2006–07 Minnesota Wild season


This 2006–07 Minnesota Wild season began on October 5, 2006. It was the Wild's seventh season in the National Hockey League.

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

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
1October 5Colorado2 – 3MinnesotaOTFernandez18,5681–0–02
2October 7Nashville5 – 6MinnesotaBackstrom18,5682–0–04
3October 10Vancouver1 – 2MinnesotaSOFernandez18,0643–0–06
4October 12Washington2 – 3MinnesotaSOFernandez18,0644–0–08
5October 14Columbus0 – 5MinnesotaFernandez18,5685–0–010
6October 18Minnesota2 – 1Los AngelesOTFernandez14,6176–0–012
7October 20Minnesota1 – 2AnaheimFernandez13,4306–1–012
8October 21Minnesota4 – 1San JoseFernandez17,4967–1–014
9October 25Los Angeles1 – 3MinnesotaFernandez18,5688–1–016
10October 27Anaheim2 – 3MinnesotaSOFernandez18,5689–1–018
11October 29Minnesota1 – 4ColoradoFernandez17,6159–2–018

November

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
12November 2Vancouver2 – 5MinnesotaBackstrom18,56810–2–020
13November 4Nashville4 – 3MinnesotaFernandez18,56810–3–020
14November 7Minnesota1 – 3San JoseFernandez17,23310–4–020
15November 11Minnesota3 – 2Los AngelesSOFernandez17,47911–4–022
16November 12Minnesota2 – 3AnaheimBackstrom16,30611–5–022
17November 14Minnesota3 – 4PhoenixFernandez12,00211–6–022
18November 16Minnesota7 – 6NashvilleSOBackstrom12,75912–6–024
19November 18Colorado2 – 1MinnesotaSOBackstrom18,56812–6–125
20November 20Minnesota3 – 5OttawaFernandez18,09412–7–125
21November 22Minnesota2 – 4MontrealBackstrom21,27312–8–125
22November 24Phoenix0 – 4MinnesotaBackstrom18,56813–8–127
23November 25Minnesota3 – 5ColumbusFernandez15,49313–9–127
24November 29San Jose2 – 1MinnesotaFernandez18,56813–10–127

December

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
25December 1Detroit3 – 0MinnesotaFernandez18,56813–11–127
26December 2Minnesota3 – 4DallasSOBackstrom17,02713–11–228
27December 5Chicago2 – 3MinnesotaSOFernandez18,56814–11–230
28December 7Calgary2 – 3MinnesotaSOFernandez18,56815–11–232
29December 9Chicago4 – 5MinnesotaOTFernandez18,56816–11–234
30December 12Minnesota2 – 5CalgaryFernandez19,28916–12–234
31December 14Minnesota1 – 3EdmontonFernandez16,83916–13–234
32December 16Minnesota1 – 2VancouverBackstrom18,63016–14–234
33December 19Vancouver2 – 5MinnesotaFernandez18,56817–14–236
34December 22Minnesota1 – 3DetroitFernandez20,06617–15–236
35December 23Detroit2 – 3MinnesotaOTFernandez18,56818–15–238
36December 26Minnesota3 – 4TorontoFernandez19,35518–16–238
37December 27Minnesota1 – 3DetroitBackstrom20,06618–17–238
38December 29Columbus3 – 4MinnesotaOTFernandez18,56819–17–240
39December 31Anaheim3 – 4MinnesotaFernandez18,56820–17–242

January

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
40January 2Atlanta1 – 5MinnesotaFernandez18,56821–17–244
41January 4Tampa Bay3 – 2MinnesotaFernandez18,56821–18–244
42January 6Colorado2 – 1MinnesotaSOFernandez18,56821–18–345
43January 9Minnesota0 – 3CalgaryBackstrom19,28921–19–345
44January 11Minnesota5 – 2VancouverFernandez18,63022–19–347
45January 12Minnesota4 – 2EdmontonFernandez16,83923–19–349
46January 14Minnesota4 – 3ChicagoSOFernandez11,09124–19–351
47January 16Edmonton2 – 1MinnesotaFernandez18,56824–20–351
48January 19Minnesota3 – 0ChicagoFernandez12,33325–20–353
49January 20Dallas2 – 1MinnesotaSOBackstrom18,56825–20–454
50January 26Calgary1 – 2MinnesotaSOBackstrom18,56826–20–456
51January 27Minnesota2 – 3ColumbusFernandez18,13626–21–456
52January 30Minnesota5 – 2St. LouisFernandez10,44527–21–458

