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Western Conference · Central Division

Minnesota Wild

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

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

Splits

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

Home4131–8–2640.7816812056.6%
Away4122–14–5490.6013712950.3%
October85–3–0100.63222655.5%
November1410–3–1210.75593952.2%
December84–3–190.56282546.2%
January108–1–1170.85432752.5%
February104–6–080.40343747.4%
March1610–4–2220.69534959.6%
April1612–2–2260.81664655.6%
Division rivals2613–10–3290.56979252.8%
Rest of conference2417–7–0340.71896852.4%
Other conference3223–5–4500.781198954.3%
CHI44–0–081.0017558.5%
ANA33–0–061.0013762.3%
VAN33–0–061.0012757.5%
EDM33–0–061.0016548.3%
COL42–1–150.63111049.1%
LAK32–1–040.6710749.5%
WPG42–2–040.50161454.4%
SEA32–1–040.6711951.8%
NYI22–0–041.009542.8%
ARI32–1–040.6713951.2%

On the road

73,548 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2021-10-15: to Anaheim, 2,449 km (W)2021-10-16: to Los Angeles, 45 km (W)2021-10-19: to St. Paul, 2,462 km (OTW)2021-10-26: to Vancouver, 2,305 km (W)2021-10-28: to Seattle, 192 km (L)2021-10-30: to Denver, 1,641 km (L)2021-11-02: to St. Paul, 1,135 km (OTW)2021-11-06: to Pittsburgh, 1,181 km (SOW)2021-11-07: to St. Paul, 1,181 km (W)2021-11-10: to Glendale, 2,073 km (W)2021-11-11: to Paradise, 391 km (L)2021-11-13: to Seattle, 1,410 km (W)2021-11-16: to St. Paul, 2,254 km (L)2021-11-20: to Sunrise, 2,381 km (L)2021-11-21: to Tampa, 289 km (SOL)2021-11-24: to Newark, 1,611 km (SOW)2021-11-26: to St. Paul, 1,609 km (W)2021-12-07: to Edmonton, 1,753 km (W)2021-12-09: to San Jose, 1,915 km (W)2021-12-11: to Los Angeles, 491 km (L)2021-12-12: to Paradise, 363 km (L)2021-12-16: to St. Paul, 2,100 km (SOL)2021-12-20: to Dallas, 1,389 km (L)2022-01-01: to Minneapolis, 1,389 km (L)2022-01-06: to Boston, 1,804 km (W)2022-01-08: to St. Paul, 1,790 km (SOW)2022-01-17: to Denver, 1,135 km (SOL)2022-01-21: to Chicago, 1,475 km (W)2022-01-22: to St. Paul, 555 km (OTW)2022-01-28: to New York, 1,622 km (W)2022-01-30: to Elmont, 23 km (W)2022-02-02: to Chicago, 1,171 km (W)2022-02-08: to Winnipeg, 1,152 km (L)2022-02-12: to St. Paul, 628 km (W)2022-02-16: to Winnipeg, 628 km (L)2022-02-18: to St. Paul, 628 km (L)2022-02-20: to Edmonton, 1,753 km (W)2022-02-22: to Ottawa, 2,830 km (L)2022-02-24: to Toronto, 330 km (L)2022-02-26: to Calgary, 2,710 km (L)2022-03-01: to St. Paul, 1,692 km (L)2022-03-03: to Philadelphia, 1,571 km (W)2022-03-04: to Buffalo, 453 km (L)2022-03-06: to St. Paul, 1,161 km (L)2022-03-10: to Detroit, 858 km (SOW)2022-03-11: to Columbus, 264 km (SOL)2022-03-13: to St. Paul, 995 km (L)2022-04-02: to Raleigh, 1,582 km (W)2022-04-03: to Washington, 376 km (W)2022-04-05: to Nashville, 912 km (L)2022-04-08: to St. Louis, 408 km (OTL)2022-04-10: to St. Paul, 742 km (W)2022-04-14: to Dallas, 1,389 km (OTW)2022-04-16: to St. Louis, 881 km (OTL)2022-04-17: to St. Paul, 742 km (OTW)2022-04-19: to Montreal, 1,527 km (W)2022-04-21: to St. Paul, 1,527 km (W)2022-04-24: to Nashville, 1,113 km (OTW)2022-04-26: to St. Paul, 1,113 km (L)AnaheimLos AngelesSt. PaulVancouverSeattleDenverPittsburghGlendaleParadiseSunriseTampaNewarkEdmontonSan JoseDallasMinneapolisBostonChicagoNew YorkElmontWinnipegOttawaTorontoCalgaryPhiladelphiaBuffaloDetroitColumbusRaleighWashingtonNashvilleSt. LouisMontreal
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
14 GP · 8–4–2 · 7 vs fresher opponent
64.3%
50.6%
1 day
43 GP · 28–13–2 · 8 vs fresher opponent
67.4%
52.4%
2 days
13 GP · 9–2–2 · 3 vs fresher opponent
76.9%
58.1%
3+ days
11 GP · 7–3–1 · 1 vs fresher opponent
68.2%
52.6%

Pulling the goalie

46 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
50.8%
54.2%
Goals share
55.1%
55.4%
Shooting %
11.4%
10.5%
Save %
.911
.914