2010–11 Minnesota Wild season

The 2010–11 Minnesota Wild season was the 11th season of play for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.
The Wild posted a regular season record of 39 wins, 35 losses and 8 overtime/shootout losses for 86 points, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the third consecutive season. 
==Regular season==
The Wild opened the season with two games at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland, against the Carolina Hurricanes. Goaltender Josh Harding was seriously injured and the Wild signed free agent Jose Theodore to a one-year contract upon the team's return to Minnesota. The Wild ended the regular season with a 5–3 victory over the Dallas Stars, which eliminated the Stars from playoff contention. At the conclusion of the regular season, Todd Richards was fired as head coach.Breaking News: Richards Relieved Of Duties
==Playoffs==
The Wild attempted to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 2007–08 season. However, a loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on April 2 eliminated the team from playoff contention.
==Standings==
==Schedule and results==
=== Pre-season ===
2010 Pre-season Game Log: 1–4–2 (Home: 0–2–1; Road: 1–2–1)	2010 Pre-season Game Log: 1–4–2 (Home: 0–2–1; Road: 1–2–1)	2010 Pre-season Game Log: 1–4–2 (Home: 0–2–1; Road: 1–2–1)	2010 Pre-season Game Log: 1–4–2 (Home: 0–2–1; Road: 1–2–1)	2010 Pre-season Game Log: 1–4–2 (Home: 0–2–1; Road: 1–2–1)	2010 Pre-season Game Log: 1–4–2 (Home: 0–2–1; Road: 1–2–1)	2010 Pre-season Game Log: 1–4–2 (Home: 0–2–1; Road: 1–2–1)	2010 Pre-season Game Log: 1–4–2 (Home: 0–2–1; Road: 1–2–1)	2010 Pre-season Game Log: 1–4–2 (Home: 0–2–1; Road: 1–2–1)	2010 Pre-season Game Log: 1–4–2 (Home: 0–2–1; Road: 1–2–1)	2010 Pre-season Game Log: 1–4–2 (Home: 0–2–1; Road: 1–2–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 	
1 	September 22 	St. Louis Blues 	5–1 	Minnesota Wild 	 	Backstrom 	16,219 	0–1–0 	 	
2 	September 24 	Minnesota Wild 	0–5 	St. Louis Blues 	 	Hackett 	11,525 	0–2–0 	 	
3 	September 25 	Philadelphia Flyers 	3–2 	Minnesota Wild 	SO 	Backstrom 	16,742 	0–2–1 	 	
4 	September 26 	Minnesota Wild 	3–4 	Montreal Canadiens 	 	Khudobin 	21,273 	0–3–1 	 	
5 	September 28 	Minnesota Wild 	2–3 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	SO 	Backstrom 	10,268 	0–3–2 	 	
6 	September 30 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	4–2 	Minnesota Wild 	 	Backstrom 	15,554 	0–4–2 	 	
7 	October 4 (in Tampere, Finland) 	Minnesota Wild 	5–1 	Ilves 	 	Backstrom 	 	1–4–2 	 	
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October: 4–4–2 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	October: 4–4–2 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	October: 4–4–2 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	October: 4–4–2 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	October: 4–4–2 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	October: 4–4–2 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	October: 4–4–2 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	October: 4–4–2 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	October: 4–4–2 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	October: 4–4–2 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	October: 4–4–2 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 7(in Helsinki, Finland) 	Carolina Hurricanes 	4–3 	Minnesota Wild 	 	Backstrom 	12,355 	0–1–0 	0 	
2 	October 8(in Helsinki, Finland) 	Minnesota Wild 	1–2 	Carolina Hurricanes 	SO 	Backstrom 	13,465 	0–1–1 	1 	
3 	October 14 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–4 	Minnesota Wild 	 	Backstrom 	18,449 	1–1–1 	3 	
4 	October 16 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	3–2 	Minnesota Wild 	 	Backstrom 	17,336 	1–2–1 	3 	
5 	October 19 	Vancouver Canucks 	2–6 	Minnesota Wild 	 	Backstrom 	16,806 	2–2–1 	5 	
6 	October 21 	Minnesota Wild 	4–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Backstrom 	16,839 	3–2–1 	7 	
7 	October 22 	Minnesota Wild 	1–5 	Vancouver Canucks 	 	Theodore 	18,860 	3–3–1 	7 	
8 	October 25 	Los Angeles Kings 	3–2 	Minnesota Wild 	SO 	Backstrom 	17,094 	3–3–2 	8 	
9 	October 28 	Washington Capitals 	1–2 	Minnesota Wild 	 	Backstrom 	17,352 	4–3–2 	10 	
10 	October 30 	Chicago Blackhawks 	3–1 	Minnesota Wild 	 	Backstrom 	18,376 	4–4–2 	10 	
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	78	22	40	62 	−10	52
 	71	17	45	62 	4 	50
 	82	18	28	46 	−7 	16
 	80	17	29	46 	−10	98
 	78	12	27	39 	−14	34
 	59	12	26	38 	−3 	14
 	80	16	21	37 	−4 	56
 	73	16	19	35 	−3 	38
 	76	19	15	34 	−5 	79
 	76	12	13	25 	−9 	10
 	46	7 	17	24 	−6 	30
 	74	3 	14	17 	−4 	38
 	63	9 	7 	16 	−6 	19
 	53	4 	8 	12 	−1 	2
 	82	4 	8 	12 	−16	30
 	57	2 	7 	9 	5 	96
 	71	4 	5 	9 	−5 	173
 	82	0 	7 	7 	−5 	48
† 	21	1 	6 	7 	−1 	2
 	11	3 	3 	6 	2 	8
 	52	1 	4 	5 	−10	34
 	22	0 	3 	3 	−4 	6
 	4 	1 	1 	2 	1 	0
 	20	0 	2 	2 	−9 	2
 	15	1 	1 	2 	−1 	4
 	11	1 	0 	1 	−2 	4
 	7 	1 	0 	1 	−2 	2
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	2
