2013–14 Minnesota Wild season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2013–14
Year:	2013
Team:	Minnesota Wild
Conference:	Western
Conferencerank:	7th
Division:	Central
Divisionrank:	4th
Record:	43–27–12
Homerecord:	26–10–5
Roadrecord:	17–17–7
Goalsfor:	207
Goalsagainst:	206
Generalmanager:	Chuck Fletcher
Coach:	Mike Yeo
Captain:	Mikko Koivu
Altcaptain:	Zach Parise Ryan Suter
Arena:	Xcel Energy Center
Attendance:	18,505 (103.1%)^[1] (41 games)
Minorleague:	Iowa Wild (AHL) Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL) Quad City Mallards (CHL)
Goalsleader:	Jason Pominville (30)
Assistsleader:	Mikko Koivu (43)
Pointsleader:	Jason Pominville (60)
Plusminusleader:	Jared Spurgeon Ryan Suter (+15)
Pimleader:	Clayton Stoner (84)
Winsleader:	Josh Harding (18)
Gaaleader:	Josh Harding (1.66)

The 2013–14 Minnesota Wild season was the 14th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.^[2]

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 17		3–1	Minnesota			17,784	0–1–0	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-min/2013/09/17/2013010025
2	September 19	Minnesota	4–1				15,004	1–1–0	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-wpg/2013/09/19/2013010041
3	September 21	Winnipeg	3–4	Minnesota	SO	Backstrom	16,179	2–1–0	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-wpg/2013/09/21/2013010051
4	September 23	Minnesota	2–1	Columbus	SO	Harding	10,089	3–1–0	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-min/2013/09/23/2013010064
5	September 25		1–3	Minnesota		Backstrom	15,183	4–1–0	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-stl/2013/09/25/2013010079
6	September 27	Minnesota	1–4	St. Louis			13,233	4–2–0	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-stl/2013/09/27/2013010096

Regular season

2013–14 Game Log

October: 6–4–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 2–3–1)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 3	Los Angeles	3–2	Minnesota	SO		18,511	0–0–1	1	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-min/2013/10/03/2013020011
2	October 5	Anaheim	4–3	Minnesota	OT	Backstrom	18,213	0–0–2	2	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-min/2013/10/05/2013020029
3	October 8	Minnesota	2–3	Nashville			17,196	0–1–2	2	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-nsh/2013/10/08/2013020042
4	October 10	Winnipeg	1–2	Minnesota		Harding	17,366	1–1–2	4	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-wpg/2013/10/10/2013020054
5	October 12	Dallas	1–5	Minnesota		Harding	18,278	2–1–2	6	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-min/2013/10/12/2013020072
6	October 14	Minnesota	2–1	Buffalo		Harding	18,111	3–1–2	8	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-min/2013/10/14/2013020081
7	October 15	Minnesota	1–4	Toronto			19,283	3–2–2	8	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-tor/2013/10/15/2013020082
8	October 17	Minnesota	1–3	Tampa Bay		Harding	16,454	3–3–2	8	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-tbl/2013/10/17/2013020102
9	October 19	Minnesota	1–2	Florida	SO	Harding	13,081	3–3–3	9	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/fla-vs-min/2013/10/19/2013020115
10	October 22	Nashville	0–2	Minnesota		Harding	17,651	4–3–3	11	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-nsh/2013/10/22/2013020134
11	October 24	Carolina	1–3	Minnesota		Harding	17,668	5–3–3	13	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-min/2013/10/24/2013020145
12	October 26	Minnesota	5–3	Chicago		Backstrom	21,521	6–3–3	15	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-min/2013/10/26/2013020162
13	October 28	Chicago	5–1	Minnesota		Backstrom	18,685	6–4–3	15	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-min/2013/10/28/2013020174

