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Western Conference · Central Division

Minnesota Wild

2013–14·43–27–12·98 points·4th in the Central, 7th in the Western·Clinched playoff spot

Points
98#11
Goal differential
+1#16
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
50.8%#11
Power play
17.9%#16
Penalty kill
78.8%#27
GSAx
−7.5#20

Splits

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

Home4126–10–5570.701098856.9%
Away4117–17–7410.509011045.5%
October136–4–3150.58302958.2%
November159–4–2200.67353454.4%
December145–9–0100.36274242.9%
January149–4–1190.68393147.3%
February54–0–190.9012847.8%
March156–5–4160.53394055.1%
April64–1–190.75171443.8%
Division rivals2914–12–3310.53687650.4%
Rest of conference2112–4–5290.69544452.1%
Other conference3217–11–4380.59777850.1%
WPG54–1–080.80111051.8%
CHI53–1–170.70141445.6%
NSH53–2–060.60141254.1%
LAK32–0–150.836547.7%
CGY32–0–150.8311754.3%
EDM32–0–150.8310459.0%
DAL42–2–040.50111148.7%
BUF22–0–041.006258.2%
CAR22–0–041.005350.6%
PHX32–1–040.678553.5%

On the road

71,019 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2013-10-08: to Nashville, 1,113 km (L)2013-10-10: to St. Paul, 1,113 km (W)2013-10-14: to Buffalo, 1,161 km (W)2013-10-15: to Toronto, 95 km (L)2013-10-17: to Tampa, 1,767 km (L)2013-10-19: to Sunrise, 289 km (SOL)2013-10-22: to St. Paul, 2,381 km (W)2013-10-26: to Chicago, 555 km (W)2013-10-28: to St. Paul, 555 km (L)2013-11-07: to Washington, 1,487 km (SOL)2013-11-09: to Raleigh, 376 km (SOW)2013-11-13: to St. Paul, 1,582 km (SOW)2013-11-19: to Montreal, 1,527 km (L)2013-11-20: to Ottawa, 185 km (W)2013-11-23: to Winnipeg, 1,664 km (SOW)2013-11-25: to St. Louis, 1,368 km (L)2013-11-27: to St. Paul, 742 km (L)2013-11-30: to Denver, 1,135 km (SOL)2013-12-02: to St. Paul, 1,135 km (W)2013-12-06: to Columbus, 995 km (L)2013-12-08: to St. Paul, 995 km (W)2013-12-11: to Anaheim, 2,449 km (L)2013-12-12: to San Jose, 535 km (L)2013-12-14: to Denver, 1,491 km (SOW)2013-12-17: to St. Paul, 1,135 km (SOW)2013-12-19: to Pittsburgh, 1,181 km (L)2013-12-22: to New York, 507 km (L)2013-12-23: to Philadelphia, 137 km (L)2013-12-27: to Winnipeg, 2,045 km (L)2013-12-29: to St. Paul, 628 km (L)2014-01-07: to Los Angeles, 2,462 km (SOW)2014-01-09: to Glendale, 558 km (W)2014-01-11: to St. Paul, 2,073 km (L)2014-01-12: to Nashville, 1,113 km (W)2014-01-14: to St. Paul, 1,113 km (L)2014-01-21: to Dallas, 1,389 km (L)2014-01-23: to St. Paul, 1,389 km (W)2014-01-25: to San Jose, 2,540 km (OTL)2014-01-28: to Anaheim, 535 km (W)2014-01-30: to Denver, 1,321 km (L)2014-02-01: to Calgary, 1,438 km (OTL)2014-02-04: to St. Paul, 1,692 km (W)2014-02-27: to Edmonton, 1,752 km (W)2014-02-28: to Vancouver, 821 km (SOW)2014-03-03: to St. Paul, 2,305 km (W)2014-03-08: to Dallas, 1,389 km (L)2014-03-09: to St. Paul, 1,389 km (SOL)2014-03-17: to Boston, 1,790 km (L)2014-03-18: to Uniondale, 279 km (W)2014-03-20: to Newark, 49 km (OTL)2014-03-22: to St. Paul, 1,609 km (L)2014-03-23: to Detroit, 859 km (OTW)2014-03-26: to St. Paul, 859 km (L)2014-03-27: to St. Louis, 742 km (L)2014-03-29: to Glendale, 2,056 km (W)2014-03-31: to Los Angeles, 558 km (W)2014-04-03: to Chicago, 2,803 km (SOL)2014-04-05: to St. Paul, 555 km (W)2014-04-07: to Winnipeg, 628 km (W)2014-04-08: to St. Paul, 628 km (SOW)St. PaulNashvilleBuffaloTorontoTampaSunriseChicagoWashingtonRaleighMontrealOttawaWinnipegSt. LouisDenverColumbusAnaheimSan JosePittsburghNew YorkPhiladelphiaLos AngelesGlendaleDallasCalgaryEdmontonVancouverBostonUniondaleNewarkDetroit
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
13 GP · 6–5–2 · 8 vs fresher opponent
53.8%
50.7%
1 day
48 GP · 26–14–8 · 8 vs fresher opponent
62.5%
52.5%
2 days
15 GP · 8–6–1 · 2 vs fresher opponent
56.7%
45.8%
3+ days
5 GP · 3–2–0 · 0 vs fresher opponent
60.0%
49.8%

Pulling the goalie

23 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.

0:001:002:003:004:005:006:00Down 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
50.3%
48.0%
Goals share
50.1%
56.3%
Shooting %
9.1%
11.2%
Save %
.917
.926