This 2006–07

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began on October 5, 2006. It was the Wild's seventh season in the

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(NHL).

Regular season

Excluding seven shootout goals allowed, the Wild finished the regular season with just 184 goals allowed, the fewest in the NHL.

Season standings

Here is how the Wild did in the standings in 2006–07.

Schedule and results

Here is the Wild's 2006–07 schedule with game by game results.

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

*Green background indicates win. *Red background indicates regulation loss. *White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.

Playoffs

The Minnesota Wild ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Western Conference's seventh seed.

Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (2)
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Anaheim wins series 4–1

Player statistics

Transactions

The Wild were involved in the following transactions during the 2006–07 season.

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Draft picks

Minnesota's picks at the

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.2006 NHL Entry Draft Result
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- accessed November 20, 2006 The Wild had the ninth overall pick in the draft. They also had the

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first round pick, 17th overall, which they used to trade for

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from the Los Angeles Kings on draft day.

References

*Game log:''
Minnesota Wild game log
on espn.com *Team standings:''
NHL standings
on espn.com *Player Stats:''
Minnesota Wild 2006–07 Reg. Season Stats
on espn.com *Draft Picks:

External links

Official site of the Minnesota Wild
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Minnesota Wild seasons