November: 9–4–2 (Home: 6–2–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
14	November 1	Montreal	3–4	Minnesota		Harding	18,207	7–4–3	17	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-mtl/2013/11/01/2013020196
15	November 3	New Jersey	0–4	Minnesota		Harding	17,571	8–4–3	19	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-njd/2013/11/03/2013020214
16	November 5	Calgary	1–5	Minnesota		Harding	17,708	9–4–3	21	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-min/2013/11/05/2013020223
17	November 7	Minnesota	2–3	Washington	SO	Harding	18,506	9–4–4	22	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-wsh/2013/11/07/2013020233
18	November 9	Minnesota	3–2	Carolina	SO	Harding	14,704	10–4–4	24	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-min/2013/11/09/2013020249
19	November 13	Toronto	1–2	Minnesota	SO	Harding	17,897	11–4–4	26	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-tor/2013/11/13/2013020274
20	November 15	Florida	2–3	Minnesota		Harding	18,102	12–4–4	28	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/fla-vs-min/2013/11/15/2013020291
21	November 17	Winnipeg	1–2	Minnesota		Harding	18,283	13–4–4	30	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-wpg/2013/11/17/2013020307
22	November 19	Minnesota	2–6	Montreal		Harding	21,273	13–5–4	30	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-mtl/2013/11/19/2013020315
23	November 20	Minnesota	4–3	Ottawa		Harding	16,642	14–5–4	32	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-ott/2013/11/20/2013020322
24	November 23	Minnesota	3–2	Winnipeg	SO	Backstrom	15,004	15–5–4	34	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-wpg/2013/11/23/2013020342
25	November 25	Minnesota	0–3	St. Louis		Backstrom	15,832	15–6–4	34	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-stl/2013/11/25/2013020360
26	November 27	Phoenix	3–1	Minnesota		Backstrom	18,265	15–7–4	34	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-phx/2013/11/27/2013020374
27	November 29	Colorado	3–1	Minnesota		Harding	19,081	15–8–4	34	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-min/2013/11/29/2013020387
28	November 30	Minnesota	2–3	Colorado	SO	Harding	17,857	15–8–5	35	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-min/2013/11/30/2013020400

December: 5–9–0 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 1–7–0)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
29	December 2	Philadelphia	0–2	Minnesota		Harding	17,676	16–8–5	37	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-phi/2013/12/02/2013020408
30	December 5	Chicago	3–4	Minnesota		Harding	18,852	17–8–5	39	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-min/2013/12/05/2013020430
31	December 6	Minnesota	0–4	Columbus		Backstrom	11,319	17–9–5	39	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-min/2013/12/06/2013020434
32	December 8	San Jose	1–3	Minnesota		Harding	18,411	18–9–5	41	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-sjs/2013/12/08/2013020449
33	December 11	Minnesota	1–2	Anaheim		Harding	15,252	18–10–5	41	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-min/2013/12/11/2013020472
34	December 12	Minnesota	1–3	San Jose		Backstrom	17,562	18–11–5	41	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-sjs/2013/12/12/2013020483
35	December 14	Minnesota	2–1	Colorado	SO	Harding	16,188	19–11–5	43	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-min/2013/12/14/2013020497
36	December 17	Vancouver	2–3	Minnesota	SO	Harding	18,531	20–11–5	45	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-van/2013/12/17/2013020518
37	December 19	Minnesota	2–5	Pittsburgh		Backstrom	18,623	20–12–5	45	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-pit/2013/12/19/2013020526
38	December 22	Minnesota	1–4	NY Rangers		Backstrom	18,006	20–13–5	45	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-nyr/2013/12/22/2013020551
39	December 23	Minnesota	1–4	Philadelphia		Backstrom	19,872	20–14–5	45	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-phi/2013/12/23/2013020560
40	December 27	Minnesota	4–6	Winnipeg		Backstrom	15,004	20–15–5	45	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-wpg/2013/12/27/2013020573
41	December 29	NY Islanders	5–4	Minnesota		Harding	18,851	20–16–5	45	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-nyi/2013/12/29/2013020592
42	December 31	St. Louis	2–1	Minnesota		Harding	18,919	20–17–5	45	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-stl/2013/12/31/2013020601

