2013–14 Minnesota Wild season

2013–14 Minnesota Wild
Division 4th Central
Conference 7th Western
2013–14 record 43–27–12
Home record 26–10–5
Road record 17–17–7
Goals for 207
Goals against 206
Team information
General Manager Chuck Fletcher
Coach Mike Yeo
Captain Mikko Koivu
Alternate captains Zach Parise
Ryan Suter
Arena Xcel Energy Center
Average attendance 18,505 (103.1%)[1]
(41 games)
Minor league affiliations Iowa Wild (AHL)
Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL)
Quad City Mallards (CHL)
Team leaders
Goals Jason Pominville (30)
Assists Mikko Koivu (43)
Points Jason Pominville (60)
Penalties in minutes Clayton Stoner (84)
Plus/minus (+): Jared Spurgeon
Ryan Suter (15)
(−): Dany Heatley (−18)
Wins Josh Harding (18)
Goals against average Josh Harding (1.66)
<2012–13 2014–15>

The 2013–14 Minnesota Wild season was the 14th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[2]

Standings

Divisional standings

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

Conference standings

Top 3 (Central Division)[4]
R GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 y – Colorado Avalanche 82 52 22 8 47 250 220 112
2 St. Louis Blues 82 52 23 7 43 248 191 111
3 Chicago Blackhawks 82 46 21 15 40 267 220 107
Top 3 (Pacific Division)[4]
R GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 z – Anaheim Ducks 82 54 20 8 51 266 209 116
2 San Jose Sharks 82 51 22 9 41 249 200 111
3 Los Angeles Kings 82 46 28 8 38 206 174 100
Wild Card Teams[4]
R (Top 2 qualify for playoffs) Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 Minnesota Wild CE 82 43 27 12 35 207 206 98
2 Dallas Stars CE 82 40 31 11 36 235 228 91
3 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 37 30 15 31 216 231 89
4 Nashville Predators CE 82 38 32 12 36 216 242 88
5 Winnipeg Jets CE 82 37 35 10 29 227 237 84
6 Vancouver Canucks PA 82 36 35 11 31 196 223 83
7 Calgary Flames PA 82 35 40 7 28 209 241 77
8 Edmonton Oilers PA 82 29 44 9 25 203 270 67

bold – Clinched Playoff spot, y – Clinched Division, z – Clinched Conference

Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific

Schedule and results

Pre-season

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

Legend:       Win       Loss

Player statistics

Final Stats[5]

Skaters

Regular Season
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Pominville, JasonJason Pominville 82 30 30 60 3 16
Parise, ZachZach Parise 67 29 27 56 10 30
Koivu, MikkoMikko Koivu 65 11 43 54 0 24
Suter, RyanRyan Suter 82 8 35 43 15 34
Granlund, MikaelMikael Granlund 63 8 33 41 −3 22
Niederreiter, NinoNino Niederreiter 81 14 22 36 12 44
Coyle, CharlieCharlie Coyle 70 12 18 30 −7 33
Cooke, MattMatt Cooke 82 10 18 28 8 54
Heatley, DanyDany Heatley 76 12 16 28 −18 18
Spurgeon, JaredJared Spurgeon 67 5 21 26 15 16
Brodziak, KyleKyle Brodziak 81 8 16 24 0 61
Fontaine, JustinJustin Fontaine 66 13 8 21 6 26
Brodin, JonasJonas Brodin 79 8 11 19 0 22
Scandella, MarcoMarco Scandella 76 3 14 17 10 20
Haula, ErikErik Haula 46 6 9 15 14 29
Moulson, MattMatt Moulson 20 6 7 13 7 8
Ballard, KeithKeith Ballard 45 2 7 9 −7 37
Mitchell, TorreyTorrey Mitchell 58 1 8 9 −3 21
Prosser, NateNate Prosser 53 2 6 8 2 58
Stoner, ClaytonClayton Stoner 63 1 4 5 −6 84
Zucker, JasonJason Zucker 21 4 1 5 2 2
Veilleux, StephaneStephane Veilleux 34 3 0 3 −2 21
McCormick, CodyCody McCormick 14 1 1 2 2 7
Dumba, MathewMathew Dumba 13 1 1 2 −5 2
Konopka, ZenonZenon Konopka 36 1 1 2 −5 55
Rupp, MichaelMichael Rupp 13 0 1 1 1 23
Blum, JonathonJonathon Blum 15 0 1 1 −1 0
Folin, ChristianChristian Folin 1 0 1 1 3 0
Dowell, JakeJake Dowell 1 0 0 0 −1 0
McMillan, CarsonCarson McMillan 1 0 0 0 0 0
Bulmer, BrettBrett Bulmer 5 0 0 0 −2 2

Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Parise, ZachZach Parise 13 4 10 14 −3 6
Pominville, JasonJason Pominville 13 2 7 9 −3 0
Koivu, MikkoMikko Koivu 13 1 6 7 −4 10
Suter, RyanRyan Suter 13 1 6 7 −5 4
Haula, ErikErik Haula 13 4 3 7 2 0
Coyle, CharlieCharlie Coyle 13 3 4 7 −2 6
Granlund, MikaelMikael Granlund 13 4 3 7 3 2
Heatley, DanyDany Heatley 11 1 5 6 6 4
Brodziak, KyleKyle Brodziak 12 3 3 6 −2 2
Spurgeon, JaredJared Spurgeon 13 3 3 6 0 2
Niederreiter, NinoNino Niederreiter 13 3 3 6 0 8
Cooke, MattMatt Cooke 6 0 3 3 1 8
Moulson, MattMatt Moulson 10 1 2 3 0 4
Stoner, ClaytonClayton Stoner 13 1 2 3 2 26
Scandella, MarcoMarco Scandella 13 2 1 3 4 0
Fontaine, JustinJustin Fontaine 9 1 1 2 0 2
Brodin, JonasJonas Brodin 13 0 2 2 3 12
McCormick, CodyCody McCormick 13 1 0 1 1 14
Veilleux, StephaneStephane Veilleux 4 0 0 0 1 4
Ballard, KeithKeith Ballard 3 0 0 0 −2 0
Prosser, NateNate 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
Harding, JoshJosh Harding 29 26 1668 18 7 3 46 1.65 690 .933 3 0 0 0
Kuemper, DarcyDarcy Kuemper 26 25 1480 12 8 4 60 2.43 702 .915 2 0 0 0
Backstrom, NiklasNiklas Backstrom 21 19 1094 5 11 2 55 3.02 546 .899 0 0 0 0
Bryzgalov, IlyaIlya Bryzgalov 12 11 679 7 1 3 24 2.12 269 .911 3 0 0 0
Curry, JohnJohn 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
Bryzgalov, IlyaIlya Bryzgalov 9 8 479 3 6 21 2.63 182 .885 1 0 0 0
Kuemper, DarcyDarcy 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

Roster

Updated January 24, 2016.[6]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
32 Finland Backstrom, NiklasNiklas Backstrom G L 38 2006 Helsinki, Finland
25 Sweden Brodin, JonasJonas Brodin D L 22 2011 Karlstad, Sweden
18 United States Carter, RyanRyan Carter  C L 32 2014 White Bear Lake, Minnesota
3 United States Coyle, CharlieCharlie Coyle C R 23 2011 Weymouth, Massachusetts
40 Canada Dubnyk, DevanDevan Dubnyk G L 29 2015 Regina, Saskatchewan
24 Canada Dumba, MattMatt Dumba D R 21 2012 Regina, Saskatchewan
14 Canada Fontaine, JustinJustin Fontaine RW R 28 2011 Bonnyville, Alberta
64 Finland Granlund, MikaelMikael Granlund C L 23 2010 Oulu, Finland
56 Finland Haula, ErikErik Haula C L 24 2009 Pori, Finland
9 Finland Koivu, MikkoMikko Koivu (C) C L 32 2001 Turku, Finland
35 Canada Kuemper, DarcyDarcy Kuemper G L 25 2009 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
22 Switzerland Niederreiter, NinoNino Niederreiter RW L 23 2013 Chur, Switzerland
11 United States Parise, ZachZach Parise (A) LW L 31 2012 Minneapolis, Minnesota
29 United States Pominville, JasonJason Pominville RW R 33 2013 Repentigny, Quebec
7 Canada Porter, ChrisChris Porter LW L 31 2015 Toronto, Ontario
39 United States Prosser, NateNate Prosser D R 29 2010 Elk River, Minnesota
6 Canada Scandella, MarcoMarco Scandella D L 25 2008 Montreal, Quebec
10 United States Schroeder, JordanJordan Schroeder C R 25 2014 Prior Lake, Minnesota
46 Canada Spurgeon, JaredJared Spurgeon D R 26 2010 Edmonton, Alberta
19 Canada Stoll, JarretJarret Stoll C R 33 2015 Melville, Saskatchewan
28 Canada Strachan, TysonTyson Strachan D R 31 2015 Melfort, Saskatchewan
20 United States Suter, RyanRyan Suter (A) D L 31 2012 Madison, Wisconsin
26 Austria Vanek, ThomasThomas Vanek LW R 32 2014 Baden bei Wien, Austria
16 United States Zucker, JasonJason Zucker LW L 24 2010 Newport Beach, California

