TEAM GUIDE

2015 PLAYOFF STATISTICS
2015 PLAYOFF RESULTS
# POS PLAYER GP TOI/G G A PTS +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG SOG SH%
11 LW Zach Parise 10 18:53 4 6 10 0 4 1 1 0 20 20.0
64 C Mikael Granlund 10 17:50 2 4 6 2 0 0 0 1 18 11.1
29 RW Jason Pominville 10 17:29 3 3 6 -1 0 2 0 1 33 9.1
22 RW Nino Niederreiter 10 15:06 4 1 5 -2 10 0 0 1 19 21.1
55 D Matt Dumba 10 16:05 2 2 4 -1 2 2 0 0 15 13.3
9 C Mikko Koivu 10 18:13 1 3 4 -4 2 1 0 0 14 7.1
46 D Jared Spurgeon 10 21:20 1 3 4 0 4 1 0 0 11 9.1
26 LW Thomas Vanek 10 14:12 0 4 4 -7 2 0 0 0 19 0.0
6 D Marco Scandella 10 20:44 2 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 17 11.8
20 D Ryan Suter 10 26:59 0 3 3 -8 0 0 0 0 13 0.0
16 LW Jason Zucker 10 14:11 2 1 3 -1 2 0 0 0 21 9.5
24 LW Matt Cooke 7 11:08 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 8 0.0
3 C Charlie Coyle 10 14:22 1 1 2 -3 0 0 0 0 14 7.1
14 RW Justin Fontaine 6 10:45 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 4 25.0
44 RW Chris Stewart 8 15:59 0 2 2 -3 2 0 0 0 9 0.0
56 LW Erik Haula 2 10:59 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 25.0
23 LW Sean Bergenheim 3 10:09 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
25 D Jonas Brodin 10 21:53 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 3 0.0
21 C Kyle Brodziak 10 12:30 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 0 12 0.0
18 C Ryan Carter 1 6:18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
33 D Jordan Leopold 9 12:00 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 7 0.0
39 D Nate Prosser 1 4:02 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 0.0
10 C Jordan Schroeder 3 11:14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0
# GOALTENDER GP GS W L SA SV SV% GA GAA SO MIN PIM
40 Devan Dubnyk 10 10 4 6 260 236 0.908 24 2.53 1 570 0
35 Darcy Kuemper 1 0 0 0 9 9 1.000 0 0 0 23 0
2015 WESTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINAL
#6 MINNESOTA WILD vs. #2 ST. LOUIS BLUES
Wild wins series, 4-2 (Wild 2-1 at Xcel Energy Center, 2-1 at St. Louis)
Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning Goalie
DATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.
G1 MIN 1 1 2 – 4 7 14 8 – 29 2-4 2-4 Granlund (1) Dubnyk (19-21)
4/16 STL 0 0 2 – 2 7 4 10 – 21 0-2 5-18 Allen (25-27) *19,671
G2 MIN 0 0 1 – 1 7 10 8 – 25 0-1 3-6 Dubnyk (23-26)
4/18 STL 2 0 2 – 4 9 10 8 – 27 1-3 1-2 Tarasenko(1) Allen (24-25) *19,243
G3 STL 0 0 0 – 0 4 6 7 – 17 0-0 4-16 Allen (21-23)
4/20 MIN 0 2 1 – 3 9 11 4 – 24 0-3 0-0 Pominville (1) Dubnyk (17-17) *19,165
G4 STL 3 3 0 – 6 10 8 8 – 26 0-2 1-2 Tarasenko (2) Allen (17-18)
4/22 MIN 0 1 0 – 1 4 6 8 – 18 1-1 2-4 DUBNYK (11-17); Kuemper (9-9) *19,390
G5 MIN 1 2 1 – 4 3 13 3 – 19 1-2 3-6 Niederreiter (1) Dubnyk (36-37)
4/24 STL 1 0 0 – 1 12 6 19 – 37 1-2 3-6 Allen (15-19) *19,653
G6 STL 0 1 0 – 1 4 15 12 – 31 0-2 2-4 ALLEN (11-13); Elliott (6-7)
4/26 MIN 1 1 2 – 4 10 7 4 – 21 0-1 3-6 Fontaine (1) Dubnyk (30-31) *19,318
Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ Goaltenders
TOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)
STL 6 4 4 – 14 46 49 64 – 159 2-11 (18.2) 16-48 Allen (2-4, 113-125); Elliott (0-0, 6-7)
MIN 3 7 7 – 17 40 61 35 – 136 4-12 (33.3) 13-26 Dubnyk (4-2, 136-196); Kuemper (0-0, 9-9)
SERIES NOTES
For the first time in franchise history, Minnesota clinched a playoff series with a home-ice victory, defeating the St. Louis Blues in Game 6 of the
