| Pos | Role | Name |
| C | 1 | Eric Staal  ActiveEric Staal is on a three-game goal scoring streak. Staal's latest marker came at 15:50 of the first period in Minnesota's 5-4 overtime loss to Columbus on Saturday. He has three goals and four points in four games in 2017-18. Oct 15 |
| 2 | Mikko Koivu ActiveMikko Koivu has signed a two-year, $11 million contract extension with the Minnesota Wild. Koivu is entering the final season of his seven-year, $47.25 million contract, so he's now locked up through the 2019-20 campaign. That means he'll be 37-years-old by the time his extension ends. In that context, the $5.5 million cap hit he'll receive during his new contract seems reasonable. There's obviously an element of risk there given his age, but he's solid offensively and a strong defensive center. He also means a lot to the organization as the only full-time captain the Wild have ever had and he's the franchise leader in both games played and points. Sep 18 |
| 3 | Joel Eriksson Ek ActiveJoel Eriksson Ek found the back of the net in Thursday's 4-2 loss to Detroit. He got the Wild on the board in the second period and Chris Stewart scored 48 seconds later to tie the game, but the Red Wings pulled away shortly after that. Eriksson Ek contributed seven points in 15 matches with Minnesota last season. Oct 6 |
| 4 | Matt Cullen ActiveMatt Cullen and Daniel Winnik are projected to rotate in on the third line again Thursday night. Minnesota has 11 healthy forwards because of injuries to Zach Parise and Mikael Granlund. Joel Eriksson Ek, Tyler Ennis and Chris Stewart form the third unit, but Cullen and Winnik have been filling when needed. "In a perfect world, would we like 12 (forwards) and 6 (defensemen)? Yeah," said coach Bruce Boudreau. " ... I don't think it will happen all season long. Usually things work their way out." Oct 12 |
| 5 | Landon Ferraro ActiveLandon Ferraro has been called up by Minnesota. Ferraro will probably draw into the lineup on Friday. He scored a goal in Saturday's contest against Columbus despite logging just 5:20 minutes of ice time. Oct 18 |
| 6 | Luke Kunin ActiveLuke Kunin has been summoned by the Minnesota Wild. Kunin made his NHL debut on Saturday, but then was demoted on Sunday. Minnesota had a long stretch of time off though, so that was likely the reason for sending him down. If he plays on Friday as expected then he wouldn't have missed any ice time with the Wild since Saturday's contest. Oct 18 |
| LW | 1 | Zach Parise  SidelinedZach Parise (undisclosed) hasn't officially been ruled out for Friday's game at Winnipeg yet. "I don't know," coach Bruce Boudreau said. "I mean, optimistically, I'd say, 'Hey, listen, whatever it was is gone and he feels great and hopefully he's ready to go.'" However, that is probably too optimistic after Parise left Monday's practice early. The Wild didn't have an update on his status Tuesday, but he is slated to visit with a doctor Wednesday, so the team may have a better idea where he stands by Thursday. It doesn't seem like Parise will be ready to play this weekend, but we'll keep you posted when we learn more. Oct 18 |
| 2 | Mikael Granlund SidelinedWild GM Chuck Fletcher indicated that Mikael Granlund (groin) could be ready to play as early as this weekend. Granlund was originally expected to miss the team's games at Winnipeg and Calgary, but Fletcher said that's "not necessarily" the plan anymore. He looked good while skating, shooting and puckhandling before Monday's practice. Oct 16 |
| 3 | Jason Zucker ActiveJason Zucker generated a goal and an assist in Thursday's 5-2 win over Chicago. Zucker got his second goal of the season on a Wild power play during the third period and it held up as the game winner. Zucker has two power-play markers and four points in his last two outings. Oct 13 |
| 4 | Marcus Foligno SidelinedMarcus Foligno (face) might be ready to play Friday. Wild GM Chuck Fletcher said Foligno is close to returning to practice. He will be sporting a full cage for protection when he gets back on the ice after he sustained a left facial fracture in a fight against Chicago's John Hayden last Thursday. Oct 16 |
| 5 | Daniel Winnik ActiveDaniel Winnik has gotten his work visa, so he's good to play in Thursday's game against Detroit. Minnesota inked Winnik to a one-year, $600,000 contract on Wednesday after he attended the Wild's camp on a PTO. He had 12 goals and 25 points in 72 contests last season. Oct 5 |
| RW | 1 | Nino Niederreiter  I.L.Nino Niederreiter's lower-body injury is a high ankle sprain. Niederreiter was hurt during Thursday's game against Chicago. The Wild expect him to be sidelined for at least three weeks. As a response to that, Minnesota has moved him to the injured reserve list. With Charlie Coyle also suffering a major injury in the same game and Zach Parise and Mikael Granlund also sidelined, the Wild's forward depth will be put to the test. Oct 13 |
| 2 | Charlie Coyle I.L.Charlie Coyle's lower-body injury is a right fibula fracture. Coyle left Thursday's game as a result of the injury. He underwent surgery on Friday and has been placed on the long-term injured reserve list. The Wild hope to have him back in six-to-eight weeks. Oct 13 |