January: 9–4–1 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 4–2–1)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
43	January 2	Buffalo	1–4	Minnesota		Backstrom	18,229	21–17–5	47	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-min/2014/01/02/2013020617
44	January 4	Washington	3–5	Minnesota		Backstrom	19,022	22–17–5	49	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-wsh/2014/01/04/2013020635
45	January 7	Minnesota	2–1	Los Angeles	SO	Kuemper	18,118	23–17–5	51	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-min/2014/01/07/2013020656
46	January 9	Minnesota	4–1	Phoenix		Backstrom	10,075	24–17–5	53	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-phx/2014/01/09/2013020666
47	January 11	Colorado	4–2	Minnesota		Backstrom	19,117	24–18–5	53	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-min/2014/01/11/2013020680
48	January 12	Minnesota	4–0	Nashville		Kuemper	16,221	25–18–5	55	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-nsh/2014/01/12/2013020690
49	January 14	Ottawa	3–0	Minnesota		Kuemper	18,117	25–19–5	55	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-ott/2014/01/14/2013020705
50	January 16	Edmonton	1–4	Minnesota		Kuemper	18,037	26–19–5	57	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-min/2014/01/16/2013020716
51	January 18	Dallas	2–3	Minnesota	OT	Kuemper	19,192	27–19–5	59	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-min/2014/01/18/2013020734
52	January 21	Minnesota	0–4	Dallas		Kuemper	11,191	27–20–5	59	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-min/2014/01/21/2013020752
53	January 23	Chicago	1–2	Minnesota		Kuemper	19,226	28–20–5	61	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-min/2014/01/23/2013020764
54	January 25	Minnesota	2–3	San Jose	OT	Kuemper	17,562	28–20–6	62	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-sjs/2014/01/25/2013020783
55	January 28	Minnesota	4–2	Anaheim		Kuemper	15,020	29–20–6	64	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-min/2014/01/28/2013020805
56	January 30	Minnesota	4–5	Colorado		Backstrom	14,697	29–21–6	64	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-min/2014/01/30/2013020814

February: 4–0–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–1)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
57	February 1	Minnesota	3–4	Calgary	OT	Kuemper	19,289	29–21–7	65	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-min/2014/02/01/2013020832
58	February 4	Tampa Bay	1–2	Minnesota		Kuemper	18,454	30–21–7	67	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-tbl/2014/02/04/2013020851
59	February 6	Nashville	2–3	Minnesota	OT	Kuemper	18,766	31–21–7	69	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-nsh/2014/02/06/2013020865
60	February 27	Minnesota	3–0	Edmonton		Kuemper	16,839	32–21–7	71	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-min/2014/02/27/2013020897
61	February 28	Minnesota	2–1	Vancouver	SO	Kuemper	18,910	33–21–7	73	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-van/2014/02/28/2013020900

March: 6–5–4 (Home: 2–2–3 ; Road: 4–3–1)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
62	March 3	Calgary	2–3	Minnesota		Kuemper	18,543	34–21–7	75	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-min/2014/03/03/2013020922
63	March 8	Minnesota	3–4	Dallas		Kuemper	19,109	34–22–7	75	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-min/2014/03/08/2013020960
64	March 9	St. Louis	3–2	Minnesota	SO		18,909	34–22–8	76	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-stl/2014/03/09/2013020966
65	March 11	Edmonton	4–3	Minnesota	SO	Kuemper	18,650	34–22–9	77	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-min/2014/03/11/2013020983
66	March 13	NY Rangers	1–2	Minnesota		Kuemper	18,885	35–22–9	79	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-nyr/2014/03/13/2013020994
67	March 15	Columbus	2–1	Minnesota	SO	Kuemper	19,042	35–22–10	80	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-min/2014/03/15/2013021010
68	March 17	Minnesota	1–4	Boston		Kuemper	17,565	35–23–10	80	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-min/2014/03/17/2013021022
69	March 18	Minnesota	6–0	NY Islanders		Bryzgalov	14,888	36–23–10	82	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-nyi/2014/03/18/2013021027
70	March 20	Minnesota	3–4	New Jersey	OT	Bryzgalov	14,772	36–23–11	83	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-njd/2014/03/20/2013021042
71	March 22	Detroit	3–2	Minnesota		Kuemper	19,176	36–24–11	83	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-min/2014/03/22/2013021057
72	March 23	Minnesota	4–3	Detroit	OT	Bryzgalov	20,066	37–24–11	85	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-min/2014/03/23/2013021070
73	March 26	Vancouver	5–2	Minnesota		Kuemper	19,014	37–25–11	85	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-van/2014/03/26/2013021089
74	March 27	Minnesota	1–5	St. Louis		Kuemper	19,646	37–26–11	85	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-stl/2014/03/27/2013021098
75	March 29	Minnesota	3–1	Phoenix		Bryzgalov	16,691	38–26–11	87	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-phx/2014/03/29/2013021116
76	March 31	Minnesota	3–2	Los Angeles		Bryzgalov	18,118	39–26–11	89	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-min/2014/03/31/2013021128

