Western Conference · Central Division

Minnesota Wild

2021–22·53–22–7·113 points·2nd in the Central, 2nd in the Western·Clinched playoff spot

Seasons

Points: 113#5
Goal differential: +56#8
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 53.3%#8
Power play: 20.5%#18
Penalty kill: 76.1%#25
GSAx: −14.1#24

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

31 of 31 lines


Zuccarello – Hartman – Kaprizov	619:16	66	54.9%	54.8%	48	25
Foligno – Greenway – Eriksson Ek	429:22	47	60.5%	53.7%	24	5
Gaudreau – Fiala – Boldy	417:33	42	58.1%	52.5%	32	17
Bjugstad – Duhaime – Sturm	175:15	27	48.4%	48.1%	6	7
Foligno – Fiala – Eriksson Ek	86:01	34	63.7%	65.8%	6	5
Zuccarello – Gaudreau – Kaprizov	77:28	43	51.1%	52.8%	1	3
Zuccarello – Eriksson Ek – Kaprizov	77:17	50	50.0%	49.7%	2	5
Deslauriers – Jost – Duhaime	72:29	11	38.4%	38.9%	1	2
Foligno – Hartman – Greenway	69:22	43	49.4%	43.1%	5	2
Rask – Gaudreau – Fiala	67:37	10	49.9%	52.0%	2	3

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

22 of 22 pairs


Brodin – Dumba	744:09	47	54.3%	52.2%	25	26
Kulikov – Merrill	512:46	63	53.2%	51.2%	26	18
Goligoski – Spurgeon	492:10	50	57.8%	59.3%	33	13
Kulikov – Brodin	250:59	55	56.5%	52.6%	15	8
Spurgeon – Middleton	212:24	17	52.8%	48.2%	13	8
Benn – Kulikov	202:22	31	46.4%	48.6%	9	10
Goligoski – Merrill	189:44	38	44.4%	47.2%	14	9
Goligoski – Kulikov	142:13	54	56.5%	43.1%	9	2

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 15 to Apr 29

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.

	Duhaime	Bjugstad	Benn	Kulikov	Merrill	Boldy	Fiala	Gaudreau	Brodin	Dumba	Hartman	Kaprizov	Zuccarello	Greenway	Eriksson Ek	Foligno	Goligoski	Spurgeon
Duhaime F		52	30	48	48	0	51	19	50	45	41	70	37	45	56	52	49	59
Bjugstad F	52		47	56	53	100	59	77	51	43	53	49	72	53	53	40	55	54
Benn D	30	47		46	30	61	59	56	53	44	49	51	49	44	53	50	61	47
Kulikov D	48	56	46		53	61	60	55	57	50	53	54	53	50	58	55	57	62
Merrill D	48	53	30	53		49	54	51	70	36	55	53	50	43	46	50	43	56
Boldy F	0	100	61	61	49		59	57	61	55	50	42	60	49	68	43	62	54
Fiala F	51	59	59	60	54	59		56	58	49	60	58	50	49	63	60	58	56
Gaudreau F	19	77	56	55	51	57	56		56	49	65	55	45	43	59	49	57	54
Brodin D	50	51	53	57	70	61	58	56		54	55	55	55	59	60	58	57	64
Dumba D	45	43	44	50	36	55	49	49	54		56	55	52	57	54	59	45	0
Hartman F	41	53	49	53	55	50	60	65	55	56		54	54	45	35	54	50	52
Kaprizov F	70	49	51	54	53	42	58	55	55	55	54		55	42	50	57	52	56
Zuccarello F	37	72	49	53	50	60	50	45	55	52	54	55		27	51	75	54	55
Greenway F	45	53	44	50	43	49	49	43	59	57	45	42	27		58	58	54	64
Eriksson Ek F	56	53	53	58	46	68	63	59	60	54	35	50	51	58		59	56	64
Foligno F	52	40	50	55	50	43	60	49	58	59	54	57	75	58	59		52	67
Goligoski D	49	55	61	57	43	62	58	57	57	45	50	52	54	54	56	52		58
Spurgeon D	59	54	47	62	56	54	56	54	64	0	52	56	55	64	64	67	58

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