2021–22 Minnesota Wild season

The 2021–22 Minnesota Wild season is the 22nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[1]

2021–22 Minnesota Wild
Division  Central
Conference  Western
2021–22 record19–8–1
Home record10–2–0
Road record9–6–1
Goals for106
Goals against82
Team information
General managerBill Guerin
CoachDean Evason
CaptainJared Spurgeon
Alternate captainsMatt Dumba
Marcus Foligno
ArenaXcel Energy Center
Minor league affiliate(s)Iowa Wild (AHL)
Iowa Heartlanders (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsMarcus Foligno
Ryan Hartman (13)
AssistsKirill Kaprizov (22)
PointsKirill Kaprizov (32)
Penalty minutesMarcus Foligno (48)
Plus/minusRyan Hartman (+20)
WinsCam Talbot (15)
Goals against averageCam Talbot (2.71)

Standings

Divisional standings
Central Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Minnesota Wild 28 19 8 1 13 106 82 +24 39
2 St. Louis Blues 29 16 8 5 13 100 80 +20 37
3 Colorado Avalanche 26 17 7 2 16 113 86 +27 36
4 Nashville Predators 28 17 10 1 13 81 75 +6 35
5 Winnipeg Jets 28 13 10 5 11 84 80 +4 31
6 Dallas Stars 26 13 11 2 9 70 74 −4 28
7 Chicago Blackhawks 28 11 15 2 5 67 90 −23 24
8 Arizona Coyotes 28 5 21 2 3 50 104 −54 12
Updated to game(s) played on December 15, 2021. 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
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE Nashville Predators 28 17 10 1 13 81 75 +6 35
2 PA Edmonton Oilers 27 16 11 0 13 91 85 +6 32
3 CE Winnipeg Jets 28 13 10 5 11 84 80 +4 31
4 PA San Jose Sharks 29 15 13 1 12 76 80 −4 31
5 PA Los Angeles Kings 27 12 10 5 9 72 71 +1 29
6 CE Dallas Stars 26 13 11 2 9 70 74 −4 28
7 PA Vancouver Canucks 30 13 15 2 9 76 88 −12 28
8 CE Chicago Blackhawks 28 11 15 2 5 67 90 −23 24
9 PA Seattle Kraken 29 10 16 3 10 81 103 −22 23
10 CE Arizona Coyotes 28 5 21 2 3 50 104 −54 12
Updated to game(s) played on December 15, 2021. 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

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 22, 2021, with only about a handful of games scheduled in February because NHL players are planning to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics.[4]

2021–22 game log
December: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
23December 2New Jersey2–5MinnesotaKahkonen16,11216–6–133[27]
24December 4Toronto3–4MinnesotaSOTalbot18,56817–6–135[28]
25December 7Minnesota4–1EdmontonTalbot14,71518–6–137[29]
26December 9Minnesota5–2San JoseTalbot10,78219–6–139[30]
27December 11Minnesota1–2Los AngelesKahkonen15,89719–7–139[31]
28December 12Minnesota4–6VegasTalbot18,00119–8–139[32]
29December 14Carolina–MinnesotaPostponed due to COVID-19.[33]
30December 16Buffalo–Minnesota
31December 18Florida–Minnesota
32December 20Minnesota–Dallas
33December 23Detroit–Minnesota
34December 27Minnesota–Winnipeg

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

Player statistics

As of November 4, 2021

Skaters

Goaltenders
Regular season[35]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Cam Talbot88485:49620222.72232.9050000
Kaapo Kahkonen1155:5701055.3629.8280000

†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.


Current roster

Updated December 7, 2021[36][37]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
8 Jordie Benn D L 34 2021 Victoria, British Columbia
27 Nick Bjugstad C R 29 2020 Minneapolis, Minnesota
25 Jonas Brodin D L 28 2011 Karlstad, Sweden
42 Kevin Czuczman D L 30 2021 London, Ontario
21 Brandon Duhaime LW L 24 2016 Parkland, Florida
24 Matt Dumba (A) D R 27 2012 Regina, Saskatchewan
14 Joel Eriksson Ek C L 24 2015 Karlstad, Sweden
22 Kevin Fiala RW L 25 2019 St. Gallen, Switzerland
17 Marcus Foligno (A) LW L 30 2017 Buffalo, New York
89 Frederick Gaudreau C R 28 2021 Bromont, Quebec
47 Alex Goligoski D L 36 2021 Grand Rapids, Minnesota
18 Jordan Greenway LW L 24 2015 Canton, New York
38 Ryan Hartman RW R 27 2019 Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
34 Kaapo Kahkonen G L 25 2014 Helsinki, Finland
97 Kirill Kaprizov LW L 24 2015 Novokuznetsk, Russia
29 Dmitry Kulikov D L 31 2021 Lipetsk, Soviet Union
4 Jon Merrill D L 29 2021 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
16 Rem Pitlick C L 24 2021 Ottawa, Ontario
49 Victor Rask C L 28 2019 Leksand, Sweden
58 Mason Shaw C L 23 2017 Lloydminster, Alberta
46 Jared Spurgeon (C)  D R 32 2010 Edmonton, Alberta
7 Nico Sturm C L 26 2019 Augsburg, Germany
33 Cam Talbot G L 34 2020 Caledonia, Ontario
36 Mats Zuccarello RW L 34 2019 Oslo, Norway

