Minnesota Wild Playoff Game Notes

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1 Minnesota Wild Playoff Game Notes Thu, May 7, 5 Round Game 4 Minnesota Wild 4-5 Chicago Blackhawks 7 - Team Game: 9 Home Game: 5 - (Home) - (Road) Team Game: 9 Road Game: (Home) - (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Niklas Backstrom.. 5 Darcy Kuemper.. 4 Devan Dubnyk # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM C Charlie Coyle D Christian Folin D Marco Scandella C Mikko Koivu C Jordan Schroeder - L Zach Parise R Justin Fontaine 6 6 L Jason Zucker 9-8 C Ryan Carter D Ryan Suter 9-7 C Kyle Brodziak 9 - R Nino Niederreiter L Sean Bergenheim - 4 L Matt Cooke D Jonas Brodin 9-6 L Thomas Vanek R Jason Pominville 9 5 D Jordan Leopold 9-9 D Nate Prosser R Chris Stewart 8-46 D Jared Spurgeon D Matt Dumba 9-56 C Erik Haula 64 C Mikael Granlund # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Antti Raanta Scott Darling Corey Crawford # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Duncan Keith D Niklas Hjalmarsson D David Rundblad D Brent Seabrook L Patrick Sharp C Andrew Desjardins 7 L Daniel Carcillo C Marcus Kruger 9-9 C Jonathan Toews L Brandon Saad 9 L Kris Versteeg D Kyle Cumiskey 7 D Johnny Oduya L Bryan Bickell 9 D Michal Rozsival L Joakim Nordstrom - 44 D Kimmo Timonen D Michael Paliotta C Andrew Shaw C Antoine Vermette R Marian Hossa C Teuvo Teravainen 5 88 R Patrick Kane C Brad Richards Owner & Governor Executive VP/General Manager Assistant General Manager Head Coach Assistant Coaches Craig Leipold Chuck Fletcher Brent Flahr Mike Yeo Rick Wilson, Darryl Sydor, Darby Hendrickson, Andrew Brunette, Bob Mason Chairman President & CEO Vice President/General Manager Head Coach Assistant Coaches W. Rockwell 'Rocky' Wirtz John F. McDonough Stan Bowman Joel Quenneville Mike Kitchen, Kevin Dineen, Jimmy Waite, Matt Meacham Tonight's Officials Referees Steve Kozari(4), Marc Joannette(5), Chris Lee(8) - standby Linesmen Shane Heyer(55), Scott Cherrey(5), Jay Sharrers(57) - standby Supervisor Kris King Video Judge Ron Foyt Ntl. Anthem James Bohn Let's Play Hockey! Brian Bellows Today's Schedule TBL : 7: MIN : 8:

2 Minnesota Wild: Roster Active (7 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Charlie Coyle C 6' " Mar, 99 E. Weymouth, MA, USA 5 Christian Folin D 6' " 4 Feb 9, 99 Gothenburg, SWE 6 Marco Scandella D 6' " 5 Feb, 99 Montreal, QC, CAN 9 Mikko Koivu C 6' " 5 Mar, 98 Turku, FIN Jordan Schroeder C 5' 9" 76 Sep 9, 99 Lakeville, MN, USA Zach Parise L 5' " 97 Jul 8, 984 Minneapolis, MN, USA 4 Justin Fontaine R 5' " 75 Nov 6, 987 Bonnyville, AB, CAN 6 Jason Zucker L 5' " 88 Jan 6, 99 Newport Beach, CA, USA 8 Ryan Carter C 6' " 5 Aug, 98 White Bear Lake, MN, USA Ryan Suter D 6' " Jan, 985 Madison, WI, USA Kyle Brodziak C 6' " May 5, 984 St. Paul, AB, CAN Nino Niederreiter R 6' " Sep 8, 99 Chur, CHE Sean Bergenheim L 5' " Feb 8, 984 Helsinki, FIN 4 Matt Cooke L 5' " 6 Sep 7, 978 Belleville, ON, CAN 5 Jonas Brodin D 6' " 94 Jul, 99 Karlstad, SWE 6 Thomas Vanek L 6' " 8 Jan 9, 984 Vienna, AUT 9 Jason Pominville R 6' " 87 Nov, 98 Repentigny, QC, CAN Niklas Backstrom G 6' " 94 Feb, 978 Helsinki, FIN Jordan Leopold D 6' " 6 Aug, 98 Golden Valley, MN, USA 5 Darcy Kuemper G 6' 5" 5 May 5, 99 Saskatoon, SK, CAN 9 Nate Prosser D 6' " May 7, 986 Elk River, MN, USA 4 Devan Dubnyk G 6' 6" May 4, 986 Regina, SK, CAN 44 Chris Stewart R 6' " Oct, 987 Toronto, ON, CAN 46 Jared Spurgeon D 5' 9" 76 Nov 9, 989 Edmonton, AB, CAN 55 Matt Dumba D 6' " 89 Jul 5, 994 Regina, SK, CAN 56 Erik Haula C 5' " 88 Mar, 99 Pori, FIN 64 Mikael Granlund C 5' " 85 Feb 6, 99 Oulu, FIN 7 Players Total Avg: 6' " Age: 8. Injured Reserve List ( Players) Keith Ballard D 5' " 4 Nov 6, 98 Baudette, MN, USA Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks Chicago Blackhawks: Roster Active (7 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Duncan Keith D 6' " 9 Jul 6, 98 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 4 Niklas Hjalmarsson D 6' " 97 Jun 6, 987 Eksjo, SWE 5 David Rundblad D 6' " 87 Oct 8, 99 Lycksele, SWE 7 Brent Seabrook D 6' " Apr, 985 Richmond, BC, CAN Patrick Sharp L 6' " 98 Dec 7, 98 Winnipeg, MB, CAN Andrew Desjardins C 6' " 95 Jul 7, 986 Lively, ON, CAN Daniel Carcillo L 6' " Jan 8, 985 King City, ON, CAN 6 Marcus Kruger C 6' " 86 May 7, 99 Stockholm, SWE 9 Jonathan Toews C 6' " Apr 9, 988 Winnipeg, MB, CAN Brandon Saad L 6' " 4 Oct 7, 99 Pittsburgh, PA, USA Kris Versteeg L 5' " 76 May, 986 Lethbridge, AB, CAN 6 Kyle Cumiskey D 5' " 8 Dec, 986 Abbotsford, BC, CAN 7 Johnny Oduya D 6' " 88 Oct, 98 Stockholm, SWE 9 Bryan Bickell L 6' 4" Mar 9, 986 Bowmanville, ON, CAN Antti Raanta G 6' " 9 May, 989 Rauma, FIN Michal Rozsival D 6' " Sep, 978 Vlasim, CZE Scott Darling G 6' 6" Dec, 988 Newport News, VA, USA 4 Joakim Nordstrom L 6' " 89 Feb 5, 99 Stockholm, SWE 44 Kimmo Timonen D 5' " 94 Mar 8, 975 Kuopio, FIN 47 Michael Paliotta D 6' " 7 Apr 6, 99 Westport, CT, USA 5 Corey Crawford G 6' " 6 Dec, 984 Montreal, QC, CAN 65 Andrew Shaw C 5' " 79 Jul, 99 Belleville, ON, CAN 8 Antoine Vermette C 6' " 98 Jul, 98 St. Agapit, QC, CAN 8 Marian Hossa R 6' " 7 Jan, 979 Stará Lubovna, SVK 86 Teuvo Teravainen C 5' " 78 Sep, 994 Helsinki, FIN 88 Patrick Kane R 5' " 77 Nov 9, 988 Buffalo, NY, USA 9 Brad Richards C 6' " 99 May, 98 Murray Hbr., PE, CAN 7 Players Total Avg: 6' " 97 Age: 8.9 Goal Streaks PATRICK KANE (5 / 4 Games) Assist Streaks PATRICK SHARP (4 / 4 Games) Point Streaks PATRICK SHARP (-4-6 / 4 Games) PATRICK KANE (5--8 / 6 Games)

