2017–18 Minnesota Wild season

2017–18 Minnesota Wild
Division	3rd Central
Conference	4th Western
2017–18 record	45–26–11
Home record	27–6–8
Road record	18–20–3
Goals for	253
Goals against	232
Team information
General manager	Chuck Fletcher
Coach	Bruce Boudreau
Captain	Mikko Koivu
Alternate captains	Zach Parise Ryan Suter
Arena	Xcel Energy Center
Minor league affiliate(s)	Iowa Wild (AHL) Rapid City Rush (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Eric Staal (42)
Assists	Mikael Granlund (46)
Points	Eric Staal (76)
Penalty minutes	Marcus Foligno (72)
Plus/minus	Jonas Brodin (+23)
Wins	Devan Dubnyk (35)
Goals against average	Devan Dubnyk (2.52)

The 2017–18 Minnesota Wild season was the 18th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.

Standings

Divisional standings

Central Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – Nashville Predators	82	53	18	11	47	267	211	+56	117
2	x – Winnipeg Jets	82	52	20	10	48	277	218	+59	114
3	x – Minnesota Wild	82	45	26	11	42	253	232	+21	101
4	x – Colorado Avalanche	82	43	30	9	41	257	237	+20	95
5	St. Louis Blues	82	44	32	6	41	226	222	+4	94
6	Dallas Stars	82	42	32	8	38	235	225	+10	92
7	Chicago Blackhawks	82	33	39	10	32	229	256	−27	76

Conference standings

Top 3 (Central Division)

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – Nashville Predators	82	53	18	11	47	267	211	+56	117
2	x – Winnipeg Jets	82	52	20	10	48	277	218	+59	114
3	x – Minnesota Wild	82	45	26	11	42	253	232	+21	101

Top 3 (Pacific Division)

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Vegas Golden Knights	82	51	24	7	47	272	228	+44	109
2	x – Anaheim Ducks	82	44	25	13	40	235	216	+19	101
3	x – San Jose Sharks	82	45	27	10	40	252	229	+23	100

Western Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	PA	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	45	29	8	43	239	203	+36	98
2	CE	x – Colorado Avalanche	82	43	30	9	41	257	237	+20	95
3	CE	St. Louis Blues	82	44	32	6	41	226	222	+4	94
4	CE	Dallas Stars	82	42	32	8	38	235	225	+10	92
5	PA	Calgary Flames	82	37	35	10	35	218	248	−30	84
6	PA	Edmonton Oilers	82	36	40	6	31	234	263	−29	78
7	CE	Chicago Blackhawks	82	33	39	10	32	229	256	−27	76
8	PA	Vancouver Canucks	82	31	40	11	31	218	264	−46	73
9	PA	Arizona Coyotes	82	29	41	12	27	208	256	−48	70

Schedule and results

Preseason

The team's preseason schedule was released on June 13, 2017.

2017 preseason game log: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 18	Minnesota	3–2	Winnipeg	SO	Michalek	15,294	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 21	Winnipeg	0–1	Minnesota		Stalock	16,518	2–0–0	Recap
3	September 23	Colorado	1–2	Minnesota		Dubnyk	18,754	3–0–0	Recap
4	September 24	Minnesota	1–5	Colorado		Michalek	—	3–1–0	Recap
5	September 26	Minnesota	1–4	Dallas		Stalock	11,373	3–2–0	Recap
6[a]	September 28	Minnesota	3–2	St. Louis		—	—	4–2–0	Recap
7	September 30	Dallas	1–5	Minnesota		Dubnyk	18,374	5–2–0	Recap
Notes: a  Game was played at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.

