2024–25 Minnesota Wild season
National Hockey League season
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
Divisional standings
Updated to game(s) played on November 7, 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
Updated to game(s) played on November 7, 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
Preseason
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)
Legend
Win
Loss
OT/SO Loss
Regular season
The regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.
2024–25 game log
October: 6–1–2 (Home: 1–0–1; Road: 5–1–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
1
October 10
Columbus
2–3
Minnesota
Gustavsson
18,613
1–0–0
2
[ 5]
2
October 12
Seattle
5–4
Minnesota
SO
Fleury
18,421
1–0–1
3
[ 6]
3
October 13
Minnesota
1–2
Winnipeg
OT
Gustavsson
12,916
1–0–2
4
[ 7]
4
October 15
Minnesota
4–1
St. Louis
Gustavsson
18,096
2–0–2
6
[ 8]
5
October 19
Minnesota
3–1
Columbus
Gustavsson
16,876
3–0–2
8
[ 9]
6
October 22
Minnesota
5–1
Florida
Gustavsson
18,264
4–0–2
10
[ 10]
7
October 24
Minnesota
4–2
Tampa Bay
Fleury
19,092
5–0–2
12
[ 11]
8
October 26
Minnesota
5–7
Philadelphia
Gustavsson
18,238
5–1–2
12
[ 12]
9
October 29
Minnesota
5–3
Pittsburgh
Fleury
18,195
6–1–2
14
[ 13]
November: 3–1–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 1–0–0)
#
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
–
Anaheim
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
December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
25
December 3
Vancouver
–
Minnesota
26
December 6
Minnesota
–
Anaheim
27
December 7
Minnesota
–
Los Angeles
28
December 10
Minnesota
–
Utah
29
December 12
Edmonton
–
Minnesota
30
December 14
Philadelphia
–
Minnesota
31
December 15
Vegas
–
Minnesota
32
December 18
Florida
–
Minnesota
33
December 20
Utah
–
Minnesota
34
December 21
Minnesota
–
Winnipeg
35
December 23
Chicago
–
Minnesota
36
December 27
Minnesota
–
Dallas
37
December 29
Ottawa
–
Minnesota
38
December 31
Nashville
–
Minnesota
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
39
January 2
Minnesota
–
Washington
40
January 4
Minnesota
–
Carolina
41
January 7
St. Louis
–
Minnesota
42
January 9
Colorado
–
Minnesota
43
January 11
Minnesota
–
San Jose
44
January 12
Minnesota
–
Vegas
45
January 15
Edmonton
–
Minnesota
46
January 18
Minnesota
–
Nashville
47
January 20
Minnesota
–
Colorado
48
January 23
Utah
–
Minnesota
49
January 25
Calgary
–
Minnesota
50
January 26
Minnesota
–
Chicago
51
January 29
Minnesota
–
Toronto
52
January 30
Minnesota
–
Montreal
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
53
February 1
Minnesota
–
Ottawa
54
February 4
Minnesota
–
Boston
55
February 6
Carolina
–
Minnesota
56
February 8
NY Islanders
–
Minnesota
57
February 22
Minnesota
–
Detroit
58
February 25
Detroit
–
Minnesota
59
February 27
Minnesota
–
Utah
60
February 28
Minnesota
–
Colorado
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
61
March 2
Boston
–
Minnesota
62
March 4
Minnesota
–
Seattle
63
March 7
Minnesota
–
Vancouver
64
March 9
Pittsburgh
–
Minnesota
65
March 11
Colorado
–
Minnesota
66
March 13
NY Rangers
–
Minnesota
67
March 15
St. Louis
–
Minnesota
68
March 17
Los Angeles
–
Minnesota
69
March 19
Seattle
–
Minnesota
70
March 22
Buffalo
–
Minnesota
71
March 24
Minnesota
–
Dallas
72
March 25
Vegas
–
Minnesota
73
March 27
Washington
–
Minnesota
74
March 29
New Jersey
–
Minnesota
75
March 31
Minnesota
–
New Jersey
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
76
April 2
Minnesota
–
NY Rangers
77
April 4
Minnesota
–
NY Islanders
78
April 6
Dallas
–
Minnesota
79
April 9
San Jose
–
Minnesota
80
April 11
Minnesota
–
Calgary
81
April 12
Minnesota
–
Vancouver
82
April 15
Anaheim
–
Minnesota
Legend :
Win (2 points)
Loss (0 points)
Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Roster
Updated November 7, 2024 [ 18] [ 19]
Transactions
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
Players acquired
Players lost
Signings
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 .
Notes:
References
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^ "Predators Agree to Terms with Four Free Agents" . NHL.com . Nashville Predators. July 1, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024 .
^ "Maple Leafs Sign Three Players" . NHL.com . Toronto Maple Leafs. July 2, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024 .
^ "Jets sign Haydn Fleury and Mason Shaw to one-year, two-way contracts" . NHL.com . Winnipeg Jets. July 3, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024 .
^ "Minnesota Wild Signs Jake Middleton to a Four-Year Contract Extension" . NHL.com . Minnesota Wild. July 2, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024 .
^ 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 .
^ "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 .
^ "Minnesota Wild Signs Forward Graeme Clarke to a One-Year, Two-Way Contract" . NHL.com . Minnesota Wild. July 23, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024 .
^ "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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