2013–14 Minnesota Wild season
# 2013–14 Minnesota Wild season

The 2013–14 Minnesota Wild season was the 14th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.

## Standings

Central Division :

| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | y – Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 47 | 250 | 220 | +30 | 112 |
| 2 | x – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 52 | 23 | 7 | 43 | 248 | 191 | +57 | 111 |
| 3 | x – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 46 | 21 | 15 | 40 | 267 | 220 | +47 | 107 |
| 4 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 35 | 207 | 206 | +1 | 98 |
| 5 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 36 | 235 | 228 | +7 | 91 |
| 6 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 36 | 216 | 242 | −26 | 88 |
| 7 | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 29 | 227 | 237 | −10 | 84 |

Western Conference Wild Card :

| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | CE | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 35 | 207 | 206 | +1 | 98 |
| 2 | CE | x – Dallas Stars | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 36 | 235 | 228 | +7 | 91 |
| 3 | PA | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 37 | 30 | 15 | 31 | 216 | 231 | −15 | 89 |
| 4 | CE | Nashville Predators | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 36 | 216 | 242 | −26 | 88 |
| 5 | CE | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 29 | 227 | 237 | −10 | 84 |
| 6 | PA | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 31 | 196 | 223 | −27 | 83 |
| 7 | PA | Calgary Flames | 82 | 35 | 40 | 7 | 28 | 209 | 241 | −32 | 77 |
| 8 | PA | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 29 | 44 | 9 | 25 | 203 | 270 | −67 | 67 |

## Schedule and results

### Regular season

2013–14 Game Log :

Legend:

  Win (2 points)

  Loss (0 points)

  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Playoffs

The Minnesota Wild entered the playoffs as the Western Conference's first wild card. They defeated the Central Division champion Colorado Avalanche in seven games in the first round, winning all three games at the Xcel Energy Center while losing the first three at the Pepsi Center until winning game seven there on a goal by Nino Niederreiter in overtime. The Wild fell to the Chicago Blackhawks in the second round, losing in game six on an overtime goal by Patrick Kane. It was the Wild's first (and only) loss at home of the 2014 post-season.

2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs :

## Player statistics

Final Stats

### Skaters

Regular Season :

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jason Pominville | 82 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 3 | 16 |
| Zach Parise | 67 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 10 | 30 |
| Mikko Koivu | 65 | 11 | 43 | 54 | 0 | 24 |
| Ryan Suter | 82 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 15 | 34 |
| Mikael Granlund | 63 | 8 | 33 | 41 | −3 | 22 |
| Nino Niederreiter | 81 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 12 | 44 |
| Charlie Coyle | 70 | 12 | 18 | 30 | −7 | 33 |
| Dany Heatley | 76 | 12 | 16 | 28 | −18 | 18 |
| Matt Cooke | 82 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 54 |
| Jared Spurgeon | 67 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 15 | 16 |
| Kyle Brodziak | 81 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 0 | 61 |
| Justin Fontaine | 66 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 26 |
| Jonas Brodin | 79 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 22 |
| Marco Scandella | 76 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 20 |
| Erik Haula | 46 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| Matt $Moulson^†$ | 20 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 8 |
| Keith Ballard | 45 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −7 | 37 |
| Torrey $Mitchell^‡$ | 58 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −3 | 21 |
| Nate Prosser | 53 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 58 |
| Jason Zucker | 21 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Clayton Stoner | 63 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −6 | 84 |
| Stephane Veilleux | 34 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −2 | 21 |
| Cody $McCormick^†$ | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Mathew Dumba | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −5 | 2 |
| Zenon $Konopka^‡$ | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −5 | 55 |
| Michael Rupp | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| Jonathon Blum | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Christian Folin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jake Dowell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Carson McMillan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Bulmer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |

Playoffs :

