2019–20 Minnesota Wild season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2019–20
Year:	2019
Team:	Minnesota Wild
Division:	Central
Divisionrank:	6th
Conference:	Western
Conferencerank:	10th
Record:	35–27–7
Homerecord:	19–11–5
Roadrecord:	16–16–2
Goalsfor:	220
Goalsagainst:	220
Generalmanager:	Bill Guerin
Coach:	Bruce Boudreau (Oct. 3 – Feb. 14) Dean Evason (Feb. 14 – Aug. 7)
Captain:	Mikko Koivu
Altcaptain:	Zach Parise Ryan Suter
Arena:	Xcel Energy Center
Attendance:	17,472^[1]
Minorleague:	Iowa Wild (AHL) Allen Americans (ECHL)
Goalsleader:	Zach Parise (25)
Assistsleader:	Ryan Suter (40)
Pointsleader:	Kevin Fiala (54)
Plusminusleader:	Carson Soucy (+16)
Pimleader:	Ryan Hartman (69)
Winsleader:	Alex Stalock (20)
Gaaleader:	Alex Stalock (2.67)

The 2019–20 Minnesota Wild season was the 20th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.^[2]

The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.^{[3] [4]} On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.^[5] The Wild returned to the playoffs after missing them in the 2018–19 season and faced the Vancouver Canucks in the qualifying round, losing in four games.

Standings

Western Conference

Tiebreaking procedures

1. Fewer number of games played (only used during regular season).
2. Greater number of regulation wins (denoted by RW).
3. Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime (excluding shootout wins; denoted by ROW).
4. Greater number of total wins (including shootouts).
5. Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded.
6. Greater goal differential (difference between goals for and goals against).
7. Greater number of goals scored (denoted by GF).

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 13, 2019.^[6]

2019 preseason game log: 2–1–3 (Home: 1–0–2 ; Road: 1–1–1)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 17		2–1	Minnesota	OT		13,537	0–0–1	^[7]
2	September 18	Minnesota	1–4				15,321	0–1–1	^[8]
3	September 21		3–4	Minnesota			16,833	1–1–1	^[9]
4	September 22	Minnesota	2–3	Colorado	SO	Stalock	—	1–1–2	^[10]
5	September 26	Minnesota	2–1	Dallas		Dubnyk	12,036	2–1–2	^[11]
6	September 29	Winnipeg	5–4	Minnesota	OT	Dubnyk	17,017	2–1–3	^[12]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.^[13]

