The 2020–21 Minnesota Wild season was the

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season for the

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franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. This was the first time since the 2005–06 season that

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was not on the roster after he signed a contract with the

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. On December 20, 2020, the league temporarily realigned into four divisions with no conferences due to the

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and the ongoing closure of the

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. As a result of this realignment, the Wild would play this season in the West Division and would only play games against the other teams in their new division during the regular season and potentially the first two rounds of the playoffs. On April 24, 2021, the Wild clinched a playoff berth after a 6–3 win against the

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. They were eliminated from the playoffs with a 6–2 loss to the

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on May 28, after coming back from a 3–1 series deficit to force game seven.

Standings

Divisional standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.

Playoffs

Draft picks

Below are the Minnesota Wild's selections at the

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, which was originally scheduled for June 26–27, 2020, at the

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, but was postponed on March 25, 2020, due to the

. It was held on October 6–7, 2020, virtually via

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from the NHL Network studios in

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