2022–23 Minnesota Wild season

The 2022–23 Minnesota Wild season was the 23rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. On April 3, 2023, the Wild clinched a playoff spot after a shootout loss to the Vegas Golden Knights and after the Dallas Stars defeated the Nashville Predators. The Wild lost their eighth consecutive playoff series on April 28, 2023, after the Stars eliminated them in six games.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
== Schedule and results ==
===Regular season===
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October: 4–4–1 (home: 1–3–0; road: 3–1–1)	October: 4–4–1 (home: 1–3–0; road: 3–1–1)	October: 4–4–1 (home: 1–3–0; road: 3–1–1)	October: 4–4–1 (home: 1–3–0; road: 3–1–1)	October: 4–4–1 (home: 1–3–0; road: 3–1–1)	October: 4–4–1 (home: 1–3–0; road: 3–1–1)	October: 4–4–1 (home: 1–3–0; road: 3–1–1)	October: 4–4–1 (home: 1–3–0; road: 3–1–1)	October: 4–4–1 (home: 1–3–0; road: 3–1–1)	October: 4–4–1 (home: 1–3–0; road: 3–1–1)	October: 4–4–1 (home: 1–3–0; road: 3–1–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 13 	NY Rangers 	7–3 	Minnesota 	 	Fleury 	18,612 	0–1–0 	0 	
2 	October 15 	Los Angeles 	7–6 	Minnesota 	 	Gustavsson 	18,421 	0–2–0 	0 	
3 	October 17 	Colorado 	6–3 	Minnesota 	 	Gustavsson 	17,437 	0–3–0 	0 	
4 	October 20 	Vancouver 	3–4 	Minnesota 	OT 	Fleury 	17,323 	1–3–0 	2 	
5 	October 22 	Minnesota 	3–4 	Boston 	OT 	Fleury 	17,850 	1–3–1 	3 	
6 	October 25 	Minnesota 	3–1 	Montreal 	 	Fleury 	20,867 	2–3–1 	5 	
7 	October 27 	Minnesota 	4–2 	Ottawa 	 	Fleury 	13,870 	3–3–1 	7 	
8 	October 29 	Minnesota 	1–2 	Detroit 	 	Gustavsson 	17,364 	3–4–1 	7 	
9 	October 30 	Minnesota 	4–3 	Chicago 	SO 	Fleury 	14,149 	4–4–1 	9 	
===Playoffs===
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Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Dallas Stars: Dallas won 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Dallas Stars: Dallas won 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Dallas Stars: Dallas won 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Dallas Stars: Dallas won 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Dallas Stars: Dallas won 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Dallas Stars: Dallas won 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Dallas Stars: Dallas won 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Dallas Stars: Dallas won 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Dallas Stars: Dallas won 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Dallas Stars: Dallas won 4–2
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap
1 	April 17 	Minnesota 	3–2 	Dallas 	2OT 	Gustavsson 	18,532 	1–0 	
2 	April 19 	Minnesota 	3–7 	Dallas 	 	Fleury 	18,532 	1–1 	
3 	April 21 	Dallas 	1–5 	Minnesota 	 	Gustavsson 	19,309 	2–1 	
4 	April 23 	Dallas 	3–2 	Minnesota 	 	Gustavsson 	19,331 	2–2 	
5 	April 25 	Minnesota 	0–4 	Dallas 	 	Gustavsson 	18,532 	2–3 	
6 	April 28 	Dallas 	4–1 	Minnesota 	 	Gustavsson 	19,389 	2–4 	
==Player statistics==
As of April 13, 2023
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	67	40	35	75	+4 	45
 	78	22	45	67	−3 	26
 	81	31	32	63	+1 	39
 	78	23	38	61	+4 	44
 	82	19	19	38	+10	10
 	59	15	22	37	+7 	90
 	79	11	23	34	+32	14
 	62	3 	26	29	−17	22
 	65	10	18	28	+11	18
 	65	7 	14	21	−6 	97
 	81	6 	12	18	−5 	50
† 	20	6 	12	18	+6 	0
 	59	7 	10	17	−1 	79
† 	61	5 	10	15	−1 	31
 	79	3 	12	15	+15	72
 	79	4 	10	14	−8 	81
 	60	3 	11	14	+13	30
 	73	2 	10	12	−2 	38
 	51	9 	1 	10	+6 	42
† 	17	2 	7 	9 	+3 	4
† 	15	3 	4 	7 	0 	8
‡ 	45	2 	5 	7 	−3 	26
 	46	2 	4 	6 	−9 	16
† 	3 	1 	4 	5 	+2 	0
 	10	1 	2 	3 	0 	2
 	12	0 	3 	3 	−4 	11
 	9 	1 	1 	2 	−1 	0
 	4 	1 	0 	1 	0 	4
 	19	0 	1 	1 	−7 	8
 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0 	2
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	+2 	0
 	9 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	46	45	2,654:17	24	16	4	126	2.85	1,367	.908	2	0	1	2
 	39	37	2,310:56	22	9 	7	81 	2.10	1,173	.931	3	0	1	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 2022–23 season.
