2009–10 Minnesota Wild season

The 2009–10 Minnesota Wild season was the team's tenth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). On May 22, Chuck Fletcher was named as the new general manager of the Wild, replacing Doug Risebrough. On June 16, the Wild named Todd Richards as the new head coach, replacing Jacques Lemaire, who had resigned from the position in April. On August 30, the Wild unveiled their new third jersey, which they debuted on October 21 against the Colorado Avalanche.Wild unveils new third jersey The team ended its de facto policy of rotating the captaincy monthly by naming Mikko Koivu the team's permanent captain.

Preseason 2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 1–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Recap 1 September 15 Minnesota Wild 1 - 3 St. Louis Blues Khudobin 0-1-0 2 September 18 Columbus Blue Jackets 0 - 2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 1-1-0 3 September 20 Chicago Blackhawks 0 - 3 Minnesota Wild Khudobin 2-1-0 4 September 21 Minnesota Wild 1 - 5 Columbus Blue Jackets Harding 2-2-0 5 September 24 St. Louis Blues 4 - 1 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 2-3-0 6 September 25 Minnesota Wild 3 - 4 Chicago Blackhawks Harding 2-4-0 7 September 29 Minnesota Wild 5 - 4 Philadelphia Flyers SO Backstrom 3-4-0

Regular season

The Wild allowed the most shorthanded goals in the League, with 13.

The Wild did not qualify for the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs, making it the second year in a row that they've missed the playoffs.

