2017–18 Minnesota Wild season

2017–18 Minnesota Wild
Division3rd Central
Conference4th Western
2017–18 record45–26–11
Home record27–6–8
Road record18–20–3
Goals for253
Goals against232
Team information
General managerChuck Fletcher
CoachBruce Boudreau
CaptainMikko Koivu
Alternate captainsZach Parise
Ryan Suter
ArenaXcel Energy Center
Average attendance19,036[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Iowa Wild (AHL)
Rapid City Rush (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsEric Staal (42)
AssistsMikael Granlund (46)
PointsEric Staal (76)
Penalty minutesMarcus Foligno (72)
Plus/minusJonas Brodin (+23)
WinsDevan Dubnyk (35)
Goals against averageDevan 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.[2]

Standings

Central Division
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
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
Source: National Hockey League[3]
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

The team's preseason schedule was released on June 13, 2017.[4]

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.[5]

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[6]

Skaters
Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Eric Staal 82 42 34 76 8 42
Mikael Granlund 77 21 46 67 13 18
Jason Zucker 82 33 31 64 8 44
Ryan Suter 78 6 45 51 −1 34
Mathew Dumba 82 14 36 50 15 41
Mikko Koivu 82 14 31 45 9 46
Charlie Coyle 66 11 26 37 8 18
Jared Spurgeon 61 9 28 37 −6 8
Nino Niederreiter 63 18 14 32 14 36
Zach Parise 42 15 9 24 0 14
Marcus Foligno 77 8 15 23 2 72
Daniel Winnik 81 6 17 23 5 27
Matt Cullen 79 11 11 22 −1 20
Tyler Ennis 73 8 14 22 −1 12
Jonas Brodin 73 6 15 21 23 30
Joel Eriksson Ek 75 6 10 16 2 22
Chris Stewart‡ 47 9 4 13 −1 27
Mike Reilly‡ 38 2 8 10 −6 18
Nate Prosser 56 3 6 9 8 19
Gustav Olofsson 41 0 8 8 0 14
Zack Mitchell 23 3 2 5 −2 4
Ryan Murphy 21 2 3 5 8 16
Luke Kunin 19 2 2 4 −3 13
Nick Seeler 22 0 4 4 10 21
Kyle Quincey 18 0 3 3 −4 28
Landon Ferraro 2 1 0 1 1 0
Kyle Rau 3 0 1 1 0 0
Jordan Greenway 6 0 1 1 0 0
Christoph Bertschy 1 0 0 0 1 4
Cal O'Reilly 1 0 0 0 0 0
Carson Soucy 3 0 0 0 −2 2
Justin Kloos 1 0 0 0 0 2
Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Mikko Koivu 5 0 4 4 −2 2
Zach Parise 3 3 0 3 0 2
Mikael Granlund 5 1 2 3 −1 0
Matt Cullen 5 1 1 2 −3 2
Eric Staal 5 1 1 2 −3 2
Matt Dumba 5 1 1 2 −4 4
Jordan Greenway 5 1 1 2 2 0
Nick Seeler 5 0 2 2 1 7
Jonas Brodin 5 0 2 2 −3 2
Marcus Foligno 5 1 0 1 −2 16
Daniel Winnik 5 0 1 1 0 5
Jared Spurgeon 5 0 1 1 −4 0
Nate Prosser 5 0 1 1 −1 14
Joel Eriksson Ek 5 0 1 1 0 0
Jason Zucker 5 0 0 0 −4 0
Charlie Coyle 5 0 0 0 −3 2
Nino Niederreiter 5 0 0 0 −4 0
Carson Soucy 4 0 0 0 −3 0
Kyle Rau 1 0 0 0 −1 0
Tyler Ennis 1 0 0 0 −1 0
Ryan Murphy 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders
Regular season[6]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Devan Dubnyk 60 59 3,450:19 35 16 7 145 2.52 1,769 .918 5 0 3 12
Alex 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
Devan Dubnyk 5 5 247:56 1 4 14 3.39 152 .908 0 0 0 0
Alex 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
E. Staal NHL All-Star game selection[7] January 10, 2018
E. Staal NHL First Star of the Month[8] March 1, 2018

