 2–3–0) 	October: 7–3–2 (Home: 5–0–2 ; Road: 2–3–0) 	October: 7–3–2 (Home: 5–0–2 ; Road: 2–3–0) 	October: 7–3–2 (Home: 5–0–2 ; Road: 2–3–0) 	October: 7–3–2 (Home: 5–0–2 ; Road: 2–3–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 4 	Minnesota 	1–4 	Colorado 	 	Dubnyk 	18,086 	0–1–0 	0 	Recap
2 	October 6 	Vegas 	2–1 	Minnesota 	SO 	Dubnyk 	19,077 	0–1–1 	1 	Recap
3 	October 11 	Chicago 	3–4 	Minnesota 	OT 	Dubnyk 	18,652 	1–1–1 	3 	Recap
4 	October 13 	Carolina 	5–4 	Minnesota 	OT 	Dubnyk 	18,715 	1–1–2 	4 	Recap
5 	October 15 	Minnesota 	2–4 	Nashville 	 	Stalock 	17,165 	1–2–2 	4 	Recap
6 	October 16 	Arizona 	1–2 	Minnesota 	 	Dubnyk 	18,795 	2–2–2 	6 	Recap
7 	October 19 	Minnesota 	3–1 	Dallas 	 	Dubnyk 	18,346 	3–2–2 	8 	Recap
8 	October 20 	Tampa Bay 	4–5 	Minnesota 	OT 	Stalock 	19,080 	4–2–2 	10 	Recap
9 	October 25 	Los Angeles 	1–4 	Minnesota 	 	Dubnyk 	18,778 	5–2–2 	12 	Recap
10 	October 27 	Colorado 	2–3 	Minnesota 	 	Dubnyk 	19,093 	6–2–2 	14 	Recap
11 	October 29 	Minnesota 	2–5 	Vancouver 	 	Dubnyk 	16,546 	6–3–2 	14 	Recap
12 	October 30 	Minnesota 	4–3 	Edmonton 	 	Stalock 	18,347 	7–3–2 	16 	Recap
==Player statistics==
As of April 6, 2019
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	74	28	33	61	–2 	26
 	81	22	30	52	–7 	34
‡ 	63	15	34	49	–2 	20
 	82	7 	40	47	–8 	41
 	82	14	29	43	–1 	20
 	81	21	21	42	–9 	28
 	48	8 	21	29	–2 	22
‡ 	60	10	18	28	1 	16
 	81	12	12	24	−12	29
‡ 	46	9 	14	23	−11	10
 	32	12	10	22	–5 	21
 	82	7 	12	19	–1 	55
 	82	4 	14	18	–15	30
 	49	6 	11	17	–9 	27
† 	22	4 	12	16	–4 	4
 	72	7 	8 	15	–8 	30
 	58	7 	7 	14	−7 	20
 	56	3 	5 	8 	0 	29
† 	19	3 	4 	7 	–12	10
 	71	2 	5 	7 	–4 	64
 	80	1 	6 	7 	–11	41
† 	22	1 	5 	6 	–4 	6
 	29	3 	2 	5 	–5 	6
† 	23	2 	1 	3 	–1 	4
‡ 	22	0 	2 	2 	–2 	19
 	2 	1 	0 	1 	2 	0
 	12	1 	0 	1 	–2 	2
 	6 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0
† 	2 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0
† 	18	0 	0 	0 	–8 	4
 	15	0 	0 	0 	1 	2
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	67	66	3,855:16	31	28	6	163	2.54	1,877	.913	2	0	2	2
 	21	16	1,065:06	6 	8 	3	53 	2.99	525 	.899	0	0	2	4
†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.