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	4
 	6 	0 	0 	0 	−3 	0
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	12
 	8 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	51	2978	22	23	5 	132	2.66	1566	.916	3 	0	1	2
 	32	1793	15	11	3 	81 	2.71	963 	.916	1 	0	0	2
‡ 	4 	189 	2 	1 	0 	5 	1.59	86 	.942	1 	0	0	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Wild. Stats reflect time with Wild only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Wild only.
== Awards and records ==
=== Awards ===
Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season
Player 	Award 	Awarded 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jose TheodoreSedin tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'	NHL Third Star of the Week	January 10, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Records ===
=== Milestones ===
Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Antti Miettinen 	400th Career NHL Game 	October 7, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brent Burns 	100th Career NHL Assist 	October 19, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Justin Falk 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point 	October 19, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
John Madden 	800th Career NHL Game 	October 28, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matt Kassian 	1st Career NHL Game 	November 5, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marco Scandella 	1st Career NHL Game 	November 12, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matt Cullen 	300th Career NHL Assist 	November 15, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marco Scandella 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point 	November 17, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brad Staubitz 	100th Career NHL Game 	November 20, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matt Cullen 	900th Career NHL Game 	November 24, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jared Spurgeon 	1st Career NHL Game 	November 29, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brent Burns 	400th Career NHL Game 	December 12, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Patrick O'Sullivan 	300th Career NHL Game 	December 16, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kyle Brodziak 	100th Career NHL Point 	December 20, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mikko Koivu 	400th Career NHL Game200th Career NHL Assist 	January 2, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Clayton Stoner 	1st Career NHL Goal 	January 4, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Patrick O'Sullivan 	100th Career NHL Assist 	January 6, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kyle Brodziak 	300th Career NHL Game 	January 11, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Anton Khudobin 	1st Career NHL Shutout 	January 16, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pierre-Marc Bouchard	200th Career NHL Assist 	January 18, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cal Clutterbuck 	200th Career NHL Game 	January 19, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Martin Havlat 	200th Career NHL Goal 	January 19, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Antti Miettinen 	200th Career NHL Point 	January 25, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jared Spurgeon 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point 	January 25, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Andrew Brunette 	1,000th Career NHL Game 	February 1, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mikko Koivu 	300th Career NHL Point 	February 3, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Martin Havlat 	600th Career NHL Game 	February 16, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Martin Havlat 	500th Career NHL Point 	February 20, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jared Spurgeon 	1st Career NHL Goal 	February 22, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Martin Havlat 	300th Career NHL Assist 	March 6, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marek Zidlicky 	500th Career NHL Game 	March 6, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nick Schultz 	100th Career NHL Assist 	March 19, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Andrew Brunette 	700th Career NHL Point 	March 26, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matt Cullen 	500th Career NHL Point 	March 31, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pierre-Marc Bouchard	300th Career NHL Point 	March 31, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Carson McMillan 	1st Career NHL Game1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point	April 3, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Drew Bagnall 	1st Career NHL Game 	April 8, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Carson McMillan 	1st Career NHL Assist 	April 10, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Transactions ==
The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.
