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Minnesota Wild

2009–10·38–36–8·84 points·4th in the Northwest, 13th in the Western

Points
84#22
Goal differential
−25#23
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
49.7%#18
Power play
18.4%#11
Penalty kill
82.7%#16
GSAx
−45.6#30

Splits

Home and away, month by month, and against each part of the league.

Home4125–12–4540.6612811554.9%
Away4113–24–4300.378612445.3%
October145–9–0100.36304246.7%
November115–3–3130.59313054.9%
December1610–6–0200.63444453.6%
January147–6–1150.54444348.2%
February63–3–060.50181560.6%
March167–7–2160.50375044.5%
April51–2–240.40101539.3%
Division rivals2415–7–2320.67665652.2%
Rest of conference4013–25–2280.359913948.9%
Other conference1810–4–4240.67494448.1%
COL65–1–0100.83141148.7%
CGY65–1–0100.83171153.2%
EDM63–2–170.58151551.8%
VAN62–3–150.42201955.3%
CBJ42–2–040.509952.8%
ANA42–2–040.50121458.6%
LAK42–2–040.50121646.3%
STL42–2–040.509943.9%
NSH42–2–040.50131648.7%
PIT22–0–041.006440.0%

On the road

71,091 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2009-10-03: to Columbus, 995 km (L)2009-10-06: to St. Paul, 995 km (OTW)2009-10-08: to Los Angeles, 2,462 km (L)2009-10-10: to San Jose, 491 km (L)2009-10-14: to Anaheim, 535 km (L)2009-10-16: to Edmonton, 2,225 km (L)2009-10-17: to Vancouver, 821 km (L)2009-10-21: to St. Paul, 2,305 km (SOW)2009-10-23: to St. Louis, 742 km (L)2009-10-24: to St. Paul, 742 km (OTW)2009-10-26: to Chicago, 555 km (L)2009-10-28: to St. Paul, 555 km (L)2009-10-31: to Pittsburgh, 1,181 km (W)2009-11-05: to St. Paul, 1,181 km (L)2009-11-10: to Toronto, 1,100 km (W)2009-11-12: to Tampa, 1,767 km (SOL)2009-11-13: to Washington, 1,318 km (L)2009-11-15: to Raleigh, 376 km (SOL)2009-11-18: to St. Paul, 1,582 km (L)2009-11-28: to Denver, 1,135 km (SOW)2009-12-02: to St. Paul, 1,135 km (OTW)2009-12-05: to Nashville, 1,113 km (W)2009-12-07: to Glendale, 2,337 km (L)2009-12-09: to Denver, 946 km (W)2009-12-11: to Calgary, 1,438 km (OTW)2009-12-12: to Vancouver, 674 km (L)2009-12-15: to St. Paul, 2,305 km (W)2009-12-17: to Montreal, 1,527 km (W)2009-12-19: to Ottawa, 185 km (L)2009-12-21: to St. Paul, 1,345 km (L)2009-12-28: to Los Angeles, 2,462 km (W)2009-12-29: to Anaheim, 45 km (L)2009-12-31: to St. Paul, 2,449 km (L)2010-01-05: to Chicago, 555 km (L)2010-01-06: to St. Paul, 555 km (W)2010-01-14: to St. Louis, 742 km (L)2010-01-16: to Glendale, 2,056 km (L)2010-01-18: to Dallas, 1,439 km (L)2010-01-21: to St. Paul, 1,389 km (SOL)2010-01-28: to Denver, 1,135 km (W)2010-01-30: to San Jose, 1,491 km (L)2010-02-02: to Dallas, 2,331 km (L)2010-02-04: to St. Paul, 1,389 km (W)2010-03-03: to Calgary, 1,692 km (W)2010-03-05: to Edmonton, 285 km (SOL)2010-03-07: to St. Paul, 1,752 km (L)2010-03-11: to Detroit, 859 km (L)2010-03-12: to Buffalo, 347 km (W)2010-03-14: to St. Paul, 1,161 km (W)2010-03-18: to Nashville, 1,113 km (L)2010-03-19: to Columbus, 537 km (L)2010-03-21: to St. Paul, 995 km (W)2010-03-25: to Philadelphia, 1,571 km (OTW)2010-03-26: to Detroit, 713 km (L)2010-03-29: to St. Paul, 859 km (W)2010-04-04: to Vancouver, 2,305 km (OTL)2010-04-05: to Edmonton, 821 km (L)2010-04-08: to Calgary, 285 km (SOW)2010-04-10: to St. Paul, 1,692 km (SOL)ColumbusSt. PaulLos AngelesSan JoseAnaheimEdmontonVancouverSt. LouisChicagoPittsburghTorontoTampaWashingtonRaleighDenverNashvilleGlendaleCalgaryMontrealOttawaDallasDetroitBuffaloNashvillePhiladelphia
Leg ending in a win Overtime or shootout loss Regulation loss Home arena

Rest

Does a day off help? Back-to-backs are the second game on consecutive nights.

Rest days

Points percentage and 5-on-5 expected-goals share by days since the previous game. The count in grey is how many of those games came against a better-rested opponent.

Points %xGF% (5v5)
Back-to-back
15 GP · 7–8–0 · 9 vs fresher opponent
46.7%
46.0%
1 day
47 GP · 20–21–6 · 6 vs fresher opponent
48.9%
50.5%
2 days
11 GP · 7–3–1 · 0 vs fresher opponent
68.2%
47.6%
3+ days
8 GP · 4–3–1 · 1 vs fresher opponent
56.3%
53.8%

Pulling the goalie

0 times this season the Wild were trailing late and sent out an extra attacker. Earlier pulls are bolder. The dark tick is the league median for each deficit.

0:001:002:003:004:00Down 1Down 2+time left when the goalie came off →
Scored with the extra attacker Conceded an empty-net goal Neither League median

Close and late

Does the team raise its game when it counts?

When it matters

The Wild in all situations against the close-and-late state: the third period or overtime, tied or within a goal.

All situationsClose and late
Expected goals share
50.2%
48.6%
Goals share
47.5%
48.3%
Shooting %
9.5%
10.1%
Save %
.904
.907