Western Conference · Central Division

Minnesota Wild

2016–17·49–25–8·106 points·2nd in the Central, 2nd in the Western·Clinched playoff spot

Seasons

Points: 106#5
Goal differential: +57#2
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 55.4%#2
Power play: 21.0%#9
Penalty kill: 82.9%#8
GSAx: −17.4#27

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

34 of 34 lines


Koivu – Zucker – Granlund	666:07	61	59.0%	50.4%	39	21
Staal – Coyle – Niederreiter	334:09	58	58.9%	54.9%	14	10
Staal – Parise – Coyle	281:01	61	52.3%	49.3%	15	11
Pominville – Haula – Niederreiter	169:04	32	61.8%	55.6%	10	8
Pominville – Parise – Haula	141:07	29	59.5%	49.0%	6	8
Stewart – Schroeder – Graovac	122:45	20	40.6%	38.6%	5	3
Koivu – Pominville – Granlund	93:41	17	52.9%	49.5%	0	4
Haula – Coyle – Niederreiter	91:11	36	58.9%	56.7%	5	2
Pominville – Staal – Parise	81:47	28	64.1%	58.1%	3	5
Koivu – Parise – Granlund	81:42	33	49.5%	47.6%	4	2

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

23 of 23 pairs


Suter – Spurgeon	1202:30	75	60.8%	52.1%	63	36
Scandella – Dumba	524:13	60	53.0%	49.6%	28	20
Brodin – Folin	372:10	37	51.8%	50.2%	12	8
Brodin – Dumba	320:08	56	53.7%	48.1%	14	13
Suter – Dumba	274:39	69	50.1%	46.2%	12	10
Scandella – Folin	189:44	36	48.6%	44.4%	6	6
Scandella – Prosser	167:04	27	46.2%	47.5%	3	8
Scandella – Brodin	110:51	50	61.0%	52.2%	7	7

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 13 to Apr 8

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.

	Prosser	Stewart	Graovac	Suter	Spurgeon	Zucker	Granlund	Koivu	Brodin	Folin	Pominville	Haula	Parise	Dumba	Scandella	Niederreiter	Staal	Coyle
Prosser D		29	30	47	34	61	57	62	47	68	52	59	51	45	46	54	48	57
Stewart F	29		38	48	50	50	55	57	46	43	46	49	56	41	45	66	61	24
Graovac F	30	38		50	47	80	63	73	52	49	41	63	40	47	43	60	58	48
Suter D	47	48	50		60	64	64	64	76	36	62	61	58	50	55	62	56	53
Spurgeon D	34	50	47	60		64	64	63	50	46	65	59	58	47	42	62	56	51
Zucker F	61	50	80	64	64		60	58	56	44	55	65	24	53	52	79	52	60
Granlund F	57	55	63	64	64	60		59	53	44	54	59	44	50	49	70	33	36
Koivu F	62	57	73	64	63	58	59		56	45	60	77	47	51	51	72	24	39
Brodin D	47	46	52	76	50	56	53	56		52	58	54	58	53	61	66	61	57
Folin D	68	43	49	36	46	44	44	45	52		52	58	48	34	48	57	52	57
Pominville F	52	46	41	62	65	55	54	60	58	52		60	62	55	54	59	60	61
Haula F	59	49	63	61	59	65	59	77	54	58	60		56	54	57	60	29	51
Parise F	51	56	40	58	58	24	44	47	58	48	62	56		55	51	68	57	52
Dumba D	45	41	47	50	47	53	50	51	53	34	55	54	55		53	56	56	54
Scandella D	46	45	43	55	42	52	49	51	61	48	54	57	51	53		56	52	57
Niederreiter F	54	66	60	62	62	79	70	72	66	57	59	60	68	56	56		60	59
Staal F	48	61	58	56	56	52	33	24	61	52	60	29	57	56	52	60		55
Coyle F	57	24	48	53	51	60	36	39	57	57	61	51	52	54	57	59	55

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