=== Trades ===
Date 	 	
June 21, 2010Wild Acquires Brad Staubitz From Sharks 	To San Jose Sharks 5th-round pick in 2010 – Freddie Hamilton 	To Minnesota Wild Brad Staubitz
June 26, 2010Day 2 provides more wheeling and dealing 	To Florida Panthers 3rd-round pick in 2010 – Joe Basaraba4th-round pick in 2010 – Joonas Donskoi	To Minnesota Wild 2nd-round pick in 2010 – Jason Zucker
February 28, 2011Wild Acquires Penner and Lehtonen for Khudobin 	To Boston Bruins Anton Khudobin 	To Minnesota Wild Jeff PennerMikko Lehtonen
March 1, 2011Blue Jackets Acquire Forward Petr Kalus from Minnesota Wild in Exchange Future Considerations	To Columbus Blue Jackets Petr Kalus 	To Minnesota Wild Future considerations
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=== Free agents acquired ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Matt CullenCullen Comes Home 	Ottawa Senators 	3 years, $10.5 million
Eric NystromWild Signs LW Eric Nystrom 	Calgary Flames 	3 years, $4.2 million
Warren PetersWild signs C Peters and D Bagnall 	Dallas Stars 	2 years, $1.075 million
Drew Bagnall 	Manchester Monarchs 	1 year, $600,000
Dennis EndrasWild Signs German Goaltender, Endras 	Augsburger Panther 	1 year, $740,000 entry-level contract
Joel BrodaWild Signs Broda To Entry Level Deal 	Calgary Hitmen 	3 years, $1.65 million entry-level contract
John MaddenBoom! John Madden Coming To Wild 	Chicago Blackhawks 	1 year, $1 million
Josh CaronWild Signs Three Prospects 	Kamloops Blazers 	3 years, $1.61 million entry-level contract
Colton Jobke 	Kelowna Rockets 	3 years, $1.64 million entry-level contract
Jared Spurgeon 	Spokane Chiefs 	3 years, $1.58 million entry-level contract
Jose TheodoreWild Lands Jose Theodore 	Washington Capitals 	1 year, $1.1 million
Jed OrtmeyerWild Signs RW Jed Ortmeyer 	San Antonio Rampage 	1 year, $525,000
Chay GenowayWild Signs D Chay Genoway 	University of North Dakota 	1 year, $900,000 entry-level contract
Justin FontaineWild Signs UMD Winger Justin Fontaine	University of Minnesota Duluth	2 years, $1.19 million entry-level contract
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Derek BoogaardRangers add free agent Boogaard 	New York Rangers 	4 years, $6.5 million
John ScottBlackhawks sign defenseman John Scott 	Chicago Blackhawks	2 years, $1.025 million
Andrew EbbettCOYOTES SIGN EBBETT TO ONE-YEAR CONTRACT 	Phoenix Coyotes 	1 year, $500,000
Jaime SifersThrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Jared Ross and Jaime Sifers	Atlanta Thrashers 	1 year, $525,000
Andy HilbertHILBERT AND HISEY AGREE TO TERMS 	New York Islanders	1 year, $575,000
Wade DubielewiczNew Keeper: Sharks have committed Wade Dubielewicz 	Kölner Haie 	undisclosed
Owen NolanOwen Nolan hoping for NHL comeback 	ZSC Lions 	undisclosed
Shane HnidyB's Sign Defenseman Shane Hnidy 	Boston Bruins 	1 year, $500,000
=== Claimed via waivers ===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Patrick O'SullivanWild Lands O'Sullivan; Loses Latendresse	Carolina Hurricanes	November 23, 2010
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Player signings ===
Player 	Contract terms
Jean-Michel DaoustWild Signs Daoust To One-Year Deal 	1 year, $500,000
Chad RauWild Signs Rau To Two-Year Deal 	2 years, $1.075 million
James SheppardSheppard Signed To One-Year Deal 	1 year, $803,250
Brad StaubitzSTAUBITZ INKS TWO-YEAR / $1.15M DEAL WITH WILD	2 years, $1.15 million
Nate ProsserWild Re-Signs Prosser, Kassian 	1 year, $650,000
Matt Kassian 	2 years, $1.025 million
Guillaume LatendresseLatendresse Re-Signs For Two Years 	2 years, $5 million
Jon DiSalvatoreWild Re-Signs Disalvatore, Fraser 	2 years, $5 million
Jamie Fraser 	2 years, $5 million
Robbie EarlWild Signs Earl To One-Year Deal 	1 year, $550,000
Josh HardingHarding Excited About Deal 	1 year, $1.2 million
Mikko KoivuKoivu Signs Seven-Year Extension 	7 years, $47.25 million contract extension
Dennis EndrasWild Signs Endras For 2011–2012 Season 	1 year, $660,000 contract extension
Brett BulmerWild Locks Up Bulmer For Three Years 	3 years, $2.43 entry-level contract
== Draft picks ==
Minnesota's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California. 
Round	# 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	9 	Mikael Granlund 	C 	 	HIFK (SM-liiga)
2 	39 	Brett Bulmer 	RW 	 	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
2 	56 (from Washington) 	Johan Larsson 	C 	 	Brynäs IF (J20 SuperElit)
2 	59 (from Philadelphia via Los Angeles and Florida)	Jason Zucker 	RW 	 	U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
6 	159 	Johan Gustafsson	G 	 	Färjestad BK Jr. (Sweden Jr-2)
7 	189 	Dylan McKinlay 	RW 	 	Chilliwack Bruins (WHL)
== Farm teams ==
The Houston Aeros remain Minnesota's primary American Hockey League affiliate in 2010–11 and the Bakersfield Condors will become the team's ECHL affiliate in 2010–11.
== References ==
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