Key:
 Contract is entry-level.
 Contract initially takes effect in the 2023–24 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Ottawa SenatorsCam Talbot 	To Minnesota WildFilip Gustavsson 	
 	To Anaheim DucksDmitry Kulikov 	To Minnesota WildFuture considerations 	
 	To New York Rangers5th-round pick in 2025 	To Minnesota WildRyan Reaves 	
 	To St. Louis BluesJosh Pillar 	To Minnesota WildRyan O'Reilly 	
 	To Toronto Maple LeafsRyan O'Reilly 	To Minnesota Wild4th-round pick in 2025 	
 	To Anaheim DucksNikita NesterenkoAndrej Sustr4th-round pick in 2025	To Minnesota WildJohn Klingberg* 	
 	To Buffalo SabresJordan Greenway 	To Minnesota WildVGK 2nd-round pick in 20235th-round pick in 2024	
 	To Detroit Red Wings5th-round pick in 2023 	To Minnesota WildOskar Sundqvist 	
===Players acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Brandon Baddock	Montreal Canadiens 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Steven Fogarty 	Boston Bruins 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Nic Petan 	Vancouver Canucks 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Andrej Sustr 	Anaheim Ducks 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Samuel Walker 	Minnesota Golden Gophers (B1G)	2-year	Free agency	
 	Sam Steel 	Anaheim Ducks 	1-year	Free agency	
===Players lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Nick Bjugstad 	Arizona Coyotes 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Nicolas Deslauriers	Philadelphia Flyers 	4-year	Free agency	
 	Jordie Benn 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Jon Lizotte 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	
 	Fedor Gordeev 	Providence Bruins (AHL) 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Nolan Stevens 	Utica Comets (AHL) 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Dominic Turgeon 	Porin Ässät (Liiga) 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Kyle Rau 	Abbotsford Canucks (AHL) 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Tyson Jost 	Buffalo Sabres 	 	Waivers 	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Term 	Ref
 	Marc-Andre Fleury	2-year	
 	Zane McIntyre 	1-year	
 	Liam Ohgren 	3-year	
 	Mitchell Chaffee 	1-year	
 	Nick Swaney 	1-year	
 	Michael Milne 	3-year	
 	Matt Boldy 	7-year	
 	Caedan Bankier 	3-year	
 	Hunter Haight 	3-year	
 	David Spacek 	3-year	
 	Kyle Masters 	3-year	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Minnesota Wild's selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 7 to 8, 2022, at Bell Centre in Montreal.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos.	Nationality	Team (League)
1 	19 	Liam Ohgren 	LW 	 	Djurgårdens IF (SHL)
1 	24 	Danila Yurov 	C 	 	Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)
2 	47 	Hunter Haight 	C 	 	Barrie Colts (OHL)
2 	56 	Rieger Lorenz 	LW 	 	Okotoks Oilers (AJHL)
3 	89 	Michael Milne 	LW 	 	Winnipeg Ice (WHL)
4 	121	Ryan Healey 	D 	 	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
5 	153	David Spacek 	D 	 	Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL)
6 	185	Servac Petrovsky	C 	 	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
==References==
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