National Hockey League team season
This 2006–07 Minnesota Wild season began on October 5, 2006. It was the Wild's seventh season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Regular season
Excluding seven shootout goals allowed, the Wild finished the regular season with just 184 goals allowed, the fewest in the NHL.[1] [2]
Season standings
Here is how the Wild did in the standings in 2006–07.
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime/shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Schedule and results
Here is the Wild's 2006–07 schedule with game by game results.
October
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
1
October 5
Colorado
2 – 3
Minnesota
OT
Fernandez
18,568
1–0–0
2
2
October 7
Nashville
5 – 6
Minnesota
Backstrom
18,568
2–0–0
4
3
October 10
Vancouver
1 – 2
Minnesota
SO
Fernandez
18,064
3–0–0
6
4
October 12
Washington
2 – 3
Minnesota
SO
Fernandez
18,064
4–0–0
8
5
October 14
Columbus
0 – 5
Minnesota
Fernandez
18,568
5–0–0
10
6
October 18
Minnesota
2 – 1
Los Angeles
OT
Fernandez
14,617
6–0–0
12
7
October 20
Minnesota
1 – 2
Anaheim
Fernandez
13,430
6–1–0
12
8
October 21
Minnesota
4 – 1
San Jose
Fernandez
17,496
7–1–0
14
9
October 25
Los Angeles
1 – 3
Minnesota
Fernandez
18,568
8–1–0
16
10
October 27
Anaheim
2 – 3
Minnesota
SO
Fernandez
18,568
9–1–0
18
11
October 29
Minnesota
1 – 4
Colorado
Fernandez
17,615
9–2–0
18
November
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
12
November 2
Vancouver
2 – 5
Minnesota
Backstrom
18,568
10–2–0
20
13
November 4
Nashville
4 – 3
Minnesota
Fernandez
18,568
10–3–0
20
14
November 7
Minnesota
1 – 3
San Jose
Fernandez
17,233
10–4–0
20
15
November 11
Minnesota
3 – 2
Los Angeles
SO
Fernandez
17,479
11–4–0
22
16
November 12
Minnesota
2 – 3
Anaheim
Backstrom
16,306
11–5–0
22
17
November 14
Minnesota
3 – 4
Phoenix
Fernandez
12,002
11–6–0
22
18
November 16
Minnesota
7 – 6
Nashville
SO
Backstrom
12,759
12–6–0
24
19
November 18
Colorado
2 – 1
Minnesota
SO
Backstrom
18,568
12–6–1
25
20
November 20
Minnesota
3 – 5
Ottawa
Fernandez
18,094
12–7–1
25
21
November 22
Minnesota
2 – 4
Montreal
Backstrom
21,273
12–8–1
25
22
November 24
Phoenix
0 – 4
Minnesota
Backstrom
18,568
13–8–1
27
23
November 25
Minnesota
3 – 5
Columbus
Fernandez
15,493
13–9–1
27
24
November 29
San Jose
2 – 1
Minnesota
Fernandez
18,568
13–10–1
27
December
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
25
December 1
Detroit
3 – 0
Minnesota
Fernandez
18,568
13–11–1
27
26
December 2
Minnesota
3 – 4
Dallas
SO
Backstrom
17,027
13–11–2
28
27
December 5
Chicago
2 – 3
Minnesota
SO
Fernandez
18,568
14–11–2
30
28
December 7
Calgary
2 – 3
Minnesota
SO
Fernandez
18,568
15–11–2
32
29
December 9
Chicago
4 – 5
Minnesota
OT
Fernandez
18,568
16–11–2
34
30
December 12
Minnesota
2 – 5
Calgary
Fernandez
19,289
16–12–2
34
31
December 14
Minnesota
1 – 3
Edmonton
Fernandez
16,839
16–13–2
34
32
December 16
Minnesota
1 – 2
Vancouver
Backstrom
18,630
16–14–2
34
33
December 19
Vancouver
2 – 5
Minnesota
Fernandez
18,568
17–14–2
36
34
December 22
Minnesota
1 – 3
Detroit
Fernandez
20,066
17–15–2
36
35
December 23
Detroit
2 – 3
Minnesota
OT
Fernandez
18,568
18–15–2
38
36
December 26
Minnesota
3 – 4
Toronto
Fernandez
19,355
18–16–2
38
37
December 27
Minnesota
1 – 3
Detroit
Backstrom
20,066
18–17–2
38
38
December 29
Columbus
3 – 4
Minnesota
OT
Fernandez
18,568
19–17–2
40
39
December 31
Anaheim
3 – 4
Minnesota
Fernandez
18,568
20–17–2
42
January
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
40
January 2
Atlanta
1 – 5
Minnesota
Fernandez
18,568
21–17–2
44
41
January 4
Tampa Bay
3 – 2
Minnesota
Fernandez
18,568
21–18–2
44
42
January 6
Colorado
2 – 1
Minnesota
SO
Fernandez
18,568
21–18–3
45
43
January 9
Minnesota
0 – 3
Calgary
Backstrom
19,289
21–19–3
45
44
January 11
Minnesota
5 – 2
Vancouver
Fernandez
18,630
22–19–3
47
45
January 12
Minnesota
4 – 2
Edmonton
Fernandez
16,839
23–19–3
49
46
January 14
Minnesota
4 – 3
Chicago
SO
Fernandez
11,091
24–19–3
51
