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
Division5th Central
Conference8th Western
2015–16 record38–33–11
Home record21–16–4
Road record17–17–7
Goals for216
Goals against206
Team information
General managerChuck Fletcher
CoachMike Yeo (Oct.–Feb.)
John Torchetti (interim, Feb.–Apr.)
CaptainMikko Koivu
Alternate captainsZach Parise
Ryan Suter
ArenaXcel Energy Center
Average attendance19,827 (113.2%)[1]
(41 games)
Minor league affiliate(s)Iowa Wild (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsZach Parise (25)
AssistsRyan Suter (43)
PointsMikko Koivu (56)
Penalty minutesRyan Carter (46)
Plus/minusErik Haula (+21)
WinsDevan Dubnyk (32)
Goals against averageDevan Dubnyk (2.33)

Standings

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Central Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: National Hockey League[3]
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: National Hockey League[4]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

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Pre-season

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Regular season

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2015–16 Game Log[6]

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

Playoffs

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2016 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Final stats

Skaters

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Goaltenders

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Regular Season[8]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
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
Playoffs[9]
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
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

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Awards

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Milestones

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Transactions

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The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.

Trades

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Date
Details
Ref
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) To Boston Bruins
5th-round pick in 2016
To Minnesota Wild
5th-round pick in 2015
[14]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) To Calgary Flames
Niklas Backstrom
6th-round pick in 2016
To Minnesota Wild
David Jones
[15]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) To Ottawa Senators
Michael Keranen
To Minnesota Wild
Conor Allen
[16]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) To Los Angeles Kings
Brett Sutter
To Minnesota Wild
Scott Sabourin
[16]

Draft picks

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Below 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.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 20 Joel Eriksson Ek C   Sweden Farjestad BK
2 50 Jordan Greenway LW   United States USA U-18
4 111 Ales Stezka G   Czech Republic HC Bílí Tygři Liberec
5 135 Kirill Kaprizov LW   Russia Metallurg Novokuznetsk
6 171 Nicholas Boka D   United States USA U-18
7 201 Gustav Bouramman D   Sweden Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
7 204[a] Jack Sadek D   United States Lakeville North High School
Draft notes[41]

References

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