2005–06 Minnesota Wild season

The 2005–06 Minnesota Wild season was the team's sixth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Wild failed to qualify for the 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs.

2005–06 Minnesota Wild
Division5th Northwest
2005–06 record38–36–8
Goals for231
Goals against215
Team information
General ManagerDoug Risebrough
CoachJacques Lemaire
CaptainRotating
Alex Henry (Oct.)
Filip Kuba (Nov.)
Willie Mitchell (Dec.–Jan.)
Brian Rolston (Feb.)
Wes Walz (Mar.–Apr.)
ArenaXcel Energy Center
Average attendance18,575

Off-season

Regular season

The Wild allowed the fewest power-play goals in the NHL with 55 and had the highest penalty-kill percentage at 87.39%.[1]

Final standings
Northwest Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
13Calgary Flames82462511218200103
27Colorado Avalanche824330928325795
38Edmonton Oilers8241281325625195
49Vancouver Canucks824232825625592
511Minnesota Wild823836823121584

[2] Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference[3]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 P- Detroit Red WingsCE8258168305209124
2 Y- Dallas StarsPA8253236265218112
3 Y- Calgary FlamesNW82462511218200103
4 X- Nashville PredatorsCE8249258259227106
5 X- San Jose SharksPA8244271126624299
6 X- Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPA8243271225422998
7 X- Colorado AvalancheNW824330928325795
8 X- Edmonton OilersNW8241281325625195
8.5
9 Vancouver CanucksNW824232825625592
8 Los Angeles KingsPA824235524927089
11 Minnesota WildNW823836823121584
12 Phoenix CoyotesPA823839524627181
13 Columbus Blue JacketsCE823543422327974
14 Chicago BlackhawksCE8226431321128565
15 St. Louis BluesCE8221461519729257

Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 5, 20056–3Calgary Flames (2005–06)1–0–0
2LOctober 8, 20051–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)1–1–0
3LOctober 9, 20051–2 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)1–1–1
4WOctober 12, 20056–0Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)2–1–1
5LOctober 14, 20053–5Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)2–2–1
6WOctober 16, 20054–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)3–2–1
7WOctober 19, 20056–1San Jose Sharks (2005–06)4–2–1
8WOctober 22, 20053–2@ St. Louis Blues (2005–06)5–2–1
9LOctober 23, 20052–4@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)5–3–1
10LOctober 25, 20051–3Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)5–4–1
11LOctober 28, 20051–2 SO@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)5–4–2
12WOctober 29, 20053–1Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)6–4–2
13LNovember 1, 20050–3@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)6–5–2
14LNovember 2, 20051–2@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)6–6–2
15WNovember 5, 20053–1@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)7–6–2
16WNovember 6, 20054–3 SO@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)8–6–2
17LNovember 8, 20052–4Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)8–7–2
18LNovember 11, 20051–3@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)8–8–2
19LNovember 14, 20052–3@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)8–9–2
20WNovember 19, 20054–2Nashville Predators (2005–06)9–9–2
21LNovember 23, 20053–4Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)9–10–2
22WNovember 25, 20055–3St. Louis Blues (2005–06)10–10–2
23LNovember 30, 20052–3 SOColumbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)10–10–3
24LDecember 1, 20051–2@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)10–11–3
25LDecember 3, 20052–3 SO@ New Jersey Devils (2005–06)10–11–4
26LDecember 5, 20051–3@ New York Rangers (2005–06)10–12–4
27WDecember 8, 20055–0@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)11–12–4
28LDecember 10, 20052–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)11–13–4
29LDecember 11, 20052–3Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)11–14–4
30WDecember 13, 20054–3@ New York Islanders (2005–06)12–14–4
31LDecember 15, 20052–3Boston Bruins (2005–06)12–15–4
32WDecember 17, 20054–3 OTMontreal Canadiens (2005–06)13–15–4
33WDecember 19, 20052–1Dallas Stars (2005–06)14–15–4
34LDecember 22, 20053–4@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)14–16–4
35WDecember 23, 20055–3Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)15–16–4
36WDecember 26, 20054–1@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)16–16–4
37WDecember 28, 20054–2@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)17–16–4
38LDecember 29, 20052–4@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)17–17–4
39WDecember 31, 20054–3Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)18–17–4
40WJanuary 3, 20064–2@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)19–17–4
41LJanuary 5, 20062–4Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)19–18–4
42WJanuary 7, 20064–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)20–18–4
43LJanuary 9, 20061–2Dallas Stars (2005–06)20–19–4
44LJanuary 14, 20061–4Calgary Flames (2005–06)20–20–4
45LJanuary 16, 20061–6Ottawa Senators (2005–06)20–21–4
46WJanuary 18, 20065–3Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)21–21–4
47WJanuary 20, 20064–1Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)22–21–4
48WJanuary 22, 20063–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)23–21–4
49WJanuary 24, 20063–2Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)24–21–4
50WJanuary 26, 20065–1Nashville Predators (2005–06)25–21–4
51LJanuary 27, 20063–4@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)25–22–4
52LJanuary 30, 20064–5Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)25–23–4
53LJanuary 31, 20062–3@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)25–24–4
54WFebruary 2, 20063–2 SO@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)26–24–4
55WFebruary 4, 20066–4@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)27–24–4
56WFebruary 7, 20065–1Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)28–24–4
57LFebruary 9, 20061–2Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)28–25–4
58WFebruary 10, 20066–3@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)29–25–4
59LFebruary 12, 20062–3 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)29–25–5
60LFebruary 28, 20062–4@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)29–26–5
61LMarch 2, 20062–3@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)29–27–5
62LMarch 3, 20062–4@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)29–28–5
63WMarch 5, 20065–3Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)30–28–5
64LMarch 7, 20062–3 OTLos Angeles Kings (2005–06)30–28–6
65LMarch 10, 20061–2 OT@ St. Louis Blues (2005–06)30–28–7
66WMarch 12, 20064–3Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)31–28–7
67LMarch 14, 20061–2Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)31–29–7
68LMarch 19, 20062–3Calgary Flames (2005–06)31–30–7
69WMarch 21, 20063–1Calgary Flames (2005–06)32–30–7
70LMarch 22, 20062–4@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)32–31–7
71LMarch 25, 20061–5San Jose Sharks (2005–06)32–32–7
72WMarch 28, 20063–2@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)33–32–7
73LMarch 29, 20061–2@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)33–33–7
74WMarch 31, 20062–1 SO@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)34–33–7
75LApril 2, 20062–3Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)34–34–7
76WApril 4, 20065–4 SOSt. Louis Blues (2005–06)35–34–7
77WApril 6, 20062–1 SOEdmonton Oilers (2005–06)36–34–7
78LApril 7, 20061–2@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)36–35–7
79WApril 9, 20065–2@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)37–35–7
80WApril 11, 20062–0Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)38–35–7
81LApril 13, 20062–4@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)38–36–7
82LApril 15, 20063–4 OT@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)38–36–8

