2023–24 Minnesota Wild season

The 2023–24 Minnesota Wild season was the 24th season of operation (23rd season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. The Wild played two games in Stockholm at the Avicii Arena on November 18 and 19 as part of the NHL Global Series.
On April 9, 2024, the Wild were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since the 2018–19 season (and only the second time since 2011–12) after a 5–2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.
== Standings ==
=== Divisional standings ===
=== Conference standings ===
== Schedule and results ==
=== Preseason ===
The Minnesota Wild preseason schedule was released on June 23, 2023.
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| 1 || September 24 || Minnesota || 4–3 || Colorado || Ball Arena || 14,501 || 1–0–0
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| 2 || September 26 || Minnesota || 1–6 || Dallas || American Airlines Center || 14,114 || 1–1–0
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| 3 || September 28 || Colorado || 3–4 || Minnesota || Xcel Energy Center || 16,215 || 2–1–0
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| 4 || September 30 || Chicago || 2–3 || Minnesota || Xcel Energy Center || 18,199 || 3–1–0
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| 5 || October 5 || Minnesota || 3–2 || Chicago || United Center || 12,766 || 4–1–0
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| 6 || October 7 || Dallas || 0–4 || Minnesota || Xcel Energy Center || 18,205 || 5–1–0
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| Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = OT/SO Loss
=== Regular season ===
The regular season schedule was released on June 27, 2023.
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October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–3–1)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–3–1)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–3–1)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–3–1)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–3–1)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–3–1)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–3–1)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–3–1)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–3–1)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–3–1)	October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–3–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 12 	Florida 	0–2 	Minnesota 	 	Gustavsson 	18,976 	1–0–0 	2 	
2 	October 14 	Minnesota 	4–7 	Toronto 	 	Gustavsson 	18,903 	1–1–0 	2 	
3 	October 17 	Minnesota 	5–2 	Montreal 	 	Fleury 	21,105 	2–1–0 	4 	
4 	October 19 	Los Angeles 	7–3 	Minnesota 	 	Fleury 	18,689 	2–2–0 	4 	
5 	October 21 	Columbus 	5–4 	Minnesota 	OT 	Gustavsson 	18,479 	2–2–1 	5 	
6 	October 24 	Edmonton 	4–7 	Minnesota 	 	Gustavsson 	17,064 	3–2–1 	7 	
7 	October 26 	Minnesota 	2–6 	Philadelphia 	 	Gustavsson 	17,144 	3–3–1 	7 	
8 	October 27 	Minnesota 	2–3 	Washington 	SO 	Fleury 	16,602 	3–3–2 	8 	
9 	October 29 	Minnesota 	3–4 	New Jersey 	 	Fleury 	16,514 	3–4–2 	8 	
== Player statistics ==
As of April 18, 2024
=== Skaters ===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	75	46	50	96	+11	36
 	75	29	40	69	+5 	48
 	77	30	34	64	+18	60
 	69	12	51	63	–5 	30
 	82	8 	39	47	–1 	26
 	74	21	24	45	+4 	72
 	82	21	19	40	–4 	47
 	78	11	19	30	–15	22
 	62	7 	20	27	+22	16
 	80	7 	18	25	–15	77
 	55	10	12	22	+10	59
‡ 	49	4 	12	16	 	60
 	67	5 	10	15	–23	12
‡ 	57	10	4 	14	 	20
† 	61	3 	11	14	+11	63
 	65	4 	7 	11	0 	30
 	36	0 	10	10	–8 	18
 	46	5 	4 	9 	–7 	24
‡ 	62	4 	4 	8 	 	66
† 	29	3 	5 	8 	−8 	18
 	47	3 	5 	8 	−2 	33
 	40	2 	3 	5 	–3 	23
‡ 	12	0 	5 	5 	 	6
 	16	0 	5 	5 	+5 	2
 	16	1 	3 	4 	−3 	6
 	20	1 	2 	3 	0 	34
 	4 	1 	1 	2 	0 	0
 	11	0 	2 	2 	–2 	12
‡ 	6 	0 	2 	2 	 	2
 	12	0 	1 	1 	 	0
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
=== Goaltenders ===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	45	43	2,526:33	20	18	4	129	3.06	1,283	.899	3	0	1	0
 	40	36	2,232:40	17	15	5	111	2.98	1,056	.895	2	0	1	4
 	3 	3 	179:17 	2 	1 	0	9 	3.01	87 	.897	1	0	0	0
†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.
== Roster ==
== Transactions ==
The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.
Key:
 Contract is entry-level.
 Contract initially takes effect in the 2023–24 season.
=== Trades ===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Tampa Bay Lightning7th-round pick in 2024	To Minnesota WildMaxim CajkovicPatrick Maroon (20% retained) 	
 	To San Jose SharksCalen Addison 	To Minnesota WildAdam Raska5th-round pick in 2026 	
 	To Tampa Bay Lightning7th-round pick in 2025	To Minnesota WildZach Bogosian 	
 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsMaxim Cajkovic 	To Minnesota WildWill Butcher 	
 	To Colorado AvalancheBrandon Duhaime 	To Minnesota Wild3rd-round pick in 2026 	
 	To Toronto Maple LeafsConnor Dewar 	To Minnesota WildDmitri Ovchinnikov4th-round pick in 2026 	
 	To Boston BruinsPatrick Maroon 	To Minnesota WildLuke ToporowskiConditional 6th-round pick in 2026	
 	To New York RangersNic Petan 	To Minnesota WildTurner Elson 	
=== Players acquired ===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Vinni Lettieri 	Boston Bruins 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Jake Lucchini 	Ottawa Senators 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Jujhar Khaira 	Chicago Blackhawks	1-year	Free agency	
 	Declan Chisholm	Winnipeg Jets 	 	Waivers 	
=== Players lost ===
Date	Player 	New team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Mitchell Chaffee	Tampa Bay Lightning 	1-year	Free agency	
 	John Klingberg 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Gustav Nyquist 	Nashville Predators 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Ryan Reaves 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	3-year	Free agency	
 	Sam Steel 	Dallas Stars 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Joe Hicketts 	Los Angeles Kings 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Damien Giroux 	Rochester Americans (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	
 	Oskar Sundqvist 	St. Louis Blues 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Matt Dumba 	Arizona Coyotes 	1-year	Free agency	
=== Signings ===
Date	Player 	Term 	Ref
 	Zane McIntyre 	1-year	
 	Dakota Mermis 	1-year	
 	Nick Swaney 	1-year	
 	Brandon Duhaime 	1-year	
 	Filip Gustavsson 	3-year	
 	Marcus Foligno 	4-year	
 	Mats Zuccarello 	2-year	
 	Ryan Hartman 	3-year	
 	Zach Bogosian 	2-year	
 	Rasmus Kumpulainen	3-year	
== Draft picks ==
Below are the Minnesota Wild selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 	21 	Charlie Stramel 	C 	 	Wisconsin Badgers (B1G)
2 	53 	Rasmus Kumpulainen	C 	 	Lahti Pelicans (U20 SM-sarja)
2 	64 	Riley Heidt 	C 	 	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
5 	149	Aaron Pionk 	D 	 	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
6 	181	Kalem Parker 	D 	 	Victoria Royals (WHL)
7 	213	James Clark 	LW 	 	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
Notes:
== References ==
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