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zach Parise | 13 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −3 | 6 |
| Jason Pominville | 13 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −3 | 0 |
| Mikael Granlund | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Erik Haula | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Charlie Coyle | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −2 | 6 |
| Ryan Suter | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −5 | 4 |
| Mikko Koivu | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −4 | 10 |
| Jared Spurgeon | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Nino Niederreiter | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Kyle Brodziak | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
| Dany Heatley | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Marco Scandella | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Matt Moulson | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Clayton Stoner | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 26 |
| Matt Cooke | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Justin Fontaine | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jonas Brodin | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Cody McCormick | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Stephane Veilleux | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Keith Ballard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| Nate Prosser | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :

| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Josh Harding | 29 | 26 | 1668 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 1.65 | 690 | .933 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Kuemper | 26 | 25 | 1480 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 60 | 2.43 | 702 | .915 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Niklas Backstrom | 21 | 19 | 1094 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 55 | 3.02 | 546 | .899 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ilya $Bryzgalov^†$ | 12 | 11 | 679 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 2.12 | 269 | .911 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Curry | 2 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.00 | 57 | .930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Playoffs :

| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilya Bryzgalov | 9 | 8 | 479 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 2.63 | 182 | .885 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Kuemper | 6 | 5 | 325 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2.03 | 127 | .913 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

$^†Denotes$ player spent time with another team before joining the Wild. Stats reflect time with the Wild only. $^‡Traded$ mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record

## Transactions

The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| - | - | - |
| June 30, 2013 | To New York Rangers Justin Falk | To Minnesota WildBenn Ferriero CBJ's 6th-round pick in 2014 |
| June 30, 2013 | To New York Islanders Cal Clutterbuck NJD's 3rd-round pick in 2013 | To Minnesota WildNino Niederreiter |
| July 5, 2013 | To Winnipeg Jets Devin Setoguchi | To Minnesota Wild2nd-round pick in 2014 |
| February 5, 2014 | To San Jose Sharks Chad Rau | To Minnesota WildCurt Gogol |
| February 26, 2014 | To Chicago Blackhawks Brian Connelly | To Minnesota WildBrad Winchester |
| March 4, 2014 | To Edmonton Oilers BUF's 4th-round pick in 2014 | To Minnesota WildIlya Bryzgalov |
| March 5, 2014 | To Buffalo Sabres Torrey Mitchell WPG's 2nd-round pick in 2014 2nd-round pick in 2016 | To Minnesota WildMatt Moulson Cody McCormick |

Player signings

PlayerDateContract terms

Jared SpurgeonJuly 5, 20133 years, $8 million

Tyler CumaJuly 30, 20131 year, $575,000

Jason PominvilleOctober 3, 20135 years, $28 million contract extension

Kurtis GabrielOctober 3, 20133 years, $2 million entry-level contract

Gustav OlofssonMarch 24, 20133 years, $2.385 million entry-level contract :

## Draft picks

Minnesota Wild's picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, to be held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.

| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | 46 | Gustav Olofsson | D | Sweden | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |
| 3 | 81 | Kurtis Gabriel | RW | Canada | Owen Sound Attack (OHL) |
| 4 | 107 | Dylan Labbe | D | Canada | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 137 | Carson Soucy | D | Canada | Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) |
| 6 | 167 | Avery Peterson | C | United States | Grand Rapids Thunderhawks (MSHSL) |
| 7 | 197 | Nolan De Jong | D | Canada | Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) |
| 7 | 200 | Alexandre Belanger | G | Canada | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) |

### Draft notes

* The Minnesota Wild's first-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of an April 3, 2013 trade that sent Jason Pominville and a 2014 fourth-round pick to the Wild in exchange for Johan Larsson, Matt Hackett, a 2014 second-round pick and this pick.
* The New Jersey Devils' third-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent Nino Niederreiter to Minnesota in exchange for Cal Clutterbuck and this pick. Minnesota previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 24, 2012 that sent Marek Zidlicky to New Jersey in exchange for Kurtis Foster, Nick Palmieri, Stephane Veilleux, Washington's second-round pick in 2012 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The conditions – New Jersey make the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs, Zidlicky plays in 75 percent of New Jersey's games in the first two rounds – were converted on May 9. 2012.
* The Minnesota Wild's third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins (via Philadelphia and Dallas), the Wild traded this pick to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a June 27, 2011 trade that sent Darroll Powe to the Wild in exchange for this pick.
* $^b$ The San Jose Sharks' third-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as a result of an August 7, 2011 trade that sent James Sheppard to the Sharks in exchange for this pick.
* $^c$ The New York Rangers' seventh-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as a result of a February 3, 2012 trade that sent Casey Wellman to the Rangers in exchange for Erik Christensen and this pick.