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Game log

2009–10 Game Log October: 5–9–0 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 1–8–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 3 Minnesota Wild 1 - 2 Columbus Blue Jackets Niklas Backstrom 18,159 0-1-0 0 2 October 6 Anaheim Ducks 3 - 4 Minnesota Wild OT Backstrom 18,256 1-1-0 2 3 October 8 Minnesota Wild 3 - 6 Los Angeles Kings Josh Harding 14,995 1-2-0 2 4 October 10 Minnesota Wild 2 - 4 San Jose Sharks Backstrom 17,652 1-3-0 2 5 October 14 Minnesota Wild 2 - 3 Anaheim Ducks Backstrom 15,111 1-4-0 2 6 October 16 Minnesota Wild 2 - 5 Edmonton Oilers Harding 16,839 1-5-0 2 7 October 17 Minnesota Wild 1 - 2 Vancouver Canucks Backstrom 18,810 1-6-0 2 8 October 21 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 3 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 18,175 2-6-0 4 9 October 23 Minnesota Wild 1 - 3 St. Louis Blues Harding 19,150 2-7-0 4 10 October 24 Carolina Hurricanes 2 - 3 Minnesota Wild OT Backstrom 18,145 3-7-0 6 11 October 26 Minnesota Wild 1 - 3 Chicago Blackhawks Backstrom 20,046 3-8-0 6 12 October 28 Nashville Predators 4 - 3 Minnesota Wild Harding 18,199 3-9-0 6 13 October 30 New York Rangers 2 - 3 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,106 4-9-0 8 14 October 31 Minnesota Wild 2 - 1 Pittsburgh Penguins Backstrom 16,980 5-9-0 10 November: 5–3–3 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 2–1–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 15 November 5 Vancouver Canucks 5 - 2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,105 5-10-0 10 16 November 7 Dallas Stars 2 - 3 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,558 6-10-0 12 17 November 10 Minnesota Wild 5 - 2 Toronto Maple Leafs Backstrom 19,063 7-10-0 14 18 November 12 Minnesota Wild 3 - 4 Tampa Bay Lightning SO Backstrom 14,530 7-10-1 15 19 November 13 Minnesota Wild 1 - 3 Washington Capitals Harding 18,277 7-11-1 15 20 November 15 Minnesota Wild 4 - 5 Carolina Hurricanes SO Backstrom 12,194 7-11-2 16 21 November 18 Phoenix Coyotes 3 - 2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,110 7-12-2 16 22 November 20 New York Islanders 2 - 3 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,114 8-12-2 18 23 November 25 Boston Bruins 2 - 1 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 18,208 8-12-3 19 24 November 27 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 5 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,365 9-12-3 21 25 November 28 Minnesota Wild 3 - 2 Colorado Avalanche SO Harding 15,303 10-12-3 23 December: 10–6–0 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 5–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 December 2 Nashville Predators 4 - 5 Minnesota Wild OT Backstrom 18,071 11-12-3 25 27 December 4 Anaheim Ducks 4 - 5 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 18,265 12-12-3 27 28 December 5 Minnesota Wild 5 - 3 Nashville Predators Harding 13,145 13-12-3 29 29 December 7 Minnesota Wild 0 - 2 Phoenix Coyotes Backstrom 8,981 13-13-3 31 30 December 9 Minnesota Wild 1 - 0 Colorado Avalanche Backstrom 11,435 14-13-3 33 31 December 11 Minnesota Wild 2 - 1 Calgary Flames OT Backstrom 19,289 15-13-3 35 32 December 12 Minnesota Wild 3 - 4 Vancouver Canucks Harding 18,810 15-14-3 35 33 December 15 Columbus Blue Jackets 1 - 2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,086 16-14-3 37 34 December 17 Minnesota Wild 3 - 1 Montreal Canadiens Backstrom 21,273 17-14-3 39 35 December 19 Minnesota Wild 1 - 4 Ottawa Senators Backstrom 16,259 17-15-3 39 36 December 21 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,244 17-16-3 39 37 December 23 Edmonton Oilers 1 - 3 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,250 18-16-3 39 38 December 26 St. Louis Blues 3 - 4 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,554 19-16-3 41 39 December 28 Minnesota Wild 4 - 3 Los Angeles Kings Backstrom 18,118 20-16-3 43 40 December 29 Minnesota Wild 2 - 4 Anaheim Ducks Harding 16,960 20-17-3 45 41 December 31 Los Angeles Kings 5 - 2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,504 20-18-3 45 January: 7–6–1 (Home: 6–1–1; Road: 1–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 42 January 2 New Jersey Devils 5 - 3 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 19,155 20-19-3 45 43 January 5 Minnesota Wild 1 - 4 Chicago Blackhawks Harding 21,381 20-20-3 45 44 January 6 Calgary Flames 1 - 4 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,137 21-20-3 45 45 January 9 Chicago Blackhawks 5 - 6 Minnesota Wild SO Harding 19,310 22-20-3 47 46 January 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 - 4 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 19,044 23-20-3 49 47 January 13 Vancouver Canucks 2 - 5 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,356 24-20-3 51 48 January 14 Minnesota Wild 0 - 1 St. Louis Blues Harding 19,150 24-21-3 51 49 January 16 Minnesota Wild 4 - 6 Phoenix Coyotes Backstrom 12,631 24-22-3 51 50 January 18 Minnesota Wild 3 - 4 Dallas Stars Backstrom 16,302 24-23-3 51 51 January 21 Detroit Red Wings 4 - 3 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 18,330 24-23-4 52 52 January 23 Columbus Blue Jackets 2 - 4 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,173 25-23-4 54 53 January 27 Detroit Red Wings 2 - 5 Minnesota Wild Harding 18,316 26-23-4 56 54 January 28 Minnesota Wild 1 - 0 Colorado Avalanche Harding 11,597 27-23-4 58 55 January 30 Minnesota Wild 2 - 5 San Jose Sharks Harding 17,562 27-24-4 58 February: 3–3–0 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 0–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 56 February 2 Minnesota Wild 2 - 4 Dallas Stars Wade Dubielewicz 16,729 27-25-4 58 57 February 4 Edmonton Oilers 2 - 4 Minnesota Wild Anton Khudobin 18,168 28-25-4 60 58 February 6 Philadelphia Flyers 1 - 2 Minnesota Wild Khudobin 18,640 29-25-4 62 59 February 10 Phoenix Coyotes 3 - 2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,178 29-26-4 62 60 February 12 Atlanta Thrashers 3 - 2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,257 29-27-4 62 61 February 14 Vancouver Canucks 2 - 6 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 19,342 30-27-4 64 March: 7–7–2 (Home: 4–3–1; Road: 3–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 62 March 3 Minnesota Wild 4 - 0 Calgary Flames Backstrom 19,289 31-27-4 66 63 March 5 Minnesota Wild 1 - 2 Edmonton Oilers SO Backstrom 16,839 31-27-5 67 64 March 7 Calgary Flames 5 - 2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,217 31-28-5 67 65 March 9 Florida Panthers 3 - 2 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 18,191 31-28-6 68 66 March 11 Minnesota Wild 1 - 5 Detroit Red Wings Harding 19,327 31-29-6 68 67 March 12 Minnesota Wild 3 - 2 Buffalo Sabres Harding 18,690 32-29-6 70 68 March 14 St. Louis Blues 2 - 4 Minnesota Wild Harding 18,580 33-29-6 72 69 March 16 Edmonton Oilers 2 - 4 Minnesota Wild Harding 18,474 34-29-6 74 70 March 18 Minnesota Wild 0 - 5 Nashville Predators Harding 16,615 34-30-6 74 71 March 19 Minnesota Wild 2 - 4 Columbus Blue Jackets Harding 16,419 34-31-6 74 72 March 21 Calgary Flames 3 - 4 Minnesota Wild Harding 18,411 35-31-6 76 73 March 23 San Jose Sharks 4 - 1 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,551 35-32-6 76 74 March 25 Minnesota Wild 4 - 3 Philadelphia Flyers OT Backstrom 19,716 36-32-6 78 75 March 26 Minnesota Wild 2 - 6 Detroit Red Wings Harding 20,066 36-33-6 78 76 March 29 Los Angeles Kings 2 - 3 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,284 37-33-6 80 77 March 31 Chicago Blackhawks 4 - 0 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,933 37-34-6 80 April: 1–2–2 (Home: 0–1–1; Road: 1–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 2 San Jose Sharks 3 - 2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,584 37-35-6 80 79 April 4 Minnesota Wild 3 - 4 Vancouver Canucks OT Backstrom 18,810 37-35-7 81 80 April 5 Minnesota Wild 1 - 4 Edmonton Oilers Backstrom 16,839 37-36-7 81 81 April 8 Minnesota Wild 2 - 1 Calgary Flames SO Dubielewicz 19,289 38-36-7 83 82 April 10 Dallas Stars 4 - 3 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 19,109 38-36-8 84 Legend:

Player statistics

Skaters Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM 80 22 49 71 -2 50 82 25 36 61 -5 12 73 18 36 54 -19 34 78 6 37 43 -16 67 79 20 22 42 -2 44 † 55 25 12 37 1 12 ‡ 60 13 22 35 -1 28 73 16 17 33 -12 40 82 9 23 32 -3 22 74 13 8 21 -8 52 80 1 19 20 -8 43 47 3 17 20 -15 32 81 2 13 15 -10 36 70 2 12 14 -6 66 ‡ 52 6 8 14 3 26 † 42 9 5 14 -9 16 † 49 8 6 14 -8 6 † 19 1 6 7 -2 10 32 6 0 6 1 6 64 2 4 6 -14 38 57 0 4 4 -12 105 12 1 3 4 -2 0 ‡ 14 2 2 4 0 12 ‡ 14 2 1 3 -7 8 8 0 2 2 1 12 51 1 1 2 -3 90 7 1 0 1 -3 9 3 0 1 1 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 -4 12 4 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 1 6 3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts Regular season Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM 60 3489 26 23 8 158 2.72 1632 .903 2 0 1 4 25 1300 9 12 0 66 3.05 692 .905 1 0 1 4 3 101 1 1 0 5 2.97 34 .853 0 0 0 0 2 69 2 0 0 1 0.87 48 .979 0 0 0 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Wild. Stats reflect time with Wild only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Wild only.

Awards and records Awards Regular Season Player Award Awarded Guillaume LatendresseOvechkin, Mason and Latendresse named NHL's three stars of the week NHL Third Star of the Week January 18, 2010

Transactions The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades

Date June 26, 2009 To New York Islanders 1st-round pick (12th overall) in 2009 To Minnesota Wild 1st-round pick (16th overall) in 20093rd-round pick (77th overall) in 20097th-round pick (182nd overall) in 2009 June 27, 2009 To Edmonton Oilers 4th-round pick (99th overall) in 20095th-round pick (133rd overall) in 2009 To Minnesota Wild Kyle Brodziak6th-round pick (161st overall) in 2009 October 18, 2009Wild Acquires Kobasew From Bruins To Boston Bruins Alexander FallstromCraig Weller2nd-round pick in 2011 To Minnesota Wild Chuck Kobasew November 23, 2009Wild Acquires Latendresse For Pouliot To Montreal Canadiens Benoit Pouliot To Minnesota Wild Guillaume Latendresse February 12, 2010Wild Acquires Barker From Hawks To Chicago Blackhawks Kim JohnssonNick Leddy To Minnesota Wild Cam Barker March 3, 2010Wild Acquires 2nd Round Pick for Belanger To Washington Capitals Eric Belanger To Minnesota Wild 2nd-round pick in 2010

Free agents acquired