April: 4–1–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–0–1)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
77	April 3	Minnesota	2–3	Chicago	SO	Bryzgalov	21,791	39–26–12	90	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-min/2014/04/03/2013021148
78	April 5	Pittsburgh	0–4	Minnesota		Bryzgalov	19,409	40–26–12	92	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-pit/2014/04/05/2013021168
79	April 7	Minnesota	1–0	Winnipeg		Bryzgalov	15,004	41–26–12	94	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-wpg/2014/04/07/2013021178
80	April 8	Boston	3–4	Minnesota	SO	Bryzgalov	18,893	42–26–12	96	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-min/2014/04/08/2013021187
81	April 10	St. Louis	2–4	Minnesota			18,664	43–26–12	98	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-stl/2014/04/10/2013021201
82	April 13	Nashville	7–3	Minnesota		Bryzgalov	18,658	43–27–12	98	https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-nsh/2014/04/13/2013021227

Legend:

Playoffs

See main article: 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Minnesota Wild entered the playoffs as the Western Conference's first wild card. They defeated the Central Division champion Colorado Avalanche in seven games in the first round, winning all three games at the Xcel Energy Center while losing the first three at the Pepsi Center until winning game seven there on a goal by Nino Niederreiter in overtime. The Wild fell to the Chicago Blackhawks in the second round, losing in game six on an overtime goal by Patrick Kane. It was the Wild's first (and only) loss at home of the 2014 post-season.

2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Western Conference First Round vs. (C1) Colorado Avalanche: Minnesota won series 4–3
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 17	Minnesota	4–5	Colorado	OT		18,074	0–1	Recap
2	April 19	Minnesota	2–4	Colorado		Bryzgalov	18,402	0–2	Recap
3	April 21	Colorado	0–1	Minnesota	OT		19,221	1–2	Recap
4	April 24	Colorado	1–2	Minnesota		Kuemper	19,396	2–2	Recap
5	April 26	Minnesota	3–4	Colorado	OT	Kuemper	18,418	2–3	Recap
6	April 28	Colorado	2–5	Minnesota		Kuemper	19,314	3–3	Recap
7	April 30	Minnesota	5–4	Colorado	OT	Bryzgalov	18,511	4–3	Recap

Western Conference Second Round vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks: Chicago won series 4–2
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	May 2	Minnesota	2–5	Chicago		Bryzgalov	22,116	0–1	Recap
2	May 4	Minnesota	1–4	Chicago		Bryzgalov	22,018	0–2	Recap
3	May 6	Chicago	0–4	Minnesota		Bryzgalov	19,416	1–2	Recap
4	May 9	Chicago	2–4	Minnesota		Bryzgalov	19,405	2–2	Recap
5	May 11	Minnesota	1–2	Chicago		Bryzgalov	22,016	2–3	Recap
6	May 13	Chicago	2–1	Minnesota	OT	Bryzgalov	19,396	2–4	Recap

Legend:

Player statistics

Final Stats^[3]

Skaters

Regular Season
Player					data-sort-type="number"
	82	30	30	60	3	16
	67	29	27	56	10	30
	65	11	43	54	0	24
	82	8	35	43	15	34
	63	8	33	41	−3	22
	81	14	22	36	12	44
	70	12	18	30	−7	33
	76	12	16	28	−18	18
	82	10	18	28	8	54
	67	5	21	26	15	16
	81	8	16	24	0	61
	66	13	8	21	6	26
	79	8	11	19	0	22
	76	3	14	17	10	20
	46	6	9	15	14	29
^†	20	6	7	13	7	8
	45	2	7	9	−7	37
^‡	58	1	8	9	−3	21
	53	2	6	8	2	58
	21	4	1	5	2	2
	63	1	4	5	−6	84
	34	3	0	3	−2	21
^†	14	1	1	2	2	7
	13	1	1	2	−5	2
^‡	36	1	1	2	−5	55
	13	0	1	1	1	23
	15	0	1	1	−1	0
	1	0	1	1	3	0
	1	0	0	0	−1	0
	1	0	0	0	0	0
	5	0	0	0	−2	2

