2024–25 Minnesota Wild season

2024–25 Minnesota Wild
DivisionCentral
ConferenceWestern
2024–25 record19–6–4
Home record7–4–1
Road record12–2–3
Goals for92
Goals against76
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 (18)
AssistsKirill Kaprizov (25)
PointsKirill Kaprizov (43)
Penalty minutesMatt Boldy (27)
Plus/minusJacob Middleton (+22)
WinsFilip Gustavsson (14)
Goals against averageFilip Gustavsson (2.24)
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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

Divisional standings

Central Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Winnipeg Jets 31 21 9 1 17 113 79 +34 43
2 Minnesota Wild 29 19 6 4 15 92 76 +16 42
3 Dallas Stars 28 17 11 0 16 93 73 +20 34
4 Colorado Avalanche 31 17 14 0 14 102 109 −7 34
5 Utah Hockey Club 29 13 11 5 9 87 85 +2 31
6 St. Louis Blues 30 14 14 2 8 80 94 −14 30
7 Nashville Predators 30 8 16 6 7 68 93 −25 22
8 Chicago Blackhawks 29 9 18 2 7 72 92 −20 20
Updated to game(s) played on December 12, 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

Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 PA Vancouver Canucks 28 15 8 5 12 92 87 +5 35
2 CE Colorado Avalanche 31 17 14 0 14 102 109 −7 34
3 PA Calgary Flames 30 14 11 5 9 81 91 −10 33
4 PA Seattle Kraken 31 15 14 2 12 95 91 +4 32
5 CE Utah Hockey Club 29 13 11 5 9 87 85 +2 31
6 CE St. Louis Blues 30 14 14 2 8 80 94 −14 30
7 PA San Jose Sharks 32 11 16 5 7 88 114 −26 27
8 PA Anaheim Ducks 28 10 14 4 8 67 87 −20 24
9 CE Nashville Predators 30 8 16 6 7 68 93 −25 22
10 CE Chicago Blackhawks 29 9 18 2 7 72 92 −20 20
Updated to game(s) played on December 12, 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)
# 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

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

2024–25 game log
December: 3–2–0 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 2–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
25 December 3 Vancouver 2–3 Minnesota OT Gustavsson 18,076 17–4–4 38 [29]
26 December 6 Minnesota 5–1 Anaheim Gustavsson 15,171 18–4–4 40 [30]
27 December 7 Minnesota 1–4 Los Angeles Fleury 18,145 18–5–4 40 [31]
28 December 10 Minnesota 5–4 Utah SO Gustavsson 11,131 19–5–4 42 [32]
29 December 12 Edmonton 7–1 Minnesota Gustavsson 18,394 19–6–4 42 [33]
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

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

Roster

Updated December 13, 2024[34][35]

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 Injured Reserve D L 31 2011 Karlstad, Sweden
47 Canada Declan Chisholm D L 24 2024 Bowmanville, Ontario
34 Canada Cameron Crotty D R 25 2024 Ottawa, Ontario
– Canada Travis Dermott D L 27 2024 Newmarket, Ontario
14 Sweden Joel Eriksson Ek Injured Reserve 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 40 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
52 Canada Reese Johnson C R 26 2024 Regina, Saskatchewan
39 Canada Ben Jones C L 25 2024 Waterloo, Ontario
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 Injured Reserve D L 28 2022 Stratford, Ontario
23 Austria Marco Rossi C L 23 2020 Feldkirch, Austria
19 Canada Devin Shore C L 30 2024 Ajax, Ontario
46 Canada Jared Spurgeon (C) D R 35 2010 Edmonton, Alberta
13 Russia Yakov Trenin C R 27 2024 Chelyabinsk, Russia
36 Norway Mats Zuccarello Injured Reserve RW L 37 2019 Oslo, Norway


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

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 		[36]
November 30, 2024 (2024-11-30) To Columbus Blue Jackets
Daemon Hunt
conditional 1st-round pick in 2025 or 1st-round pick in 20261
COL 3rd-round pick in 2026
TOR 4th-round pick in 2026
2nd-round pick in 2027 		To Minnesota Wild
David Jiricek
5th-round pick in 2025 		[37]

Notes

  • This pick is top five protected, Columbus will receive a first-round pick in 2025 if Minnesota's first-round pick is outside the top five. If Minnesota's first-round pick is inside the top five then Columbus will receive a first-round pick in 2026.

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Travis Boyd Utah Hockey Club 1-year Free agency [38]
Joseph Cecconi Buffalo Sabres 1-year Free agency [38]
Cameron Crotty Utah Hockey Club 1-year Free agency [38]
Brendan Gaunce Columbus Blue Jackets 2-year Free agency [38]
Troy Grosenick Nashville Predators 1-year Free agency [38]
Reese Johnson Chicago Blackhawks 1-year Free agency [38]
Ben Jones Calgary Flames 2-year Free agency [38]
Devin Shore Seattle Kraken 1-year Free agency [38]
Yakov Trenin Colorado Avalanche 4-year Free agency [39]

Players lost

Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Jake Lucchini Nashville Predators 2-year Free agency [40]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Dakota Mermis Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year Free agency [41]
July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03) Mason Shaw Winnipeg Jets 1-year Free agency [42]

Signings

Date Player Term Ref
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Jacob Middleton 4-year‡ [43]
July 9, 2024 (2024-07-09) Declan Chisholm 1-year [44]
Adam Raska 1-year [44]
July 11, 2024 (2024-07-11) Sammy Walker 1-year [45]
July 23, 2024 (2024-07-23) Graeme Clarke 1-year [46]
July 29, 2024 (2024-07-29) Brock Faber 8-year‡ [47]

Draft picks

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:

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