2017–18 game log
October: 4–4–2 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 2–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 5 Minnesota 2–4 Detroit Dubnyk 19,515 0–1–0 0 Recap 2 October 7 Minnesota 4–5 Carolina SO Stalock 18,680 0–1–1 1 Recap 3 October 12 Minnesota 5–2 Chicago Dubnyk 21,386 1–1–1 3 Recap 4 October 14 Columbus 5–4 Minnesota OT Dubnyk 19,064 1–1–2 4 Recap 5 October 20 Minnesota 3–4 Winnipeg Dubnyk 15,321 1–2–2 4 Recap 6 October 21 Minnesota 4–2 Calgary Stalock 18,436 2–2–2 6 Recap 7 October 24 Vancouver 1–0 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,694 2–3–2 6 Recap 8 October 26 NY Islanders 4–6 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,824 3–3–2 8 Recap 9 October 28 Pittsburgh 1–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,064 4–3–2 10 Recap 10 October 31 Winnipeg 2–1 Minnesota Stalock 18,814 4–4–2 10 Recap
November: 8–6–1 (Home: 5–1–1 ; Road: 3–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 2 Montreal 3–6 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,924 5–4–2 12 Recap 12 November 4 Chicago 2–0 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,218 5–5–2 12 Recap 13 November 6 Minnesota 3–5 Boston Dubnyk 17,565 5–6–2 12 Recap 14 November 8 Minnesota 2–4 Toronto Dubnyk 19,049 5–7–2 12 Recap 15 November 9 Minnesota 3–0 Montreal Dubnyk 21,302 6–7–2 14 Recap 16 November 11 Minnesota 1–0 Philadelphia Dubnyk 19,309 7–7–2 16 Recap 17 November 14 Philadelphia 0–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,768 8–7–2 18 Recap 18 November 16 Nashville 4–6 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,888 9–7–2 20 Recap 19 November 18 Minnesota 1–3 Washington Stalock 18,506 9–8–2 20 Recap 20 November 20 New Jersey 4–3 Minnesota OT Dubnyk 19,048 9–8–3 21 Recap 21 November 22 Minnesota 5–4 Buffalo Dubnyk 17,418 10–8–3 23 Recap 22 November 24 Colorado 2–3 Minnesota SO Stalock 19,084 11–8–3 25 Recap 23 November 25 Minnesota 3–6 St. Louis Dubnyk 18,610 11–9–3 25 Recap 24 November 27 Minnesota 2–7 Winnipeg Stalock 15,321 11–10–3 25 Recap 25 November 30 Vegas 2–4 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,084 12–10–3 27 Recap
December: 8–6–0 (Home: 5–1–0 ; Road: 3–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 December 2 St. Louis 1–2 Minnesota OT Dubnyk 19,107 13–10–3 29 Recap 27 December 5 Minnesota 2–5 Los Angeles Dubnyk 18,230 13–11–3 29 Recap 28 December 8 Minnesota 3–2 Anaheim OT Dubnyk 16,471 14–11–3 31 Recap 29 December 10 Minnesota 4–3 San Jose OT Stalock 17,205 15–11–3 33 Recap 30 December 12 Calgary 1–2 Minnesota SO Stalock 18,767 16–11–3 35 Recap 31 December 14 Toronto 0–2 Minnesota Stalock 18,857 17–11–3 37 Recap 32 December 16 Edmonton 3–2 Minnesota Stalock 19,034 17–12–3 37 Recap 33 December 17 Minnesota 1–4 Chicago Stalock 21,813 17–13–3 37 Recap 34 December 19 Minnesota 6–4 Ottawa Stalock 13,804 18–13–3 39 Recap 35 December 22 Minnesota 2–4 Florida Stalock 13,259 18–14–3 39 Recap 36 December 23 Minnesota 0–3 Tampa Bay Stalock 19,092 18–15–3 39 Recap 37 December 27 Dallas 2–4 Minnesota Stalock 19,107 19–15–3 41 Recap 38 December 29 Nashville 2–4 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,147 20–15–3 43 Recap 39 December 30 Minnesota 0–3 Nashville Stalock 17,459 20–16–3 43 Recap
January: 7–2–2 (Home: 5–0–2 ; Road: 2–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 January 2 Florida 1–5 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,029 21–16–3 45 Recap 41 January 4 Buffalo 2–6 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,017 22–16–3 47 Recap 42 January 6 Minnesota 2–7 Colorado Dubnyk 18,046 22–17–3 47 Recap 43 January 9 Calgary 3–2 Minnesota OT Stalock 19,011 22–17–4 48 Recap 44 January 10 Minnesota 2–1 Chicago Dubnyk 21,721 23–17–4 50 Recap 45 January 13 Winnipeg 1–4 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,207 24–17–4 52 Recap 46 January 14 Vancouver 3–2 Minnesota OT Dubnyk 18,927 24–17–5 53 Recap 47 January 20 Tampa Bay 2–5 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,007 25–17–5 55 Recap 48 January 22 Ottawa 1–3 Minnesota Stalock 18,907 26–17–5 57 Recap 49 January 25 Minnesota 3–6 Pittsburgh Dubnyk 18,453 26–18–5 57 Recap 50 January 30 Minnesota 3–2 Columbus SO Dubnyk 17,734 27–18–5 59 Recap