2019–20 game log: 35–27–7 (Home: 19–11–5; Away: 16–16–2)
October: 4–9–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–8–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 3 Minnesota 2–5 17,455 0–1–0 0 ^[14] 2 October 5 Minnesota 2–4 Dubnyk 17,090 0–2–0 0 ^[15] 3 October 10 Minnesota 2–5 Dubnyk 15,325 0–3–0 0 ^[16] 4 October 12 7–4 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,157 0–4–0 0 ^[17] 5 October 14 Minnesota 2–0 11,500 1–4–0 2 ^[18] 6 October 15 Minnesota 2–4 Dubnyk 19,149 1–5–0 2 ^[19] 7 October 17 Minnesota 0–4 Stalock 20,419 1–6–0 2 ^[20] 8 October 20 Montreal 3–4 Minnesota Dubnyk 17,344 2–6–0 4 ^[21] 9 October 22 0–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 17,189 3–6–0 6 ^[22] 10 October 24 Minnesota 0–4 Nashville Stalock 17,386 3–7–0 6 ^[23] 11 October 26 1–5 Minnesota Stalock 17,444 4–7–0 8 ^[24] 12 October 29 Minnesota 3–6 Stalock 17,756 4–8–0 8 ^[25] 13 October 30 Minnesota 1–2 Dubnyk 18,096 4–9–0 8 ^[26]
November: 7–2–4 (Home: 3–0–2 ; Road: 4–2–2) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 14 November 2 4–3 Minnesota OT 18,208 4–9–1 9 ^[27] 15 November 5 Minnesota 4–2 15,526 5–9–1 11 ^[28] 16 November 7 Minnesota 5–6 Dubnyk 15,764 5–10–1 11 ^[29] 17 November 9 Minnesota 4–3 Dubnyk 14,428 6–10–1 13 ^[30] 18 November 12 Minnesota 1–3 Dubnyk 16,099 6–11–1 13 ^[31] 19 November 14 Arizona 2–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 17,079 7–11–1 15 ^[32] 20 November 16 4–3 Minnesota OT Dubnyk 17,101 7–11–2 16 ^[33] 21 November 19 Minnesota 4–1 Stalock 15,522 8–11–2 18 ^[34] 22 November 21 2–3 Minnesota Stalock 17,574 9–11–2 20 ^[35] 23 November 23 Minnesota 4–5 OT Stalock 17,850 9–11–3 21 ^[36] 24 November 25 Minnesota 2–3 OT Stalock 18,006 9–11–4 22 ^[37] 25 November 26 Minnesota 3–2 14,627 10–11–4 24 ^[38] 26 November 29 2–7 Minnesota Stalock 17,112 11–11–4 26 ^[39]
December: 8–6–1 (Home: 4–3–1 ; Road: 4–3–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 27 December 1 2–3 Minnesota SO 17,096 12–11–4 28 ^[40] 28 December 3 Minnesota 4–2 10,167 13–11–4 30 ^[41] 29 December 5 Minnesota 5–4 Stalock 19,092 14–11–4 32 ^[42] 30 December 7 Minnesota 2–6 Stalock 18,680 14–12–4 32 ^[43] 31 December 10 3–2 Minnesota SO Kähkönen 17,154 14–12–5 33 ^[44] 32 December 12 5–6 Minnesota Kähkönen 17,271 15–12–5 35 ^[45] 33 December 14 1–4 Minnesota Stalock 17,140 16–12–5 37 ^[46] 34 December 15 Minnesota 3–5 Kähkönen 21,513 16–13–5 37 ^[47] 35 December 17 Minnesota 2–3 Stalock 18,220 16–14–5 37 ^[48] 36 December 19 Minnesota 8–5 15,582 17–14–5 39 ^[49] 37 December 21 6–0 Minnesota Stalock 17,319 17–15–5 39 ^[50] 38 December 23 0–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 17,596 18–15–5 41 ^[51] 39 December 27 Minnesota 6–4 Dubnyk 18,146 19–15–5 43 ^[52] 40 December 29 3–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 17,506 19–16–5 43 ^[53] 41 December 31 4–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,164 19–17–5 43 ^[54]
January: 4–4–1 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 0–2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 42 January 4 2–3 Minnesota OT 17,271 20–17–5 45 ^[55] 43 January 5 5–4 Minnesota SO 17,204 20–17–6 46 ^[56] 44 January 9 Minnesota 1–2 Calgary Stalock 18,634 20–18–6 46 ^[57] 45 January 12 4–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 17,348 20–19–6 46 ^[58] 46 January 14 Minnesota 3–7 Dubnyk 18,545 20–20–6 46 ^[59] 47 January 16 2–3 Minnesota Stalock 17,305 21–20–6 48 ^[60] 48 January 18 0–7 Minnesota Stalock 18,219 22–20–6 50 ^[61] 49 January 20 5–4 Minnesota Stalock 17,255 22–21–6 50 ^[62] 50 January 22 2–4 Minnesota Dubnyk 17,212 23–21–6 52 ^[63]
February: 9–4–1 (Home: 4–4–1 ; Road: 5–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 1 6–1 Minnesota 18,009 23–22–6 52 ^[64] 52 February 4 2–3 Minnesota OT 17,341 24–22–6 54 ^[65] 53 February 6 2–4 Minnesota Stalock 17,191 25–22–6 56 ^[66] 54 February 7 Minnesota 3–2 Dubnyk 18,532 26–22–6 58 ^[67] 55 February 9 3–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 17,444 26–23–6 58 ^[68] 56 February 11 0–4 Minnesota Stalock 17,112 27–23–6 60 ^[69] 57 February 13 4–3 Minnesota SO Stalock 17,413 27–23–7 61 ^[70] 58 February 15 2–0 Minnesota Stalock 18,611 27–24–7 61 ^[71] 59 February 19 Minnesota 4–3 Vancouver SO Dubnyk 18,871 28–24–7 63 ^[72] 60 February 21 Minnesota 5–3 Stalock 17,055 29–24–7 65 ^[73] 61 February 23 4–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 17,266 29–25–7 65 ^[74] 62 February 25 4–5 Minnesota Stalock 17,057 30–25–7 67 ^[75] 63 February 27 Minnesota 7–1 Stalock 17,663 31–25–7 69 ^[76] 64 February 28 Minnesota 5–0 Columbus Stalock 18,955 32–25–7 71 ^[77]
March: 3–2–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 65 March 1 4–3 Minnesota 17,388 32–26–7 71 ^[78] 66 March 3 1–3 Minnesota Stalock 17,242 33–26–7 73 ^[79] 67 March 5 Minnesota 3–2 Stalock 14,517 34–26–7 75 ^[80] 68 March 7 Minnesota 3–7 Stalock 16,082 34–27–7 75 ^[81] 69 March 8 Minnesota 5–4 OT 15,948 35–27–7 77 ^[82]
Cancelled games Date Visitor Home 70 March 12 Minnesota 71 March 14 Minnesota Philadelphia 72 March 15 Minnesota 73 March 17 Minnesota 74 March 19 Minnesota Chicago 75 March 20 Minnesota Winnipeg 76 March 23 Minnesota 77 March 26 Minnesota 78 March 28 Minnesota 79 March 29 Minnesota St. Louis 80 March 31 Minnesota NY Islanders 81 April 2 Minnesota Washington 82 April 4 Minnesota Nashville
Legend:

Playoffs

See main article: 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Wild were defeated by the Vancouver Canucks in the qualifying round in four games.^[83]

2020 Stanley Cup playoffs
Western Conference Qualifying Round vs. (7) Vancouver Canucks: Vancouver won 3–1 Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Series Recap 1 August 2 Minnesota 3–0 Vancouver 1–0 ^[84] 2 August 4 Minnesota 3–4 Vancouver Stalock 1–1 ^[85] 3 August 6 Vancouver 3–0 Minnesota Stalock 1–2 ^[86] 4 August 7 Vancouver 5–4 Minnesota OT Stalock 1–3 ^[87]
Legend:

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season^[88] ! Player! ! ! ! ! data-sort-type="number"

	64	23	31	54	−1	42
	69	8	40	48	−6	12
	66	19	28	47	−9	28
	69	25	21	46	−11	8
	65	15	22	37	−9	18
	62	12	20	32	−1	18
	63	15	16	31	−10	55
^‡	45	14	15	29	−3	19
	62	8	21	29	7	22
	67	8	20	28	2	54
	69	2	26	28	15	24
	59	11	14	25	8	30
	69	6	18	24	−7	41
	62	14	9	23	5	12
	55	4	17	21	2	28
	69	9	11	20	4	69
	59	8	11	19	−7	6
	55	7	7	14	16	18
	43	5	8	13	7	6
^†	14	3	4	7	2	6
	20	0	3	3	1	6
	13	2	0	2	4	2
	6	0	2	2	2	0
	5	0	0	0	1	2
	6	0	0	0	−6	8
	3	0	0	0	−1	0
	3	0	0	0	−3	0

Playoffs^[89] ! Player! ! ! ! ! data-sort-type="number"

	4	1	4	5	0	2
	4	3	1	4	1	10
	4	2	2	4	−1	4
	4	0	3	3	2	2
	4	2	0	2	0	2
	4	0	2	2	1	0
	2	1	0	1	−1	0
	4	1	0	1	1	2
	3	0	1	1	1	0
	4	0	1	1	−2	5
	4	0	1	1	−1	0
	4	0	1	1	1	2
	1	0	0	0	0	0
	4	0	0	0	−1	8
	4	0	0	0	0	9
	4	0	0	0	−3	0
	4	0	0	0	−2	4
	4	0	0	0	−1	2
	4	0	0	0	0	6
	2	0	0	0	1	2

Goaltenders

Regular season^[90] ! Player! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

	38	36	2,177:21	20	11	4	97	2.67	1,082	.910	4	0	1	4
	30	28	1,664:39	12	15	2	93	3.35	849	.890	1	0	0	2
	5	5	304:12	3	1	1	15	2.96	172	.913	0	0	0	0