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
C. Stewart 600th career NHL game October 7, 2017
L. Kunin 1st career NHL game October 14, 2017
Z. Mitchell 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point		 October 14, 2017
L. Kunin 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point		 October 21, 2017
J. Kloos 1st career NHL game October 24, 2017
L. Kunin 1st career NHL goal October 26, 2017
Z. Mitchell 1st career NHL goal October 26, 2017
T. Ennis 100th career NHL goal November 2, 2017
E. Staal 500th career NHL assist November 9, 2017
N. Niederreiter 400th career NHL game November 14, 2017
M. Cullen 1,400th career NHL game December 22, 2017
N. Prosser 300th career NHL game January 6, 2018
M. Dumba 100th career NHL point January 10, 2018
M. Cullen 700th career NHL point January 20, 2018
J. Zucker 300th career NHL game February 3, 2018
D. Dubnyk 400th career NHL game February 8, 2018
C. Coyle 200th career NHL point February 10, 2018
N. Seeler 1st career NHL game February 13, 2018
M. Foligno 400th career NHL game February 13, 2018
M. Koivu 900th career NHL game February 15, 2018
N. Niederreiter 100th career NHL goal February 15, 2018
N. Seeler 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point		 February 22, 2018
E. Staal 900th career NHL point February 22, 2018
J. Spurgeon 500th career NHL game February 23, 2018
J. Spurgeon 200th career NHL point February 25, 2018
C. Coyle 400th career NHL game February 27, 2018
N. Niederreiter 100th career NHL assist
200th career NHL point		 March 4, 2018
M. Dumba 300th career NHL game March 17, 2018
D. Dubnyk 200th career NHL win March 17, 2018
B. Boudreau 500th career NHL win March 24, 2018
J. Greenway 1st career NHL game March 27, 2018
J. Brodin 400th career NHL game March 31, 2018
J. Brodin 100th career NHL point March 31, 2018
D. Dubnyk 400th career NHL start April 2, 2018
L. Belpedio 1st career NHL game
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point		 April 7, 2018
J. Greenway 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point		 April 7, 2018
Playoffs
Player Milestone Reached
M. Foligno 1st career playoff game April 11, 2018
J. Greenway 1st career playoff game
1st career playoff assist
1st career playoff point		 April 11, 2018
N. Seeler 1st career playoff game April 11, 2018
C. Soucy 1st career playoff game April 11, 2018
J. Greenway 1st career playoff goal April 15, 2018
J. Eriksson Ek 1st career playoff assist
1st career playoff point		 April 15, 2018
N. Seeler 1st career playoff assist
1st career playoff point		 April 15, 2018
M. Foligno 1st career playoff goal
1st career playoff point		 April 15, 2018
K. Rau 1st career playoff game April 20, 2018
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] 		[9]
June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23) To Columbus Blue Jackets
Jordan Schroeder 		To Minnesota Wild
Dante Salituro 		[10]
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 		[11]
February 8, 2018 (2018-02-08) To New Jersey Devils
Christoph Bertschy
Mario Lucia 		To Minnesota Wild
Viktor Loov 		[12]
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26) To Montreal Canadiens
Mike Reilly 		To Minnesota Wild
5th-round pick in 2019 		[13]
Notes