February: 9–2–2 (Home: 5–1–2 ; Road: 4–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 2 Vegas 2–5 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,057 28–18–5 61 Recap 52 February 3 Minnesota 1–6 Dallas Stalock 18,532 28–19–5 61 Recap 53 February 6 Minnesota 6–2 St. Louis Dubnyk 17,821 29–19–5 63 Recap 54 February 8 Arizona 4–3 Minnesota OT Dubnyk 18,816 29–19–6 64 Recap 55 February 10 Chicago 0–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,227 30–19–6 66 Recap 56 February 13 NY Rangers 2–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,887 31–19–6 68 Recap 57 February 15 Washington 5–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,027 31–20–6 68 Recap 58 February 17 Anaheim 3–2 Minnesota SO Dubnyk 19,192 31–20–7 69 Recap 59 February 19 Minnesota 5–3 NY Islanders Dubnyk 15,342 32–20–7 71 Recap 60 February 22 Minnesota 4–2 New Jersey Stalock 13,316 33–20–7 73 Recap 61 February 23 Minnesota 4–1 NY Rangers Dubnyk 18,006 34–20–7 75 Recap 62 February 25 San Jose 2–3 Minnesota OT Dubnyk 19,105 35–20–7 77 Recap 63 February 27 St. Louis 3–8 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,261 36–20–7 79 Recap
March: 7–5–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 3–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 1 Minnesota 3–5 Arizona Stalock 10,904 36–21–7 79 Recap 65 March 2 Minnesota 1–7 Colorado Dubnyk 17,325 36–22–7 79 Recap 66 March 4 Detroit 1–4 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,037 37–22–7 81 Recap 67 March 6 Carolina 2–6 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,017 38–22–7 83 Recap 68 March 9 Minnesota 5–2 Vancouver Dubnyk 17,918 39–22–7 85 Recap 69 March 10 Minnesota 1–4 Edmonton Dubnyk 18,347 39–23–7 85 Recap 70 March 13 Colorado 5–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,171 39–24–7 85 Recap 71 March 16 Minnesota 4–2 Vegas Stalock 18,295 40–24–7 87 Recap 72 March 17 Minnesota 3–1 Arizona Dubnyk 13,735 41–24–7 89 Recap 73 March 19 Los Angeles 4–3 Minnesota OT Dubnyk 19,081 41–24–8 90 Recap 74 March 24 Nashville 1–4 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,303 42–24–8 92 Recap 75 March 25 Boston 2–1 Minnesota OT Stalock 19,183 42–24–9 93 Recap 76 March 27 Minnesota 1–2 Nashville SO Dubnyk 17,424 42–24–10 94 Recap 77 March 29 Dallas 2–5 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,350 43–24–10 96 Recap 78 March 31 Minnesota 1–4 Dallas Dubnyk 18,532 43–25–10 96 Recap
April: 2–1–1 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 1–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 79 April 2 Edmonton 0–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,189 44–25–10 98 Recap 80 April 4 Minnesota 1–3 Anaheim Dubnyk 17,495 44–26–10 98 Recap 81 April 5 Minnesota 4–5 Los Angeles OT Stalock 18,230 44–26–11 99 Recap 82 April 7 Minnesota 6–3 San Jose Dubnyk 17,562 45–26–11 101 Recap
Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2018 Stanley Cup playoffs
Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Winnipeg Jets: Winnipeg won 4–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 11 Minnesota 2–3 Winnipeg Dubnyk 15,321 0–1 Recap 2 April 13 Minnesota 1–4 Winnipeg Dubnyk 15,321 0–2 Recap 3 April 15 Winnipeg 2–6 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,175 1–2 Recap 4 April 17 Winnipeg 2–0 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,277 1–3 Recap 5 April 20 Minnesota 0–5 Winnipeg Dubnyk 15,321 1–4 Recap
Legend:       Win       Loss