==Awards and honours==
===Milestones===
Regular season
Player	Milestone 	Reached
 	400th career NHL game 	October 6, 2018
 	100th career NHL goal 	October 13, 2018
 	1,100th career NHL game	October 19, 2018
 	500th career NHL point 	October 19, 2018
 	1,000th career NHL game	October 25, 2018
==Transactions==
The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Montreal CanadiensGustav Olofsson 	To Minnesota WildWilliam Bitten 	
 	To Los Angeles KingsPavel Jenys 	To Minnesota WildStepan Falkovsky 	
 	To Anaheim DucksJustin Kloos 	To Minnesota WildPontus Aberg 	
 	To Carolina HurricanesNino Niederreiter 	To Minnesota WildVictor Rask 	
 	To Vegas Golden KnightsConditional 5th-round pick in 2019	To Minnesota WildBrad Hunt6th-round pick in 2019 	
 	To New Jersey DevilsRyan Murphy 	To Minnesota WildMichael Kapla 	
 	To Boston BruinsCharlie Coyle 	To Minnesota WildRyan DonatoConditional 5th-round pick in 2019	
 	To Nashville PredatorsMikael Granlund 	To Minnesota WildKevin Fiala 	
 	To Winnipeg JetsMatt Hendricks 	To Minnesota Wild7th-round pick in 2020 	
 	To Toronto Maple LeafsConditional 7th-round pick in 2020 	To Minnesota WildFedor Gordeev 	
===Free agents===
Date	Player 	Team 	Contract term	Ref
 	Steve Michalek 	to Red Bull Salzburg (EBEL) 	Unknown 	
 	Matt Bartkowski	from Calgary Flames 	1-year 	
 	J. T. Brown 	from Anaheim Ducks 	2-year 	
 	Matt Cullen 	to Pittsburgh Penguins 	1-year 	
 	Eric Fehr 	from San Jose Sharks 	1-year 	
 	Kurtis Gabriel 	to New Jersey Devils 	1-year 	
 	Andrew Hammond 	from Colorado Avalanche 	1-year 	
 	Matt Hendricks 	from Winnipeg Jets 	1-year 	
 	Mike Liambas 	from Anaheim Ducks 	2-year 	
 	Greg Pateryn 	from Dallas Stars 	3-year 	
 	Tyler Ennis 	to Toronto Maple Leafs 	1-year 	
 	Zack Mitchell 	to Los Angeles Kings 	1-year 	
 	Pat Cannone 	to ERC Ingolstadt (DEL) 	1-year 	
 	Matt Read 	from Philadelphia Flyers 	1-year 	
 	Dylan Labbe 	to Wichita Thunder (ECHL) 	1-year 	
 	Kyle Quincey 	to HIFK (Liiga) 	1-year 	
 	Zach Palmquist 	to Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) 	1-year 	
 	Colton Beck 	from Iowa Wild (AHL) 	2-year 	
 	Mat Robson 	from Minnesota Golden Gophers (Big Ten) 	2-year 	
 	Nico Sturm 	from Clarkson Golden Knights (ECAC Hockey)	1-year 	
 	Gerald Mayhew 	from Iowa Wild (AHL) 	2-year 	
===Waivers===
Date	Player 	Team 	Ref
 	Anthony Bitetto	from Nashville Predators	
===Contract terminations===
Date	Player 	Via 	Ref
 	Tyler Ennis 	Buyout 	
 	Eric Martinsson	Mutual termination	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Contract term	Ref
 	Ryan Murphy 	1-year 	
 	Kyle Rau 	2-year 	
 	Nick Seeler 	3-year 	
 	Matt Dumba 	5-year 	
 	Jason Zucker 	5-year 	
 	Eric Staal 	2-year 	
 	Connor Dewar 	3-year 	
 	Alexander Khovanov	3-year 	
 	Matt Bartkowski 	1-year 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Minnesota Wild's selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	24 	Filip Johansson 	D 	 	Leksands IF (Allsvenskan)
3 	631 	Jack McBain 	C 	 	Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL)
3 	86 	Alexander Khovanov	C 	 	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
3 	922 	Connor Dewar 	C 	 	Everett Silvertips (WHL)
5 	148 	Simon Johansson 	D 	 	Djurgårdens IF J20 (SuperElit)
5 	1553	Damien Giroux 	C 	 	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
6 	179 	Shawn Boudrias 	RW 	 	Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
7 	210 	Sam Hengtes 	C 	 	Tri-City Storm (USHL)
Notes:
# The Buffalo Sabres' third-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 30, 2017, that sent Jason Pominville, Marco Scandella and a fourth-round pick in 2018 to Buffalo in exchange for Tyler Ennis, Marcus Foligno and this pick.
# The Vegas Golden Knights' third-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 21, 2017, that sent Alex Tuch to Vegas in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).
# The Washington Capitals' fifth-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 14, 2017, that sent Tyler Graovac to Washington in exchange for this pick.
==References==
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