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 [14]
Alex Grant Boston Bruins 1-year, $700,000 [15]
Ryan Murphy Calgary Flames 1-year, $700,000 [16]
Cal O'Reilly Buffalo Sabres 2-year, $1.4 million [14]
Kyle Quincey Columbus Blue Jackets 1-year, $1.25 million [17]
Kyle Rau Florida Panthers 1-year, $700,000 [18]
Niklas Svedberg Salavat Yulaev Ufa 1-year, $700,000 [19]
August 16, 2017 (2017-08-16) Matt Cullen Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year, $1 million [20]
September 18, 2017 (2017-09-18) Dereck Baribeau Quebec Remparts 3-year, $2.3 million entry-level contract [21]
September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26) Brennan Menell Lethbridge Hurricanes 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [22]
October 4, 2017 (2017-10-04) Daniel Winnik Washington Capitals 1-year, $660,000 [23]
May 2, 2018 (2018-05-02) Eric Martinsson Växjö Lakers 1-year, $925,000 entry-level contract [24]

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 [25]
Martin Hanzal Dallas Stars 3-year, $14.25 million [26]
Darcy Kuemper Los Angeles Kings 1-year, $650,000 [27]
July 19, 2017 (2017-07-19) Brady Brassart Idaho Steelheads 1-year [28]
July 21, 2017 (2017-07-21) Alex Gudbranson Toronto Marlies Unknown [29]
August 8, 2017 (2017-08-08) Nate Prosser St. Louis Blues 2-year, $1.3 million [30]
May 25, 2018 (2018-05-25) Viktor Loov Jokerit 1-year [31]
May 25, 2018 (2018-05-25) Adam Vay Saryarka Karagandy Unknown [32]
June 8, 2018 (2018-06-08) Niklas Svedberg Timrå 2-year [33]
June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15) Alex Grant Jokerit 1-year [34]

Claimed via waivers

Player Previous team Date Ref
Nate Prosser St. Louis Blues November 30, 2017 (2017-11-30) [35]

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date Ref
Chris Stewart Calgary Flames February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26) [36]

Lost via retirement

Date Player Ref
September 12, 2017 (2017-09-12) Ryan Carter [37]

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
June 26, 2017 (2017-06-26) Gustav Olofsson 2-year, $1.45 million [38]
June 27, 2017 (2017-06-27) Pat Cannone 1-year, $650,000 [39]
July 2, 2017 (2017-07-02) Mike Reilly 2-year, $1.45 million [40]
July 3, 2017 (2017-07-03) Zach Palmquist 1-year, $726,000 [41]
July 8, 2017 (2017-07-08) Kurtis Gabriel 1-year, $715,000 [42]
July 10, 2017 (2017-07-10) Steve Michalek 1-year, $715,000 [43]
Zack Mitchell 1-year, $660,000 [44]
July 30, 2017 (2017-07-30) Nino Niederreiter 5-year, $26.25 million [45]
August 1, 2017 (2017-08-01) Mikael Granlund 3-year, $17.25 million [46]
September 14, 2017 (2017-09-14) Marcus Foligno 4-year, $11.5 million [47]
December 11, 2017 (2017-12-11) Ivan Lodnia 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [48]
March 26, 2018 (2018-03-26) Jordan Greenway 3-year, $3.675 million entry-level contract [49]
April 5, 2018 (2018-04-05) Louis Belpedio 2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract [50]
April 27, 2018 (2018-04-27) Mason Shaw 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [51]
April 30, 2018 (2018-04-30) Sam Anas 2-year, $1.35 million contract extension [52]
May 2, 2018 (2018-05-02) Dmitri Sokolov 3-year, $2.49 million entry-level contract [53]
May 16, 2018 (2018-05-16) Kaapo Kahkonen 2-year, entry-level contract [54]

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 United States Erie Otters (OHL)
4 971 Mason Shaw C Canada Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
4 116 Bryce Misley C Canada Canada Oakville Blades (OJHL)
5 147 Jacob Golden D Canada Canada London Knights (OHL)
6 178 Andrei Svetlakov C Russia Russia CSKA Moscow (KHL)
7 209 Nick Swaney C United States United States Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)

Draft notes:[55]

  1. 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.[56]

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