Transactions

The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

Trades
DateDetailsRef
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) To Edmonton Oilers
1st-round pick in 2021 (Xavier Bourgault)
PIT 3rd-round pick in 2021 (Luca Munzenberger)		 To Minnesota Wild
1st-round pick in 2021 (Jesper Wallstedt)		 [38]
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) To Montreal Canadiens
5th-round pick in 2021 (Joshua Roy)
7th-round pick in 2021 (Joe Vrbetic)		 To Minnesota Wild
4th-round pick in 2021 (Josh Pillar)		 [39]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) To Toronto Maple Leafs
Brennan Menell		 To Minnesota Wild
Conditional[a] 7th-round pick in 2022		 [40]

Notes:

  • [a] Minnesota will receive a seventh-round pick in 2022 if Mennell plays 30 games for Toronto in 2021–22; otherwise no pick will be exchanged.

Players acquired
DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)Frederick GaudreauPittsburgh Penguins2-yearFree agency[41]
Alex GoligoskiArizona Coyotes1-yearFree agency[42]
Joe HickettsDetroit Red Wings2-yearFree agency[43]
Dmitry KulikovEdmonton Oilers2-yearFree agency[44]
Jon LizotteWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)1-yearFree agency[45]
Dominic TurgeonDetroit Red Wings1-yearFree agency[46]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)Kevin CzuczmanPittsburgh Penguins1-yearFree agency[47]
Jon MerrillMontreal Canadiens1-yearFree agency[48]
August 27, 2021 (2021-08-27)Jordie BennWinnipeg Jets1-yearFree agency[49]
October 5, 2021 (2021-10-05)Rem PitlickNashville PredatorsWaivers[50]

Players lost
DatePlayerNew teamTermViaRef
July 13, 2021 (2021-07-13)Zach PariseNew York Islanders1-yearBuy-out[51]
Ryan SuterDallas Stars4-yearBuy-out[51]
July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21)Carson SoucySeattle KrakenExpansion draft[52]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)Louie BelpedioMontreal Canadiens1-yearFree agency[53]
Nick BoninoSan Jose Sharks2-yearFree agency[54]
Ian ColeCarolina Hurricanes1-yearFree agency[55]
Gabriel DumontTampa Bay Lightning1-yearFree agency[56]
Brad HuntVancouver Canucks1-yearFree agency[57]
Luke JohnsonWinnipeg Jets1-yearFree agency[58]
Gerald MayhewPhiladelphia Flyers1-yearFree agency[59]
Ryan SuterDallas Stars4-yearFree agency[60]
August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06)Marcus JohanssonSeattle Kraken1-yearFree agency[61]
October 2, 2021 (2021-10-02)Matt BartkowskiWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)1-yearFree agency[62]
November 24, 2021 (2021-11-24)Ivan LodniaContract termination[63]
November 24, 2021 (2021-11-24)Ivan LodniaChicago Wolves (AHL)1-yearFree agency[64]

Signings
DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
July 18, 2021 (2021-07-18)Joseph Cramarossa2-yearRe-signing[65]
July 26, 2021 (2021-07-26)Andrew Hammond1-yearRe-signing[66]
July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27)Dakota Mermis2-yearRe-signing[67]
Kyle Rau1-yearRe-signing[68]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)Brandon Duhaime2-yearRe-signing[69]
August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)Will Bitten1-yearRe-signing[70]
August 16, 2021 (2021-08-16)Kevin Fiala1-yearRe-signing[71]
August 17, 2021 (2021-08-17)Mason Shaw2-yearRe-signing[72]
August 25, 2021 (2021-08-25)Carson Lambos3-yearEntry-level[73]
September 21, 2021 (2021-09-21)Kirill Kaprizov5-yearRe-signing[74]

Draft picks
See also: List of Minnesota Wild draft picks

Below are the Minnesota Wild's selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which were held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Round # Player Pos. Nationality Team (League)
1 20 Jesper Wallstedt G  Sweden Lulea HF (SHL)
1 26 Carson Lambos D  Canada JYP U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
2 54 Jack Peart D  USA Fargo Force (USHL)
3 86 Caedan Bankier C  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
4 118 Kyle Masters D  Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
4 127 Josh Pillar RW  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
6 182 Nate Benoit  USA Mount St. Charles Mounties (USHS-RI)

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