Player statistics

As of April 21, 2018

Skaters

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Staal, EricEric Staal 82 42 34 76 8 42 Granlund, MikaelMikael Granlund 77 21 46 67 13 18 Zucker, JasonJason Zucker 82 33 31 64 8 44 Suter, RyanRyan Suter 78 6 45 51 −1 34 Dumba, MathewMathew Dumba 82 14 36 50 15 41 Koivu, MikkoMikko Koivu 82 14 31 45 9 46 Coyle, CharlieCharlie Coyle 66 11 26 37 8 18 Spurgeon, JaredJared Spurgeon 61 9 28 37 −6 8 Niederreiter, NinoNino Niederreiter 63 18 14 32 14 36 Parise, ZachZach Parise 42 15 9 24 0 14 Foligno, MarcusMarcus Foligno 77 8 15 23 2 72 Winnik, DanielDaniel Winnik 81 6 17 23 5 27 Cullen, MattMatt Cullen 79 11 11 22 −1 20 Ennis, TylerTyler Ennis 73 8 14 22 −1 12 Brodin, JonasJonas Brodin 73 6 15 21 23 30 Eriksson Ek, JoelJoel Eriksson Ek 75 6 10 16 2 22 Stewart, ChrisChris Stewart ‡ || 47 || 9 || 4 || 13 || −1 || 27 Reilly, MikeMike Reilly ‡ || 38 || 2 || 8 || 10 || −6 || 18 Prosser, NateNate Prosser 56 3 6 9 8 19 Olofsson, GustavGustav Olofsson 41 0 8 8 0 14 Mitchell, ZackZack Mitchell 23 3 2 5 −2 4 Murphy, RyanRyan Murphy 21 2 3 5 8 16 Kunin, LukeLuke Kunin 19 2 2 4 −3 13 Seeler, NickNick Seeler 22 0 4 4 10 21 Quincey, KyleKyle Quincey 18 0 3 3 −4 28 Ferraro, LandonLandon Ferraro 2 1 0 1 1 0 Rau, KyleKyle Rau 3 0 1 1 0 0 Greenway, JordanJordan Greenway 6 0 1 1 0 0 Bertschy, ChristophChristoph Bertschy 1 0 0 0 1 4 O'Reilly, CalCal O'Reilly 1 0 0 0 0 0 Soucy, CarsonCarson Soucy 3 0 0 0 –2 2 Kloos, JustinJustin Kloos 1 0 0 0 0 2

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Koivu, MikkoMikko Koivu 5 0 4 4 −2 2 Parise, ZachZach Parise 3 3 0 3 0 2 Granlund , MikaelMikael Granlund 5 1 2 3 −1 0 Cullen, MattMatt Cullen 5 1 1 2 −3 2 Staal, EricEric Staal 5 1 1 2 −3 2 Dumba, MattMatt Dumba 5 1 1 2 −4 4 Greenway, JordanJordan Greenway 5 1 1 2 2 0 Seeler, NickNick Seeler 5 0 2 2 1 7 Brodin, JonasJonas Brodin 5 0 2 2 −3 2 Foligno, MarcusMarcus Foligno 5 1 0 1 −2 16 Winnik, DanielDaniel Winnik 5 0 1 1 0 5 Spurgeon , JaredJared Spurgeon 5 0 1 1 −4 0 Prosser, NateNate Prosser 5 0 1 1 −1 14 Eriksson Ek, JoelJoel Eriksson Ek 5 0 1 1 0 0 Zucker, JasonJason Zucker 5 0 0 0 −4 0 Coyle, CharlieCharlie Coyle 5 0 0 0 −3 2 Niederreiter, NinoNino Niederreiter 5 0 0 0 −4 0 Soucy, CarsonCarson Soucy 4 0 0 0 −3 0 Rau, KyleKyle Rau 1 0 0 0 −1 0 Ennis, TylerTyler Ennis 1 0 0 0 −1 0 Murphy, RyanRyan Murphy 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Dubnyk, DevanDevan Dubnyk	60	59	3,450:19	35	16	7	145	2.52	1,769	.918	5	0	3	12
Stalock, AlexAlex Stalock	28	23	1,495:16	10	10	4	71	2.85	787	.910	1	0	0	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Dubnyk, DevanDevan Dubnyk	5	5	247:56	1	4	14	3.39	152	.908	0	0	0	0
Stalock, AlexAlex Stalock	1	0	48:01	0	0	1	1.25	16	.938	0	0	0	0

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular Season Player Award Awarded Staal, E.E. Staal NHL All-Star game selection January 10, 2018 Staal, E.E. Staal NHL First Star of the Month March 1, 2018