Playoffs
Player					data-sort-type="number"
	13	4	10	14	−3	6
	13	2	7	9	−3	0
	13	4	3	7	3	2
	13	4	3	7	2	0
	13	3	4	7	−2	6
	13	1	6	7	−5	4
	13	1	6	7	−4	10
	13	3	3	6	0	2
	13	3	3	6	0	8
	12	3	3	6	−2	2
	11	1	5	6	6	4
	13	2	1	3	4	0
	10	1	2	3	0	4
	13	1	2	3	2	26
	6	0	3	3	1	8
	9	1	1	2	0	2
	13	0	2	2	3	12
	13	1	0	1	1	14
	4	0	0	0	1	4
	3	0	0	0	−2	0
	10	0	0	0	2	12

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player
	29	26	1668	18	7	3	46	1.65	690	.933	3
	26	25	1480	12	8	4	60	2.43	702	.915	2
	21	19	1094	5	11	2	55	3.02	546	.899	0
^†	12	11	679	7	1	3	24	2.12	269	.911	3
	2	1	80	1	0	0	4	3.00	57	.930	0

Playoffs
Player
	9	8	479	3	6	21	2.63	182	.885	1	0	0	0
	6	5	325	3	1	11	2.03	127	.913	1	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Wild. Stats reflect time with the Wild only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Transactions

The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.

Trades

Date
June 30, 2013^[4]	To New York Rangers Justin Falk	To Minnesota Wild Benn Ferriero CBJ's 6th-round pick in 2014
June 30, 2013^[5]	To New York Islanders Cal Clutterbuck NJD's 3rd-round pick in 2013	To Minnesota Wild Nino Niederreiter
July 5, 2013^[6]	To Winnipeg Jets Devin Setoguchi	To Minnesota Wild 2nd-round pick in 2014
February 5, 2014^[7]	To San Jose Sharks Chad Rau	To Minnesota Wild Curt Gogol
February 26, 2014^[8]	To Chicago Blackhawks Brian Connelly	To Minnesota Wild Brad Winchester
March 4, 2014^[9]	To Edmonton Oilers BUF's 4th-round pick in 2014	To Minnesota Wild Ilya Bryzgalov
March 5, 2014^[10]	To Buffalo Sabres Torrey Mitchell WPG's 2nd-round pick in 2014 2nd-round pick in 2016	To Minnesota Wild Matt Moulson Cody McCormick

Free agents signed

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Keith Ballard^[11]		2 years, $3 million
Matt Cooke^[12]		3 years, $7.5 million
Jonathon Blum^[13]		1 year, $650,000
		1 year, $625,000
John Curry^[14]		1 year, $550,000
Brady Brassart^[15]		3 years, $2.51 million entry-level contract
Zack Mitchell^[16]		3 years, $1.845 million entry-level contract
Christian Folin^[17]		2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
Michael Keranen^[18]		1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Matt Cullen^[19]		2 years, $7 million
Pierre-Marc Bouchard^[20]		1 year, $2 million
Benn Ferriero^[21]		1 year, $550,000
Tom Gilbert^[22]		1 year, $900,000

Player signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
Jared Spurgeon^[24]	July 5, 2013	3 years, $8 million
Tyler Cuma^[25]	July 30, 2013	1 year, $575,000
Jason Pominville^[26]	October 3, 2013	5 years, $28 million contract extension
Kurtis Gabriel^[27]	October 3, 2013	3 years, $2 million entry-level contract
Gustav Olofsson^[28]	March 24, 2013	3 years, $2.385 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

See also: List of Minnesota Wild draft picks. Minnesota Wild's picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, to be held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.

Round		Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
2	46	Gustav Olofsson	D	Sweden	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
3	81	Kurtis Gabriel	RW	Canada	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
4	107	Dylan Labbe	D	Canada	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
5	137	Carson Soucy	D	Canada	Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)
6	167	Avery Peterson	C	United States	Grand Rapids Thunderhawks (MSHSL)
7	197	Nolan De Jong	D	Canada	Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)
7	200	Alexandre Belanger	G	Canada	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)

Draft notes^[29]