Playoffs^[91] ! Player! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

4

4

237:14

1

3

12

3.03

116

.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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2019-2020 NHL Attendance . ESPN.com . November 7, 2021.
2. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. 2013. Diamond Sports Data, Inc.. 73. 978-1-894801-26-3.
3. Web site: NHL statement on coronavirus . NHL.com . March 12, 2020 . March 12, 2020.
4. Web site: Fernandez . Gabriel . Coronavirus live updates: NHL suspends season; MLB to halt spring training; NCAA conference tourneys canceled . CBSSports.com . March 12, 2020 . March 12, 2020.
5. Web site: Gulitti . Tom . NHL plans to return with 24 teams competing for Stanley Cup . NHL.com . May 27, 2020 . May 26, 2020.
6. Web site: Wild announces 2019-20 preseason schedule . NHL.com . September 2, 2019 . June 13, 2019.
7. Web site: Dallas Stars - Minnesota Wild - September 17th, 2019. NHL.com.
8. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Winnipeg Jets - September 18th, 2019. NHL.com.
9. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Minnesota Wild - September 21st, 2019. NHL.com.
10. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Colorado Avalanche - September 22nd, 2019. NHL.com.
11. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Dallas Stars - September 26th, 2019. NHL.com.
12. Web site: Winnipeg Jets - Minnesota Wild - September 29th, 2019. NHL.com.
13. Web site: Wild announces 2019-20 regular season schedule . NHL.com . September 2, 2019 . June 25, 2019.
14. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Nashville Predators - October 3rd, 2019. NHL.com.
15. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Colorado Avalanche - October 5th, 2019. NHL.com.
16. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Winnipeg Jets - October 10th, 2019. NHL.com.
17. Web site: Pittsburgh Penguins - Minnesota Wild - October 12th, 2019. NHL.com.
18. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Ottawa Senators - October 14th, 2019. NHL.com.
19. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Toronto Maple Leafs - October 15th, 2019. NHL.com.
20. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Montréal Canadiens - October 17th, 2019. NHL.com.
21. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Minnesota Wild - October 20th, 2019. NHL.com.
22. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - Minnesota Wild - October 22nd, 2019. NHL.com.
23. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Nashville Predators - October 24th, 2019. NHL.com.
24. Web site: Los Angeles Kings - Minnesota Wild - October 26th, 2019. NHL.com.
25. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Dallas Stars - October 29th, 2019. NHL.com.
26. Web site: Minnesota Wild - St. Louis Blues - October 30th, 2019. NHL.com.
27. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Minnesota Wild - November 2nd, 2019. NHL.com.
28. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Anaheim Ducks - November 5th, 2019. NHL.com.
29. Web site: Minnesota Wild - San Jose Sharks - November 7th, 2019. NHL.com.
30. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Arizona Coyotes - November 9th, 2019. NHL.com.
31. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Los Angeles Kings - November 12th, 2019. NHL.com.
32. Web site: Arizona Coyotes - Minnesota Wild - November 14th, 2019. NHL.com.
33. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Minnesota Wild - November 16th, 2019. NHL.com.
34. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Buffalo Sabres - November 19th, 2019. NHL.com.
35. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Minnesota Wild - November 21st, 2019. NHL.com.
36. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Boston Bruins - November 23rd, 2019. NHL.com.
37. Web site: Minnesota Wild - New York Rangers - November 25th, 2019. NHL.com.
38. Web site: Minnesota Wild - New Jersey Devils - November 26th, 2019. NHL.com.
39. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Minnesota Wild - November 29th, 2019. NHL.com.
40. Web site: Dallas Stars - Minnesota Wild - December 1st, 2019. NHL.com.
41. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Florida Panthers - December 3rd, 2019. NHL.com.
42. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Tampa Bay Lightning - December 5th, 2019. NHL.com.
43. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Carolina Hurricanes - December 7th, 2019. NHL.com.
44. Web site: Anaheim Ducks - Minnesota Wild - December 10th, 2019. NHL.com.
45. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - Minnesota Wild - December 12th, 2019. NHL.com.
46. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers - Minnesota Wild - December 14th, 2019. NHL.com.
47. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Chicago Blackhawks - December 15th, 2019. NHL.com.
48. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Vegas Golden Knights - December 17th, 2019. NHL.com.
49. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Arizona Coyotes - December 19th, 2019. NHL.com.
50. Web site: Winnipeg Jets - Minnesota Wild - December 21st, 2019. NHL.com.
51. Web site: Calgary Flames - Minnesota Wild - December 23rd, 2019. NHL.com.
52. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Colorado Avalanche - December 27th, 2019. NHL.com.
53. Web site: New York Islanders - Minnesota Wild - December 29th, 2019. NHL.com.
54. Web site: Toronto Maple Leafs - Minnesota Wild - December 31st, 2019. NHL.com.
55. Web site: Winnipeg Jets - Minnesota Wild - January 4th, 2020. NHL.com.
56. Web site: Calgary Flames - Minnesota Wild - January 5th, 2020. NHL.com.
57. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Calgary Flames - January 9th, 2020. NHL.com.
58. Web site: Vancouver Canucks - Minnesota Wild - January 12th, 2020. NHL.com.
59. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Pittsburgh Penguins - January 14th, 2020. NHL.com.
60. Web site: Tampa Bay Lightning - Minnesota Wild - January 16th, 2020. NHL.com.
61. Web site: Dallas Stars - Minnesota Wild - January 18th, 2020. NHL.com.
62. Web site: Florida Panthers - Minnesota Wild - January 20th, 2020. NHL.com.
63. Web site: Detroit Red Wings - Minnesota Wild - January 22nd, 2020. NHL.com.
64. Web site: Boston Bruins - Minnesota Wild - February 1st, 2020. NHL.com.
65. Web site: Chicago Blackhawks - Minnesota Wild - February 4th, 2020. NHL.com.
66. Web site: Vancouver Canucks - Minnesota Wild - February 6th, 2020. NHL.com.
67. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Dallas Stars - February 7th, 2020. NHL.com.
68. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Minnesota Wild - February 9th, 2020. NHL.com.
69. Web site: Vegas Golden Knights - Minnesota Wild - February 11th, 2020. NHL.com.
70. Web site: New York Rangers - Minnesota Wild - February 13th, 2020. NHL.com.
71. Web site: San Jose Sharks - Minnesota Wild - February 15th, 2020. NHL.com.
72. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Vancouver Canucks - February 19th, 2020. NHL.com.
73. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Edmonton Oilers - February 21st, 2020. NHL.com.
74. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Minnesota Wild - February 23rd, 2020. NHL.com.
75. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets - Minnesota Wild - February 25th, 2020. NHL.com.
76. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Detroit Red Wings - February 27th, 2020. NHL.com.
77. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Columbus Blue Jackets - February 28th, 2020. NHL.com.
78. Web site: Washington Capitals - Minnesota Wild - March 1st, 2020. NHL.com.
79. Web site: Nashville Predators - Minnesota Wild - March 3rd, 2020. NHL.com.
80. Web site: Minnesota Wild - San Jose Sharks - March 5th, 2020. NHL.com.
81. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Los Angeles Kings - March 7th, 2020. NHL.com.
82. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Anaheim Ducks - March 8th, 2020. NHL.com.
83. Web site: Stanley Cup Qualifiers schedule . NHL.com . NHL.com . July 15, 2020 . July 10, 2020.
84. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Vancouver Canucks - August 2nd, 2020. NHL.com.
85. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Vancouver Canucks - August 4th, 2020. NHL.com.
86. Web site: Vancouver Canucks - Minnesota Wild - August 6th, 2020. NHL.com.
87. Web site: Vancouver Canucks - Minnesota Wild - August 7th, 2020. NHL.com.
88. Web site: 2019–20 Regular season – Minnesota Wild Stats – Skaters . NHL.com . March 12, 2020.
89. Web site: 2019–20 Playoffs – Minnesota Wild Stats – Skaters . NHL.com . August 8, 2020.
90. Web site: 2019–20 Regular season – Minnesota Wild Stats – Goalies . NHL.com . March 12, 2020.
91. Web site: 2019–20 Playoffs – Minnesota Wild Stats – Goalies . NHL.com . August 8, 2020.