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2024–25 Minnesota Wild
DivisionCentral
ConferenceWestern
2024–25 record8–2–2
Home record3–1–1
Road record5–1–1
Goals for42
Goals against33
Team information
General managerBill Guerin
CoachJohn Hynes
CaptainJared Spurgeon
Alternate captainsMarcus Foligno
Kirill Kaprizov
ArenaXcel Energy Center
Minor league affiliate(s)Iowa Wild (AHL)
Iowa Heartlanders (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsKirill Kaprizov (7)
AssistsKirill Kaprizov (14)
PointsKirill Kaprizov (21)
Penalty minutesMarco Rossi
Yakov Trenin (8)
Plus/minusKirill Kaprizov (+10)
WinsFilip Gustavsson (6)
Goals against averageFilip Gustavsson (2.33)
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The 2024–25 Minnesota Wild season is the 25th season of operation (24th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[1]

Standings

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Divisional standings

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Central Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Winnipeg Jets 15 14 1 0 11 67 31 +36 28
2 Minnesota Wild 14 10 2 2 9 52 37 +15 22
3 Dallas Stars 13 8 5 0 7 39 32 +7 16
4 Utah Hockey Club 15 6 6 3 3 41 51 −10 15
5 Colorado Avalanche 15 7 8 0 6 52 59 −7 14
6 St. Louis Blues 15 7 8 0 5 38 52 −14 14
7 Nashville Predators 15 5 9 1 4 37 50 −13 11
8 Chicago Blackhawks 15 5 9 1 4 39 48 −9 11
Updated to game(s) played on November 9, 2024. Source: National Hockey League[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 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 (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings

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Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 PA Calgary Flames 15 7 5 3 4 43 47 −4 17
2 PA Edmonton Oilers 15 7 7 1 5 40 48 −8 15
3 CE Utah Hockey Club 15 6 6 3 3 41 51 −10 15
4 CE Colorado Avalanche 15 7 8 0 6 52 59 −7 14
5 CE St. Louis Blues 15 7 8 0 5 38 52 −14 14
6 PA Seattle Kraken 15 6 8 1 3 44 48 −4 13
7 CE Nashville Predators 15 5 9 1 4 37 50 −13 11
8 CE Chicago Blackhawks 15 5 9 1 4 39 48 −9 11
9 PA Anaheim Ducks 13 4 7 2 3 27 41 −14 10
10 PA San Jose Sharks 15 4 9 2 2 36 56 −20 10
Updated to game(s) played on November 9, 2024. Source: National Hockey League[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 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 (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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The preseason schedule was released on June 24, 2024.[4]

2024–25 Minnesota Wild preseason
2024 preseason game log: 5–1–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 3–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Location Attendance Record
1 September 21 Minnesota 5–2 Winnipeg Canada Life Centre 13,787 1–0–0
2 September 25 Minnesota 2–5 Dallas American Airlines Center 14,311 2–0–0
3 September 27 Winnipeg 5–8 Minnesota Xcel Energy Center 16,560 3–0–0
4 September 29 Dallas 4–2 Minnesota Xcel Energy Center 17,373 3–1–0
5 October 1 Chicago 2–7 Minnesota Xcel Energy Center 16,873 4–1–0
6 October 4 Minnesota 6–1 Chicago United Center 10,292 5–1–0
Legend

  Win   Loss   OT/SO Loss

Regular season

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The regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.

2024–25 game log
November: 4–1–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 2–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
10 November 1 Tampa Bay 3–5 Minnesota Gustavsson 18,104 7–1–2 16 [14]
11 November 3 Toronto 1–2 Minnesota OT Gustavsson 18,096 8–1–2 18 [15]
12 November 5 Los Angeles 5–1 Minnesota Gustavsson 17,617 8–2–2 18 [16]
13 November 7 Minnesota 5–2 San Jose Fleury 10,526 9–2–2 20 [17]
14 November 8 Minnesota 5–2 Anaheim Gustavsson 14,706 10–2–2 22 [18]
15 November 10 Minnesota – Chicago
16 November 14 Montreal – Minnesota
17 November 16 Dallas – Minnesota
18 November 19 Minnesota – St. Louis
19 November 21 Minnesota – Edmonton
20 November 23 Minnesota – Calgary
21 November 25 Winnipeg – Minnesota
22 November 27 Minnesota – Buffalo
23 November 29 Chicago – Minnesota
24 November 30 Nashville – Minnesota