Transactions

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

Trades

Date
Details
June 30, 2013[7] To New York Rangers
Justin Falk
To Minnesota Wild
Benn Ferriero
CBJ's 6th-round pick in 2014
June 30, 2013[8] To New York Islanders
Cal Clutterbuck
NJD's 3rd-round pick in 2013
To Minnesota Wild
Nino Niederreiter
July 5, 2013[9] To Winnipeg Jets
Devin Setoguchi
To Minnesota Wild
2nd-round pick in 2014
February 5, 2014[10] To San Jose Sharks
Chad Rau
To Minnesota Wild
Curt Gogol
February 26, 2014[11] To Chicago Blackhawks
Brian Connelly
To Minnesota Wild
Brad Winchester
March 4, 2014[12] To Edmonton Oilers
BUF's 4th-round pick in 2014
To Minnesota Wild
Ilya Bryzgalov
March 5, 2014[13] To Buffalo Sabres
Torrey Mitchell
WPG's 2nd-round pick in 2014
2nd-round pick in 2016
To Minnesota Wild
Matt Moulson
Cody McCormick

Free agents signed

Player Former team Contract terms
Keith Ballard[14] Vancouver Canucks 2 years, $3 million
Matt Cooke[15] Pittsburgh Penguins 3 years, $7.5 million
Jonathon Blum[16] Nashville Predators 1 year, $650,000
Jon Landry[16] Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1 year, $625,000
John Curry[17] Iowa Wild 1 year, $550,000
Brady Brassart[18] Calgary Hitmen 3 years, $2.51 million entry-level contract
Zack Mitchell[19] Guelph Storm 3 years, $1.845 million entry-level contract
Christian Folin[20] UMass Lowell 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
Michael Keranen[21] Ilves 1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Matt Cullen[22] Nashville Predators 2 years, $7 million
Pierre-Marc Bouchard[23] New York Islanders 1 year, $2 million
Benn Ferriero[24] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $550,000
Tom Gilbert[25] Florida Panthers 1 year, $900,000

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers
Zenon Konopka[26] Buffalo Sabres January 3, 2014

Player signings

Player Date Contract terms
Jared Spurgeon[27] July 5, 2013 3 years, $8 million
Tyler Cuma[28] July 30, 2013 1 year, $575,000
Jason Pominville[29] October 3, 2013 5 years, $28 million contract extension
Kurtis Gabriel[30] October 3, 2013 3 years, $2 million entry-level contract
Gustav Olofsson[31] March 24, 2013 3 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 Sweden Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
3 81[b] Kurtis Gabriel RW Canada Canada Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
4 107 Dylan Labbe D Canada Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
5 137 Carson Soucy D Canada Canada Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)
6 167 Avery Peterson C United States United States Grand Rapids Thunderhawks (MSHSL)
7 197 Nolan De Jong D Canada Canada Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)
7 200[c] Alexandre Belanger G Canada Canada Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
Draft notes[32]
  • 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.[39]

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  9. Wild Acquires Second-Round Pick From Winnipeg For Setoguchi
  10. Wild Acquires Gogol
  11. Wild Acquires Winchester From Blackhawks
  12. Wild Acquires Bryzgalov
  13. Wild Taps Buffalo For Moulson, McCormick
  14. Wild Agrees To Terms With Defenseman Keith Ballard
  15. Wild Signs Forward Matt Cooke
  16. 1 2 Wild Agrees To Terms With FA Defensemen
  17. Wild Signs Curry To Two-Way Deal
  18. Wild Inks Brassart To Entry-Level Deal
  19. Wild Inks Mitchell To Entry-Level Deal
  20. Wild Signs Folin To Entry-Level Deal
  21. Wild Inks Keranen To One-Year Deal
  22. Nashville Predators Sign Matt Cullen To A Two-Year Contract
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  26. KONOPKA CLAIMED OFF WAIVERS BY BUFFALO
  27. Wild Re-Signs Spurgeon
  28. Wild Re-Signs Cuma
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  30. Wild Signs Gabriel To Entry Level Contract
  31. Wild Inks Olofsson To Entry-Level Deal
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