Milestones

Regular season Player Milestone Reached Stewart, C.C. Stewart 600th career NHL game October 7, 2017 Kunin, L.L. Kunin 1st career NHL game October 14, 2017 Mitchell, Z.Z. Mitchell 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point October 14, 2017 Kunin, L.L. Kunin 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point October 21, 2017 Kloos, J.J. Kloos 1st career NHL game October 24, 2017 Kunin, L.L. Kunin 1st career NHL goal October 26, 2017 Mitchell, Z.Z. Mitchell 1st career NHL goal October 26, 2017 Ennis, T.T. Ennis 100th career NHL goal November 2, 2017 Staal, E.E. Staal 500th career NHL assist November 9, 2017 Niederreiter, N.N. Niederreiter 400th career NHL game November 14, 2017 Cullen, M.M. Cullen 1,400th career NHL game December 22, 2017 Prosser, N.N. Prosser 300th career NHL game January 6, 2018 Dumba, M.M. Dumba 100th career NHL point January 10, 2018 Cullen, M.M. Cullen 700th career NHL point January 20, 2018 Zucker, J.J. Zucker 300th career NHL game February 3, 2018 Dubnyk, D.D. Dubnyk 400th career NHL game February 8, 2018 Coyle, C.C. Coyle 200th career NHL point February 10, 2018 Seeler, N.N. Seeler 1st career NHL game February 13, 2018 Foligno, M.M. Foligno 400th career NHL game February 13, 2018 Koivu, M.M. Koivu 900th career NHL game February 15, 2018 Niederreiter, N.N. Niederreiter 100th career NHL goal February 15, 2018 Seeler, N.N. Seeler 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point February 22, 2018 Staal, E.E. Staal 900th career NHL point February 22, 2018 Spurgeon, J.J. Spurgeon 500th career NHL game February 23, 2018 Spurgeon, J.J. Spurgeon 200th career NHL point February 25, 2018 Coyle, C.C. Coyle 400th career NHL game February 27, 2018 Niederreiter, N.N. Niederreiter 100th career NHL assist 200th career NHL point March 4, 2018 Dumba, M.M. Dumba 300th career NHL game March 17, 2018 Dubnyk, D.D. Dubnyk 200th career NHL win March 17, 2018 Boudreau, B.B. Boudreau 500th career NHL win March 24, 2018 Greenway, J.J. Greenway 1st career NHL game March 27, 2018 Brodin, J.J. Brodin 400th career NHL game March 31, 2018 Brodin, J.J. Brodin 100th career NHL point March 31, 2018 Dubnyk, D.D. Dubnyk 400th career NHL start April 2, 2018 Belpedio, L.L. Belpedio 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point April 7, 2018 Greenway, J.J. Greenway 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point April 7, 2018

Playoffs Player Milestone Reached Foligno, M.M. Foligno 1st career playoff game April 11, 2018 Greenway, J.J. Greenway 1st career playoff game 1st career playoff assist 1st career playoff point April 11, 2018 Seeler, N.N. Seeler 1st career playoff game April 11, 2018 Soucy, C.C. Soucy 1st career playoff game April 11, 2018 Greenway, J.J. Greenway 1st career playoff goal April 15, 2018 Eriksson Ek, J.J. Eriksson Ek 1st career playoff assist 1st career playoff point April 15, 2018 Seeler, N.N. Seeler 1st career playoff assist 1st career playoff point April 15, 2018 Foligno, M.M. Foligno 1st career playoff goal 1st career playoff point April 15, 2018 Rau, K.K. Rau 1st career playoff game April 20, 2018 Murphy, R.R. Murphy 1st career playoff game April 20, 2018

