The 2018–19 Minnesota Wild season was the 19th season for the

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franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. On April 2, 2019, the Wild were eliminated from playoff contention after the

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's 6–2 victory against the

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, marking the first time the Wild missed the postseason since the 2011–12 season.

Standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 13, 2018.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.

Player statistics

As of April 6, 2019

Skaters

Goaltenders

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Wild. Stats reflect time with the Wild only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Wild only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Awards and honours

Milestones

Transactions

The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.

Trades

Free agents

Waivers

Contract terminations

Signings

Draft picks

Below are the Minnesota Wild's selections at the 2018 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the

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. Notes: # The

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' third-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on June 30, 2017, that sent

Jason Pominville Jason John Pominville (born November 30, 1982) is a Canadian- American former professional ice hockey right winger. He played for the Buffalo Sabres and the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Amateur As a youth ...

Marco Scandella Marco Scandella (born February 23, 1990) is an Italian-Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Minnesota Wild, Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, and St. Louis Blues. ...

and a fourth-round pick in 2018 to Buffalo in exchange for Tyler Ennis,

Marcus Foligno Marcus Foligno (; born August 10, 1991) is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey winger and alternate captain for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed “Moose,” he was selected 104th overall by the Buf ...

and this pick. # The

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' third-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on June 21, 2017, that sent

Alex Tuch Alex Daniel Tuch ( ; born May 10, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey forward and alternate captain for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 18th overall, by the Minnesota Wild in ...

to Vegas in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). # The

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' fifth-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on June 14, 2017, that sent Tyler Graovac to Washington in exchange for this pick.

References

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