Western Conference · Central Division

Minnesota Wild

2015–16·38–33–11·87 points·5th in the Central, 8th in the Western·Clinched playoff spot

Seasons

Points: 87#17
Goal differential: +9#14
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 51.1%#12
Power play: 18.5%#15
Penalty kill: 77.9%#27
GSAx: −6.8#22

Forward lines

Trios of forwards together at 5-on-5. Raise the minimum to see only the regular lines. A defenceman who played forward still counts as a defenceman.

Minimum 5v5 time together

32 of 32 lines


Pominville – Parise – Granlund	421:01	41	55.9%	51.3%	11	10
Koivu – Zucker – Niederreiter	324:44	40	57.1%	57.5%	13	11
Koivu – Parise – Coyle	247:50	36	48.0%	48.9%	11	6
Pominville – Haula – Niederreiter	179:04	25	54.3%	52.7%	12	3
Vanek – Coyle – Fontaine	153:53	19	50.5%	46.6%	7	4
Porter – Carter – Haula	137:56	29	43.0%	45.7%	2	2
Pominville – Vanek – Granlund	112:47	36	40.5%	41.9%	6	5
Koivu – Vanek – Zucker	108:51	27	62.9%	46.8%	6	3
Pominville – Granlund – Niederreiter	95:39	36	61.1%	58.6%	2	4
Koivu – Zucker – Coyle	92:45	34	56.5%	45.6%	3	2

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

23 of 23 pairs


Suter – Spurgeon	1200:00	73	54.2%	49.6%	48	42
Scandella – Dumba	389:22	67	44.1%	45.4%	19	14
Scandella – Brodin	387:05	59	44.3%	40.5%	10	8
Brodin – Dumba	386:39	59	47.5%	48.7%	11	15
Scandella – Prosser	207:00	40	56.0%	51.1%	3	3
Suter – Brodin	159:41	63	54.9%	50.0%	7	3
Suter – Dumba	146:17	68	63.3%	57.6%	8	2
Prosser – Brodin	114:18	38	46.4%	43.9%	1	4

Who plays with whom

Model-based

Linemates pull together. Drag the handles to watch combinations form and break up during the season; click a player to open their page.

Games 1–82 · Oct 8 to Apr 9

Forward Defence Pair xGF%: red below 50, blue aboveThicker lines, more time together. Showing pairs with 20+ shared minutes.

With or without you

Model-based

Every pair of regulars. Some players lift everyone they play with; others depend on a particular partner.

	Fontaine	Vanek	Coyle	Niederreiter	Suter	Spurgeon	Koivu	Zucker	Parise	Granlund	Pominville	Brodin	Scandella	Dumba	Prosser	Carter	Haula	Porter
Fontaine F		54	55	61	55	51	29	39	33	30	76	52	50	52	53	51	54	32
Vanek F	54		50	64	49	50	61	57	31	49	47	41	51	51	54	24	46	51
Coyle F	55	50		60	51	49	51	49	45	46	51	46	51	51	49	47	49	29
Niederreiter F	61	64	60		59	59	56	57	69	59	58	59	58	56	67	50	59	73
Suter D	55	49	51	59		54	56	56	55	57	59	53	52	63	55	45	54	59
Spurgeon D	51	50	49	59	54		56	59	54	55	57	34	69	36	42	40	54	55
Koivu F	29	61	51	56	56	56		58	53	63	79	55	53	56	52	62	38	22
Zucker F	39	57	49	57	56	59	58		56	53	60	52	50	48	54	27	52	54
Parise F	33	31	45	69	55	54	53	56		53	55	42	45	49	56	32	35	66
Granlund F	30	49	46	59	57	55	63	53	53		56	45	45	49	58	29	39	42
Pominville F	76	47	51	58	59	57	79	60	55	56		48	55	52	66	40	57	70
Brodin D	52	41	46	59	53	34	55	52	42	45	48		44	47	45	44	48	44
Scandella D	50	51	51	58	52	69	53	50	45	45	55	44		44	55	45	48	31
Dumba D	52	51	51	56	63	36	56	48	49	49	52	47	44		56	44	47	32
Prosser D	53	54	49	67	55	42	52	54	56	58	66	45	55	56		26	44	20
Carter F	51	24	47	50	45	40	62	27	32	29	40	44	45	44	26		38	37
Haula F	54	46	49	59	54	54	38	52	35	39	57	48	48	47	44	38		41
Porter F	32	51	29	73	59	55	22	54	66	42	70	44	31	32	20	37	41

Hover a cell to compare each player with and without the other. Numbers are the pair's 5-on-5 xGF%; blue above 50, red below. Cells are grey until the pair has 100 minutes together.

Line blender

Model-based

How much the forward trios changed each game. Low values mean settled lines; high values mean a coach searching for a spark.

Line-blender index by game