first-round series at Xcel Energy Center. The win also marked the first time Minnesota won a playoff series in fewer than seven games, with its
three previous series-clinching victories coming on the road in a Game 7. Zach Parise led the Wild with seven points (3-4=7) in the series, while
his linemates Jason Pominville (2-3=5) and Mikael Granlund (1-4=5) ranked T-2nd with five points each. Nino Niederreiter scored three goals in
the series to tie Parise for the team lead and ranked fourth on the Wild with four points during the series. Niederreiter scored the winner in Game
5 to become the Wild’s all-time leader in playoff GWG (3). In his first NHL postseason, Devan Dubnyk recorded a 2.32 GAA and .913 SV% while
going 4-2 in the series, including a 17-save shutout in Game 3. Over the six-game series, the Wild posted a 33.3 percent success rating on the
power play (4-of-12) and added one shorthanded goal (Parise). St. Louis defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk led the series with eight points (0-8=8),
while Vladimir Tarasenko totaled seven points (6-1=7), including a Game 2 hat trick. Jake Allen went 2-4 for the Blues, posting a 2.20 GAA and
a .904 SV%. The Wild led the Blues in both hits (149 to 134) and blocked shots (102 to 79) in the series.
2015 WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINAL
#6 MINNESOTA WILD vs. #4 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
Wild loses series, 4-0 (Wild 0-2 at Xcel Energy Center, 0-2 at Chicago)
Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning Goalie
DATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.
G1 MIN 0 3 0 – 3 13 12 8 – 33 1-3 1-2 Dubnyk (31-35)
5/1 CHI 3 1 0 – 4 8 12 15 – 35 0-1 3-6 Teravainen (1) Crawford (30-33) *21,851
G2 MIN 0 0 1 – 1 6 10 15 – 31 1-2 2-4 Dubnyk (27-30)
5/3 CHI 0 2 2 – 4 9 12 10 – 31 0-2 2-4 Kane (1) Crawford (30-31) *21,934
G3 CHI 1 0 0 – 1 9 9 4 – 22 1-1 3-6 Crawford (30-30)
5/5 MIN 0 0 0 – 0 8 12 10 – 30 0-3 1-2 Kane (2) Dubnyk (21-22) *19,349
G4 CHI 1 1 2 – 4 8 10 7 – 25 1-2 3-6 Crawford (34-37)
5/7 MIN 0 1 2 – 3 8 18 11 – 37 1-3 2-4 Hossa (1) Dubnyk (21-24) *19,163
Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ Goaltenders
TOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)
CHI 5 4 4 – 13 34 43 36 – 113 2-6 (33.3) 11-22 Crawford (4-0, 124-131)
MIN 0 4 3 – 7 35 52 44 – 131 3-11 (27.3) 6-12 Dubnyk (0-4, 100-111)
SERIES NOTES
For the first time in team history, Minnesota advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in back-to-back seasons. The Blackhawks
earned a series sweep en route to the 2015 Stanley Cup Championship. With three points (1-2=3) in the series, Zach Parise became the
Wild’s all-time playoff points leader, totaling 25 points (9-16=25) in 33 playoff games with Minnesota. Defenseman Matt Dumba, playing in
his first NHL postseason, tied Parise as the Wild’s leaders in points during the series (1-2=3). Devan Dubnyk posted a 2.82 GAA and .901 SV%
in the series. Patrick Kane led the series in both goals and points (5-1=6), while Patrick Sharp ranked second on the Blackhawks with four
points (1-3=4). Corey Crawford went 4-0 in net, posting a 1.75 GAA and a .947 SV% during the series, including a 30-save shutout in Game 3.
Minnesota outhit Chicago, 122-90, while each team registered 54 blocked shots in the series.
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