47
January 16
Edmonton
2 – 1
Minnesota
Fernandez
18,568
24–20–3
51
48
January 19
Minnesota
3 – 0
Chicago
Fernandez
12,333
25–20–3
53
49
January 20
Dallas
2 – 1
Minnesota
SO
Backstrom
18,568
25–20–4
54
50
January 26
Calgary
1 – 2
Minnesota
SO
Backstrom
18,568
26–20–4
56
51
January 27
Minnesota
2 – 3
Columbus
Fernandez
18,136
26–21–4
56
52
January 30
Minnesota
5 – 2
St. Louis
Fernandez
10,445
27–21–4
58
February
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
53
February 1
Minnesota
5 – 3
Colorado
Backstrom
17,286
28–21–4
60
54
February 3
Minnesota
1 – 0
Phoenix
Backstrom
17,115
29–21–4
62
55
February 6
Minnesota
2 – 4
Dallas
Backstrom
17,660
29–22–4
62
56
February 8
Florida
2 – 4
Minnesota
Backstrom
18,568
30–22–4
64
57
February 10
Carolina
4 – 5
Minnesota
Backstrom
18,568
31–22–4
66
58
February 14
Vancouver
3 – 2
Minnesota
OT
Backstrom
18,568
31–22–5
67
59
February 17
Minnesota
4 – 1
Nashville
Backstrom
17,113
32–22–5
69
60
February 18
Minnesota
3 – 5
St. Louis
Backstrom
13,721
32–23–5
69
61
February 20
Dallas
1 – 2
Minnesota
SO
Backstrom
18,568
33–23–5
71
62
February 22
Minnesota
4 – 3
Colorado
Backstrom
18,007
34–23–5
73
63
February 25
Edmonton
1 – 4
Minnesota
Backstrom
18,568
35–23–5
75
64
February 28
Minnesota
1 – 2
Calgary
OT
Harding
19,289
35–23–6
76
March
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
65
March 1
Minnesota
5 – 0
Edmonton
Harding
16,839
36–23–6
78
66
March 4
Minnesota
3 – 4
Vancouver
OT
Backstrom
18,630
36–23–7
79
67
March 6
San Jose
3 – 0
Minnesota
Backstrom
18,568
36–24–7
79
68
March 8
Minnesota
2 – 1
Boston
Backstrom
13,709
37–24–7
81
69
March 9
Minnesota
5 – 1
Buffalo
Harding
18,690
38–24–7
83
70
March 11
Colorado
2 – 3
Minnesota
OT
Backstrom
18,568
39–24–7
85
71
March 13
Minnesota
3 – 2
Vancouver
OT
Backstrom
18,630
40–24–7
87
72
March 15
Minnesota
2 – 1
Edmonton
Backstrom
16,839
41–24–7
89
73
March 17
Minnesota
4 – 2
Calgary
Backstrom
19,289
42–24–7
91
74
March 20
Phoenix
2 – 3
Minnesota
Backstrom
18,568
43–24–7
93
75
March 22
St. Louis
1 – 5
Minnesota
Backstrom
18,568
44–24–7
95
76
March 24
Los Angeles
1 – 4
Minnesota
Harding
18,568
45–24–7
97
77
March 27
Calgary
1 – 0
Minnesota
SO
Backstrom
18,568
45–24–8
98
78
March 29
Calgary
4 – 2
Minnesota
Harding
18,568
45–25–8
98
79
March 31
Minnesota
1 – 2
Colorado
Harding
17,192
45–26–8
98
April
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
80
April 3
Edmonton
0 – 3
Minnesota
Backstrom
18,568
46–26–8
100
81
April 4
Edmonton
0 – 3
Minnesota
Backstrom
18,568
47–26–8
102
82
April 6
St. Louis
1 – 5
Minnesota
Backstrom
18,568
48–26–8
104
Green background indicates win.
Red background indicates regulation loss.
White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.
Playoffs
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
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Series
1
April 11
Minnesota
1 – 2
Anaheim
Backstrom
17,180
0 – 1
2
April 13
Minnesota
2 – 3
Anaheim
Backstrom
17,324
0 – 2
3
April 15
Anaheim
2 – 1
Minnesota
Backstrom
19,224
0 – 3
4
April 17
Anaheim
1 – 4
Minnesota
Backstrom
19,174
1 – 3
5
April 19
Minnesota
1 – 4
Anaheim
Backstrom
17,318
1 – 4
Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
T/OT
GA
GAA
SO
SA
SV
SV%
Niklas Backstrom
2227
41
23
8
6
73
1.97
5
1028
955
.929
Manny Fernandez
2422
44
22
16
1
103
2.55
2
1158
1055
.911
Josh Harding
361
7
3
2
1
7
1.16
1
174
167
.960
Team:
5010
82
48
26
8
183
2.19
8
2360
2177
.922
Playoffs
Scoring
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
GA
GAA
SO
SA
SV
SV%
Niklas Backstrom
297
5
1
4
11
2.22
0
145
134
.924
Team:
297
5
1
4
11
2.22
0
145
134
.924
[3]
Transactions
The Wild were involved in the following transactions during the 2006–07 season.[4] [5]
Trades
Free agents acquired
Free agents lost
Draft picks
Minnesota's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver , British Columbia .[6] 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.
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