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Roster

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Updated November 7, 2024[19][20]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
24 United States Zach Bogosian D R 34 2023 Massena, New York
12 United States Matt Boldy RW L 23 2019 Millis, Massachusetts
25 Sweden Jonas Brodin D L 31 2011 Karlstad, Sweden
47 Canada Declan Chisholm D L 24 2024 Bowmanville, Ontario
14 Sweden Joel Eriksson Ek C L 27 2015 Karlstad, Sweden
7 United States Brock Faber D R 22 2022 Maple Grove, Minnesota
29 Canada Marc-Andre Fleury G L 39 2022 Sorel-Tracy, Quebec
17 Canada Marcus Foligno (A) RW L 33 2017 Buffalo, New York
89 Canada Frederick Gaudreau C R 31 2021 Bromont, Quebec
32 Sweden Filip Gustavsson G L 26 2022 Skellefteå, Sweden
38 United States Ryan Hartman C R 30 2019 Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
90 Sweden Marcus Johansson C L 34 2023 Landskrona, Sweden
97 Russia Kirill Kaprizov (A) LW L 27 2015 Novokuznetsk, Russia
22 Russia Marat Khusnutdinov C L 22 2020 Moscow, Russia
94 Czech Republic Jakub Lauko LW L 24 2024 Prague, Czech Republic
4 United States Jon Merrill D L 32 2021 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
5 Canada Jacob Middleton D L 28 2022 Stratford, Ontario
60 Canada Michael Milne LW L 22 2022 Abbotsford, British Columbia
23 Austria Marco Rossi C L 23 2020 Feldkirch, Austria
46 Canada Jared Spurgeon (C) D R 34 2010 Edmonton, Alberta
13 Russia Yakov Trenin C R 27 2024 Chelyabinsk, Russia
36 Norway Mats Zuccarello RW L 37 2019 Oslo, Norway


Transactions

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The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29) To Boston Bruins
Vinni Lettieri
4th-round pick in 2024 		To Minnesota Wild
Jakub Lauko
4th-round pick in 2024 		[21]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Travis Boyd Utah Hockey Club 1-year Free agency [22]
Joseph Cecconi Buffalo Sabres 1-year Free agency [22]
Cameron Crotty Utah Hockey Club 1-year Free agency [22]
Brendan Gaunce Columbus Blue Jackets 2-year Free agency [22]
Troy Grosenick Nashville Predators 1-year Free agency [22]
Reese Johnson Chicago Blackhawks 1-year Free agency [22]
Ben Jones Calgary Flames 2-year Free agency [22]
Devin Shore Seattle Kraken 1-year Free agency [22]
Yakov Trenin Colorado Avalanche 4-year Free agency [23]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Jake Lucchini Nashville Predators 2-year Free agency [24]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Dakota Mermis Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year Free agency [25]
July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03) Mason Shaw Winnipeg Jets 1-year Free agency [26]

Signings

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Date Player Term Ref
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Jacob Middleton 4-year‡ [27]
July 9, 2024 (2024-07-09) Declan Chisholm 1-year [28]
Adam Raska 1-year [28]
July 11, 2024 (2024-07-11) Sammy Walker 1-year [29]
July 23, 2024 (2024-07-23) Graeme Clarke 1-year [30]
July 29, 2024 (2024-07-29) Brock Faber 8-year‡ [31]

Draft picks

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See also: List of Minnesota Wild draft picks

Below are the Minnesota Wild selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at the Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 12 Zeev Buium D  United States Denver Pioneers (NCHC)
2 45 Ryder Ritchie RW  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
4 122 Aron Kiviharju D  Finland HIFK (Liiga)
5 140 Sebastian Soini D  Finland Ilves (U20 SM-sarja)
5 142 Chase Wutzke G  Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
6 174 Stevie Leskovar D  Canada Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)

Notes:

References

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  24. ^ "Predators Agree to Terms with Four Free Agents". NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 1, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
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  26. ^ "Jets sign Haydn Fleury and Mason Shaw to one-year, two-way contracts". NHL.com. Winnipeg Jets. July 3, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  27. ^ "Minnesota Wild Signs Jake Middleton to a Four-Year Contract Extension". NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. July 2, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  28. ^ a b "Minnesota Wild Re-Signs Defenseman Declan Chisholm and forward Adam Raska to One-Year Contracts". NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. July 9, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  29. ^ "Minnesota Wild Re-Signs Forward Sammy Walker to a One-Year, Two-Way Contract". NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. July 11, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  30. ^ "Minnesota Wild Signs Forward Graeme Clarke to a One-Year, Two-Way Contract". NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. July 23, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  31. ^ "Minnesota Wild Signs Brock Faber to an Eight-year Contract Extension". NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. July 29, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
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