February

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
53February 1Minnesota5 – 3ColoradoBackstrom17,28628–21–460
54February 3Minnesota1 – 0PhoenixBackstrom17,11529–21–462
55February 6Minnesota2 – 4DallasBackstrom17,66029–22–462
56February 8Florida2 – 4MinnesotaBackstrom18,56830–22–464
57February 10Carolina4 – 5MinnesotaBackstrom18,56831–22–466
58February 14Vancouver3 – 2MinnesotaOTBackstrom18,56831–22–567
59February 17Minnesota4 – 1NashvilleBackstrom17,11332–22–569
60February 18Minnesota3 – 5St. LouisBackstrom13,72132–23–569
61February 20Dallas1 – 2MinnesotaSOBackstrom18,56833–23–571
62February 22Minnesota4 – 3ColoradoBackstrom18,00734–23–573
63February 25Edmonton1 – 4MinnesotaBackstrom18,56835–23–575
64February 28Minnesota1 – 2CalgaryOTHarding19,28935–23–676

March

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
65March 1Minnesota5 – 0EdmontonHarding16,83936–23–678
66March 4Minnesota3 – 4VancouverOTBackstrom18,63036–23–779
67March 6San Jose3 – 0MinnesotaBackstrom18,56836–24–779
68March 8Minnesota2 – 1BostonBackstrom13,70937–24–781
69March 9Minnesota5 – 1BuffaloHarding18,69038–24–783
70March 11Colorado2 – 3MinnesotaOTBackstrom18,56839–24–785
71March 13Minnesota3 – 2VancouverOTBackstrom18,63040–24–787
72March 15Minnesota2 – 1EdmontonBackstrom16,83941–24–789
73March 17Minnesota4 – 2CalgaryBackstrom19,28942–24–791
74March 20Phoenix2 – 3MinnesotaBackstrom18,56843–24–793
75March 22St. Louis1 – 5MinnesotaBackstrom18,56844–24–795
76March 24Los Angeles1 – 4MinnesotaHarding18,56845–24–797
77March 27Calgary1 – 0MinnesotaSOBackstrom18,56845–24–898
78March 29Calgary4 – 2MinnesotaHarding18,56845–25–898
79March 31Minnesota1 – 2ColoradoHarding17,19245–26–898

April

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
80April 3Edmonton0 – 3MinnesotaBackstrom18,56846–26–8100
81April 4Edmonton0 – 3MinnesotaBackstrom18,56847–26–8102
82April 6St. Louis1 – 5MinnesotaBackstrom18,56848–26–8104

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

Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (2) [Anaheim Ducks]

Anaheim wins series 4–1
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeries
1April 11Minnesota1 – 2AnaheimBackstrom17,1800 – 1
2April 13Minnesota2 – 3AnaheimBackstrom17,3240 – 2
3April 15Anaheim2 – 1MinnesotaBackstrom19,2240 – 3
4April 17Anaheim1 – 4MinnesotaBackstrom19,1741 – 3
5April 19Minnesota1 – 4AnaheimBackstrom17,3181 – 4

Player statistics

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Transactions

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

Trades

Free agents acquired

PlayerFormer team
G Niklas BackstromOulun Kärpät
D Kim JohnssonPhiladelphia Flyers
D Keith CarneyVancouver Canucks
F Mark ParrishLos Angeles Kings
F Branko RadivojevicPhiladelphia Flyers
F Wyatt SmithNew York Islanders

Free agents lost

PlayerNew team
D Andrei ZyuzinCalgary Flames
D Filip KubaTampa Bay Lightning
F Randy RobitaillePhiladelphia Flyers
D Daniel TjarnqvistEdmonton Oilers
F Erik WestrumToronto Maple Leafs
D Scott FergusonSan Jose Sharks
F Marc ChouinardVancouver Canucks
D Alex HenryNashville Predators

Draft picks

Minnesota's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Wild had the ninth overall pick in the draft. They also had the Edmonton Oilers first round pick, 17th overall, which they used to trade for Pavol Demitra from the Los Angeles Kings on draft day.
Round#PlayerNationalityNHL TeamCollege/junior/club team
19James Sheppard Minnesota WildCape Breton Screaming Eagles
240Ondrej Fiala Minnesota WildEverett Silvertips
372Cal Clutterbuck Minnesota WildOshawa Generals
4102Kyle Medvec Minnesota WildApple Valley High School
5132Niko Hovinen Minnesota WildJokerit
6162Julian Walker Minnesota WildEHC Basel
7192Chris Hickey Minnesota WildCretin-Derham Hall

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