The Minnesota Wild's first-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of an April 3, 2013 trade that sent Jason Pominville and a 2014 fourth-round pick to the Wild in exchange for Johan Larsson, Matt Hackett, a 2014 second-round pick and this pick.^[30]
The New Jersey Devils' third-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent Nino Niederreiter to Minnesota in exchange for Cal Clutterbuck and this pick.^[31]
Minnesota previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 24, 2012 that sent Marek Zidlicky to New Jersey in exchange for Kurtis Foster, Nick Palmieri, Stephane Veilleux, Washington's second-round pick in 2012 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[32] The conditions – New Jersey make the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs, Zidlicky plays in 75 percent of New Jersey's games in the first two rounds – were converted on May 9. 2012.^[33] ^[34]
The Minnesota Wild's third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins (via Philadelphia and Dallas), the Wild traded this pick to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a June 27, 2011 trade that sent Darroll Powe to the Wild in exchange for this pick.^[35]
The San Jose Sharks' third-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as a result of an August 7, 2011 trade that sent James Sheppard to the Sharks in exchange for this pick.^[36]
The New York Rangers' seventh-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as a result of a February 3, 2012 trade that sent Casey Wellman to the Rangers in exchange for Erik Christensen and this pick.^[37]

Notes and References

Web site: 2013–2014 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN. ESPN.
Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. 2010 . Triumph Books . 47. 978-1-60078-422-4.
Web site: 2013–2014 Regular Season Stats – Points – Minnesota Wild – Statistics. Minnesota Wild. May 1, 2014.
http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=675940 Wild Draft Day Wrap
http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=675828 Wild Acquires Niederreiter
http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676955 Wild Acquires Second-Round Pick From Winnipeg For Setoguchi
http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=703842 Wild Acquires Gogol
http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=706606 Wild Acquires Winchester From Blackhawks
http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=707559 Wild Acquires Bryzgalov
http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=707984 Wild Taps Buffalo For Moulson, McCormick
http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676561 Wild Agrees To Terms With Defenseman Keith Ballard
http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676957 Wild Signs Forward Matt Cooke
http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=677837 Wild Agrees To Terms With FA Defensemen
http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=705364 Wild Signs Curry To Two-Way Deal
http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=707047 Wild Inks Brassart To Entry-Level Deal
http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=707575 Wild Inks Mitchell To Entry-Level Deal
http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=712196 Wild Signs Folin To Entry-Level Deal
http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=721870 Wild Inks Keranen To One-Year Deal
http://predators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676701 Nashville Predators Sign Matt Cullen To A Two-Year Contract
Web site: New York Islanders - Islanders Agree to Terms with Pierre-Marc Bouchard - New York Islanders - News. New York Islanders. July 5, 2013.
Web site: Vancouver Canucks - Canucks sign Ben Ferriero & Brandon DeFazio - Vancouver Canucks - News. Vancouver Canucks. July 12, 2013.
http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=684639 Florida Panthers Agree To Terms With D Tom Gilbert
http://sabres.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=698824 KONOPKA CLAIMED OFF WAIVERS BY BUFFALO
http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676715 Wild Re-Signs Spurgeon
http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=679256 Wild Re-Signs Cuma
http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=685279 Wild Signs Pominville To Extension
http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=707415 Wild Signs Gabriel To Entry Level Contract
http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=710994 Wild Inks Olofsson To Entry-Level Deal
Web site: 2013 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions. Pro Sports Transactions. June 15, 2013.
Web site: Doyle. Mike. Wild Acquires Pominville From Buffalo - Minnesota Wild - News. Minnesota Wild. April 3, 2013.
Web site: WILD DEAL F CLUTTERBUCK, PICK TO ISLANDERS FOR F NIEDERREITER. TSN. June 30, 2013. June 30, 2013. July 3, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130703094302/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=426678. dead.
Web site: Devils acquire Zidlicky from Wild. NHL.com. NHL.com. February 24, 2012. NHL. February 24, 2012.
Web site: Kimelman. Adam. Devils advance by beating Flyers 3-1. National Hockey League. May 9, 2012.
Web site: Marek Zidlicky, Devils – Game log. National Hockey League. May 9, 2012.
Web site: Wild Acquires Darroll Powe from Philadelphia - Minnesota Wild - News. Minnesota Wild. June 27, 2011.
Web site: Andresen. Glen. Wild Ships Sheppard To San Jose For Pick - Minnesota Wild - News. Minnesota Wild. February 3, 2012.
Web site: Andresen. Glen. Wild Acquires Christensen From Rangers - Minnesota Wild - News. Minnesota Wild. August 7, 2011.