| 3 | Tyler Ennis ActiveTyler Ennis scored twice but it wasn't enough as the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Minnesota Wild 5-4 in overtime on Saturday night. Ennis' second goal of the game was reviewed but ultimately stood up as a good goal. He now has four points in four games to start the season. Ennis has three 20-goal seasons under his belt but is coming two consecutive injury-shortened seasons. If he can remain healthy, he could be a fantasy asset in deep leagues. Oct 14 |
| 4 | Chris Stewart ActiveChris Stewart scored a pair of goals in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Stewart did all of his damage in the third period, as his goals gave his team 2-1 and 4-1 leads. He finished the game with a plus-2 rating, five shots on goal and one hit in 16:24 of ice time. Stewart has scored at least one goal in each of Minnesota's first three games, which is absolutely remarkable, but he won't be able to keep this up. He's up to four goals and five points in three games this season. Eric Staal, Jason Zucker and Mikko Koivu also scored for the Wild. Oct 12 |
| 5 | Zack Mitchell ActiveZack Mitchell has been summoned by the Minnesota Wild. Mitchell was sent down on Sunday, but the Wild had a long stretch of off days, so that was probably the reason why. Mitchell had an assist in the Wild's contest on Saturday. Oct 18 |
| D | 1 | Ryan Suter ActiveRyan Suter was paired with Jared Spurgeon at Tuesday's practice. Coach Bruce Boudreau also put Matt Dumba back with Jonas Brodin. Minnesota had been switching around their defense pairings at training camp, but they returned to normal with the regular season set to begin. "Spurgeon and Suter were arguably the best in the league last year. Both were plus-34," said Boudreau. "They seem to be on the ice all the time. And I thought especially in October, when the schedule is not that tough, that they can use the minutes. And we may as well have them together than apart." Oct 4 |
| 2 | Jared Spurgeon ActiveJared Spurgeon scored the only goal in Minnesota's 1-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night. The 27-year-old accumulated 10 goals and a career-high 38 points with the Wild last season. Expect Spurgeon to log big minutes this season. He averaged just over 24 minutes per game in 2016-17. He has some value in standard fantasy leagues. Sep 21 |
| 3 | Matt Dumba ActiveMatt Dumba recorded an assist in Saturday's loss to Carolina. Dumba also had a plus-one rating in 20:29 minutes of ice time. He set career-highs last season with 11 goals and 34 points in 76 contests. It wouldn't be surprising to see him end up doing about as well in 2017-18. Oct 8 |
| 4 | Jonas Brodin ActiveThe Minnesota Wild won't be making a trade before today's 3:00 p.m. roster freeze, according to TSN's Bob McKenzie. There was chatter about Minnesota looking to deal a defenseman like Jonas Brodin, Marco Scandella or Matt Dumba, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen. They now risk losing one of them to Vegas in the expansion draft unless Wild GM Chuck Fletcher is able to pull off a side deal with Golden Knights GM George McPhee. Things are going to get interesting in Minnesota over the next few days. Jun 17 |
| 5 | Gustav Olofsson ActiveThe Minnesota Wild have announced Gustav Olofsson as their only healthy scratch tonight against the Detroit Red Wings. Olofsson played in 13 games with the Wild last season, picking up three assists. He should not be owned in any fantasy leagues. Oct 5 |
| 6 | Kyle Quincey ActiveKyle Quincey is confident being a leader even though he is new to the Minnesota Wild this season. The veteran defender is slated to help whoever wins the job to be his defense partner. "For the past few years, all of my [defensive] partners have been a couple of years younger than me," said Quincey. "Being the older guy mentoring the guy coming up is fun. I enjoy it." Mike Reilly, Gustav Olofsson and Ryan Murphy are competing for the team's sixth and seventh defense spots. Sep 19 |
| G | 1 | Devan Dubnyk ActiveDevan Dubnyk recorded 30 saves but let in five goals including the overtime winner to Alexander Wennberg as the Minnesota Wild earned the loser point in a 5-4 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Dubnyk was the victim of a bad bounce on the overtime goal, initially making the save on Artemi Panarin's shot before the puck deflected off of Alexander Wennberg's stomach and went in. Dubnyk drops to 1-1-1 with a 3.70 goals-against average and a .894 save percentage. Not the start fantasy owners wished for, but he remains a solid fantasy asset for the 2017-2018 season. Oct 14 |
| 2 | Alex Stalock ActiveAlex Stalock stopped 38 of 42 shots in a 5-4 shootout loss to Carolina on Saturday night. It was Stalock's first start of the 2017-18 season after number one netminder Devan Dubynk was in the cage for Thursday's 4-2 loss to Detroit. Stalock may not see much action this year behind Dubnyk, but he'll enter his next appearance with a 3.75 goals-against average and a .905 save percentage. Oct 7 |