2015–16 Minnesota Wild season
The 2015–16 Minnesota Wild season was the 16th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[2] Head coach Mike Yeo was relieved of his duties on February 13 after the teams thirteenth loss in fourteen games. He finished with a record of 173–132–44 in his four and a half years as head coach of the Wild. Iowa Wild head coach John Torchetti was promoted to interim head coach. Minnesota was the first team since the 2009-10 Philadelphia Flyers and the 2009-10 Montreal Canadiens to make the playoffs with fewer than 90 points
2015–16 Minnesota Wild | |
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Division | 5th Central |
Conference | 8th Western |
2015–16 record | 38–33–11 |
Home record | 21–16–4 |
Road record | 17–17–7 |
Goals for | 216 |
Goals against | 206 |
Team information | |
General manager | Chuck Fletcher |
Coach | Mike Yeo (Oct-Feb) John Torchetti (interim) (Feb-Apr) |
Captain | Mikko Koivu |
Alternate captains | Zach Parise Ryan Suter |
Arena | Xcel Energy Center |
Average attendance | 19,827 (113.2%)[1] (41 games) |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Iowa Wild (AHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Zach Parise (25) |
Assists | Ryan Suter (43) |
Points | Mikko Koivu (56) |
Penalty minutes | Ryan Carter (46) |
Plus/minus | Erik Haula (+21) |
Wins | Devan Dubnyk (32) |
Goals against average | Devan Dubnyk (2.33) |
Standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | z – Dallas Stars | 82 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 48 | 267 | 230 | +37 | 109 |
2 | x – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 44 | 224 | 201 | +23 | 107 |
3 | x – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 47 | 26 | 9 | 46 | 235 | 209 | +26 | 103 |
4 | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 37 | 228 | 215 | +13 | 96 |
5 | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 35 | 216 | 206 | +10 | 87 |
6 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 39 | 39 | 4 | 35 | 216 | 240 | −24 | 82 |
7 | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 35 | 39 | 8 | 32 | 215 | 239 | −24 | 78 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | CE | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 37 | 228 | 215 | +13 | 96 |
2 | CE | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 35 | 216 | 206 | +10 | 87 |
3 | CE | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 39 | 39 | 4 | 35 | 216 | 240 | −24 | 82 |
4 | PA | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 35 | 39 | 8 | 34 | 209 | 245 | −36 | 78 |
5 | CE | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 35 | 39 | 8 | 32 | 215 | 239 | −24 | 78 |
6 | PA | Calgary Flames | 82 | 35 | 40 | 7 | 33 | 231 | 260 | −29 | 77 |
7 | PA | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 26 | 191 | 243 | −52 | 75 |
8 | PA | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 31 | 43 | 8 | 27 | 203 | 245 | −42 | 70 |
Schedule and results
Pre-season
2015–16 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)[3] | |||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 21 | Buffalo | 3–2 | Minnesota | Kuemper | 17,217 | 0–1–0 | ||
2 | September 22 | Minnesota | 1–0 | Winnipeg | OT | Backstrom | 15,294 | 1–1–0 | |
3 | September 24 | Minnesota | 5–2 | Columbus | Dubnyk | 10,209 | 2–1–0 | ||
4 | September 26 (In Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) | Minnesota | 0–3 | Edmonton | Kuemper | 7,541 | 2–2–0 | ||
5 | September 27 | Winnipeg | 1–8 | Minnesota | Dubnyk | 17,710 | 3–2–0 | ||
6 | October 1 | Buffalo | 1–6 | Minnesota | Dubnyk | 17,214 | 4–2–0 |
Regular season
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Legend: Win Loss |
Player statistics
Final stats
Skaters
Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Devan Dubnyk | 67 | 66 | 3861 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 150 | 2.33 | 1829 | .918 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Darcy Kuemper | 21 | 16 | 1063 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 2.43 | 507 | .915 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Devan Dubnyk | 6 | 6 | 359 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 3.34 | 163 | .877 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Wild. Stats reflect time with the Wild only.
‡Traded mid-season
Awards and honours
Awards
Milestones
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Transactions
The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.
Trades
Draft picksBelow are the Minnesota Wild's selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
References
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