Transactions

The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades Date Details Ref June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21) To Vegas Golden Knights Alex Tuch To Minnesota Wild conditional 3rd-round pick in 2017 or 2018 Expansion Draft considerations[a] June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23) To Columbus Blue Jackets Jordan Schroeder To Minnesota Wild Dante Salituro June 30, 2017 (2017-06-30) To Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville Marco Scandella 4th-round pick in 2018 To Minnesota Wild Tyler Ennis Marcus Foligno 3rd-round pick in 2018 February 8, 2018 (2018-02-08) To New Jersey Devils Christoph Bertschy Mario Lucia To Minnesota Wild Viktor Loov February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26) To Montreal Canadiens Mike Reilly To Minnesota Wild 5th-round pick in 2019 Notes [a] The Vegas Golden Knights will select Erik Haula in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Landon Ferraro St. Louis Blues 2-year, $1.4 million Alex Grant Boston Bruins 1-year, $700,000 Ryan Murphy Calgary Flames 1-year, $700,000 Cal O'Reilly Buffalo Sabres 2-year, $1.4 million Kyle Quincey Columbus Blue Jackets 1-year, $1.25 million Kyle Rau Florida Panthers 1-year, $700,000 Niklas Svedberg Salavat Yulaev Ufa 1-year, $700,000 August 16, 2017 (2017-08-16) Matt Cullen Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year, $1 million September 18, 2017 (2017-09-18) Dereck Baribeau Quebec Remparts 3-year, $2.3 million entry-level contract September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26) Brennan Menell Lethbridge Hurricanes 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract October 4, 2017 (2017-10-04) Daniel Winnik Washington Capitals 1-year, $660,000 May 2, 2018 (2018-05-02) Eric Martinsson Växjö Lakers 1-year, $925,000 entry-level contract Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Christian Folin Los Angeles Kings 1-year, $850,000 Martin Hanzal Dallas Stars 3-year, $14.25 million Darcy Kuemper Los Angeles Kings 1-year, $650,000 July 19, 2017 (2017-07-19) Brady Brassart Idaho Steelheads 1-year July 21, 2017 (2017-07-21) Alex Gudbranson Toronto Marlies Unknown August 8, 2017 (2017-08-08) Nate Prosser St. Louis Blues 2-year, $1.3 million May 25, 2018 (2018-05-25) Viktor Loov Jokerit 1-year May 25, 2018 (2018-05-25) Adam Vay Saryarka Karagandy Unknown June 8, 2018 (2018-06-08) Niklas Svedberg Timrå 2-year June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15) Alex Grant Jokerit 1-year Claimed via waivers Player Previous team Date Ref Nate Prosser St. Louis Blues November 30, 2017 (2017-11-30) Lost via waivers Player New team Date Ref Chris Stewart Calgary Flames February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26) Lost via retirement Date Player Ref September 12, 2017 (2017-09-12) Ryan Carter Player signings Date Player Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref June 26, 2017 (2017-06-26) Gustav Olofsson 2-year, $1.45 million June 27, 2017 (2017-06-27) Pat Cannone 1-year, $650,000 July 2, 2017 (2017-07-02) Mike Reilly 2-year, $1.45 million July 3, 2017 (2017-07-03) Zach Palmquist 1-year, $726,000 July 8, 2017 (2017-07-08) Kurtis Gabriel 1-year, $715,000 July 10, 2017 (2017-07-10) Steve Michalek 1-year, $715,000 Zack Mitchell 1-year, $660,000 July 30, 2017 (2017-07-30) Nino Niederreiter 5-year, $26.25 million August 1, 2017 (2017-08-01) Mikael Granlund 3-year, $17.25 million September 14, 2017 (2017-09-14) Marcus Foligno 4-year, $11.5 million December 11, 2017 (2017-12-11) Ivan Lodnia 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract March 26, 2018 (2018-03-26) Jordan Greenway 3-year, $3.675 million entry-level contract April 5, 2018 (2018-04-05) Louis Belpedio 2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract April 27, 2018 (2018-04-27) Mason Shaw 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract April 30, 2018 (2018-04-30) Sam Anas 2-year, $1.35 million contract extension May 2, 2018 (2018-05-02) Dmitri Sokolov 3-year, $2.49 million entry-level contract May 16, 2018 (2018-05-16) Kaapo Kahkonen 2-year, entry-level contract Draft picks See also: List of Minnesota Wild draft picks Below are the Minnesota Wild's selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago. Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League) 3 85 Ivan Lodnia RW United States Erie Otters (OHL) 4 971 Mason Shaw C Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 4 116 Bryce Misley C Canada Oakville Blades (OJHL) 5 147 Jacob Golden D Canada London Knights (OHL) 6 178 Andrei Svetlakov C Russia CSKA Moscow (KHL) 7 209 Nick Swaney C United States Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) Draft notes: The Arizona Coyotes' fourth-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on February 26, 2017 that sent Grayson Downing, a first-round pick in 2017, a second-round pick in 2018 and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2019 to Arizona in exchange for Martin Hanzal, Ryan White and this pick. References