2014–15 Minnesota Wild season
The 2014–15 Minnesota Wild season was the 15th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.
Off-season
Following the team's 4–2 Western Conference Semifinals loss to the Chicago Blackhawks, General Manager Chuck Fletcher was tasked with deciding how to deal with the Wild's 21 free-agents, including 13 unrestricted and nine restricted free agents. The contract situation for all players, including UFAs Dany Heatley, Cody McCormick, Matt Moulson and Nate Prosser, needed to be decided before heading into the NHL's free agency period beginning on July 1, 2014.Playoffs
The Minnesota Wild entered the playoffs as the Western Conference's first wild-card. After defeating the St. Louis Blues 4–2 in the first round, they advanced to the second round, where they were defeated by the Chicago Blackhawks for the third-straight season.Standings
Suspensions/fines
Schedule and results
Pre-season
Regular season
Playoffs
Player statistics
Final stats;Skaters
| Player | ||||||
| 74 | 33 | 29 | 62 | 21 | 41 | |
| 82 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 9 | 8 | |
| 80 | 21 | 31 | 52 | −6 | 37 | |
| 80 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 2 | 38 | |
| 68 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 17 | 20 | |
| 77 | 2 | 36 | 38 | 7 | 48 | |
| 80 | 24 | 13 | 37 | 2 | 28 | |
| 82 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 13 | 39 | |
| 71 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 13 | 12 | |
| 51 | 21 | 5 | 26 | −9 | 18 | |
| 66 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 3 | 6 | |
| 64 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 56 | |
| 73 | 9 | 11 | 20 | −6 | 47 | |
| 71 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 8 | |
| 58 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 23 | |
| 72 | 7 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 32 | |
| 53 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 55 | |
| † | 20 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 25 |
| 29 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 13 | |
| 40 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 13 | |
| 25 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | |
| 63 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −1 | 32 | |
| 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| † | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 6 |
| † | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 26 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 2 | |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 46 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ‡ | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 7 |
| Player | ||||||
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 4 | |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −1 | 0 | |
| 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | −2 | 10 | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −4 | 2 | |
| 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −7 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −8 | 0 | |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 0 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | ||||||||||||||
| † | 39 | 39 | 2293 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 68 | 1.78 | 1064 | .936 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | 28 | 1569 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 68 | 2.60 | 718 | .905 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | 14 | 1005 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 51 | 3.04 | 452 | .887 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4.17 | 25 | .800 | 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
Roster
Notable achievements
Awards
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| NHL Second Star of the Week | October 13, 2014 | |
| NHL Second Star of the Week | December 15, 2014 | |
| R. Suter | NHL All-Star game selection | January 10, 2015 |
| NHL Third Star of the Week | January 26, 2015 | |
| NHL Third Star of the Week | February 2, 2015 | |
| D. Dubnyk | NHL First Star of the Week | February 9, 2015 |
| D. Dubnyk | NHL First Star of the Month | March 1, 2015 |
| D. Dubnyk | NHL First Star of the Week | March 30, 2015 |
| D. Dubnyk | NHL Third Star of the Month | April 1, 2015 |
Milestones
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| 100th Career NHL Game | November 1, 2014 | |
| 1st Career NHL Hat Trick | November 13, 2014 | |
| 600th Career NHL Game | November 26, 2014 | |
| 400th Career NHL Game | December 9, 2014 | |
| 1st Career NHL Goal | December 11, 2014 | |
| 700th Career NHL Game | December 17, 2014 | |
| 700th Career NHL Game | December 17, 2014 | |
| 1st Career NHL Game | December 29, 2014 | |
| 700th Career NHL Game | January 3, 2015 | |
| 100th Career NHL Game | January 8, 2015 | |
| 200th Career NHL Game | January 17, 2015 | |
| 400th Career NHL Game | January 17, 2015 | |
| T. Vanek | 300th Career NHL Assist | January 29, 2015 |
| 200th Career NHL Game | February 3, 2015 | |
| 500th Career NHL Game | February 12, 2015 | |
| N. Niederreiter | 200th Career NHL Game | February 14, 2015 |
| 600th Career NHL Game | February 20, 2015 | |
| 100th Career NHL Game | February 26, 2015 | |
| 500th Career NHL Game | March 27, 2015 | |
| 100th Career NHL Point | March 27, 2015 | |
| T. Vanek | 600th Career NHL Point | March 14, 2015 |
| D. Dubnyk | 38th Consecutive Start | April 7, 2015 |
| 500th Career NHL Point | April 9, 2015 |
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| 1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Win | April 16, 2015 | |
| 1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point | April 16, 2015 | |
| 1st Career Playoff Game | April 18, 2015 | |
| D. Dubnyk | 1st Career Playoff Shutout | April 20, 2015 |
Transactions
The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.Trades
Free agents acquired
Free agents lost
Claimed via waivers
Player signings
Draft picks
Below are the Minnesota Wild's selections made at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 18 | Alex Tuch | RW | USA U-18 | |
| 3 | 80 | Louis Belpedio | D | USA U-18 | |
| 4 | 109 | Kaapo Kahkonen | G | Espoo Blues | |
| 5 | 139 | Tanner Faith | D | Kootenay Ice | |
| 6 | 160 | Pontus Sjalin | D | Ostersunds IK | |
| 6 | 167 | Chase Lang | C | Calgary Hitmen | |
| 6 | 169 | Reid Duke | C | Lethbridge Hurricanes | |
| 7 | 199 | Pavel Jenys | C | Kometa Brno |
;Draft notes
- The Minnesota Wild's second-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of trade on April 3, 2013 that sent Jason Pominville, and a fourth-round pick in 2014 to Minnesota in exchange for Matt Hackett, Johan Larsson, a first-round pick in 2013 and this pick.
- The Ottawa Senators' sixth-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on March 12, 2013 that sent Matt Kassian to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
- The Columbus Blue Jackets' sixth-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent Justin Falk to the Rangers in exchange for Benn Ferriero, and this pick.