Playoffs

The Wild failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second year in a row.

Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Brian RolstonC/RW8234457950141557
Marian GaborikRW653828666461027
Pierre-Marc BouchardC80174259283703
Todd WhiteC6119214018-1500
Randy RobitailleC6712284054-5702
Wes WalzC82191837617110
Marc ChouinardC74141630341623
Kurtis FosterD5810182860-3602
Alexandre DaigleC465232812-6201
Pascal DupuisLW6710162640-10402
Filip KubaD6561925440111
Mikko KoivuC646152140-9300
Andrei ZyuzinD577111850-12401
Daniel TjarnqvistD603151832-11301
Stephane VeilleuxLW71791663-13001
Brent BurnsD724121632-7101
Nick SchultzD7921214432000
Kyle WanvigRW51481264-8100
Willie MitchellD642688715000
Derek BoogaardLW652461582001
Martin SkoulaD17156100000
Matt FoyRW1923516-4100
Mattias WeinhandlRW15235100000
Alex HenryD6305573-4000
Manny FernandezG5803360000
Erik WestrumC100112-1000
Scott FergusonD1500022-3000
Josh HardingG300000000
Andrei NazarovLW20006-1000
Erik ReitzD50004-2000
Dwayne RolosonG2400060000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Manny Fernandez341158301871302.29116121482.919
Dwayne Roloson1361246171683.001759691.910
Josh Harding185321082.5918375.904
Team:495782383682062.49324542248.916

[4]

Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

Draft picks

Minnesota's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
14Benoit PouliotLW CanadaSudbury Wolves (OHL)
257Matt KassianLW CanadaKamloops Blazers (WHL)
365Kristofer WestblomG CanadaKelowna Rockets (WHL)
4110Kyle BaileyC CanadaPortland Winterhawks (WHL)
4122Morten MadsenLW DenmarkFrölunda HC Jr. (Sweden)
5129Anthony AielloD United StatesThayer Academy (USHS-MA)
7199Riley EmmersonRW CanadaTri-City Americans (WHL)
Draft notes

Farm teams

See also

References
  1. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2006.html
  2. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 162.
  3. "2005–2006 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  4. "2005-06 Minnesota Wild Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
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