3 Minnesota Wild: Playoff Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks L Zach Parise :5. 8 C 64 Mikael Granlund : R 9 Jason Pominville : R Nino Niederreiter :. C 9 Mikko Koivu : L 6 Thomas Vanek :4. 7 D 6 Marco Scandella :8. L 6 Jason Zucker : D 46 Jared Spurgeon 9 4. :4. 7 D 55 Matt Dumba :48. C Charlie Coyle : R 4 Justin Fontaine :45. D Ryan Suter :4. 8 R 44 Chris Stewart : L 4 Matt Cooke :. 4 C Jordan Schroeder -. :4. C 8 Ryan Carter. 6:8. C Kyle Brodziak 9 -. : L Sean Bergenheim -. :9. 4 D 5 Jonas Brodin 9 -. : D Jordan Leopold 9-7. :. 9 C 56 Erik Haula. :. # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Niklas Backstrom.. 5 Darcy Kuemper Devan Dubnyk Chicago Blackhawks: Playoff Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks R 88 Patrick Kane :8. D Duncan Keith :44. 7 L Patrick Sharp : C 9 Jonathan Toews : R 8 Marian Hossa :. D 7 Brent Seabrook :56. 4 C 9 Brad Richards : C 65 Andrew Shaw : L Brandon Saad : D 4 Niklas Hjalmarsson :9. 7 C 86 Teuvo Teravainen :4. C 8 Antoine Vermette : L 9 Bryan Bickell : C Andrew Desjardins 7 8. : C 6 Marcus Kruger : L Kris Versteeg : D 7 Johnny Oduya : D Michal Rozsival : L 4 Joakim Nordstrom -. 6:8. 6 D 44 Kimmo Timonen :. 7 # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Scott Darling Corey Crawford

4 Chicago Minnesota Wild Team Records Chicago Blackhawks Minnesota Wild Last game: Tuesday AT MINNESOTA (- W) Tuesday VS CHICAGO (- L) Next game: Thursday AT MINNESOTA Thursday VS CHICAGO Overall record/streak: / Win 4 / Undef / Lost Home record/streak: / Win 5 / Undef / Lost Road record/streak: - - / Win / Undef - - / Lost -Goal Games: Goal Games - - -Goal Games - - Scoring first Opponent scoring first Leading after period Trailing after period Tied after period Leading after periods Trailing after periods Tied after periods OT Record - Playoffs: - - Outshooting opponent: Outshot by opponent: Even shots: Month by Month Record Chicago Blackhawks Minnesota Wild W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: November: December: January: February: March: April: Totals:

5 Chicago Minnesota Wild Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Chicago Blackhawks: 5 8 (. avg.) Opponents: (.8 avg.) Minnesota Wild: 8 (. avg.) Opponents: 7 6 (.6 avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg Chicago Blackhawks: (.9 avg.) Opponents: (6. avg.) Minnesota Wild: (5.6 avg.) Opponents: (7.4 avg.) Power Play Chicago Blackhawks Minnesota Wild G Att % G Att % Overall: (8th NHL) 6. (st NHL) Home: 9. (th NHL) 8.5 (8th NHL) Road: 5. (T-4th NHL) (T-st NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-st NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-5th NHL) Penalty Killing Chicago Blackhawks Minnesota Wild G Att % G Att % Overall: 8 7. (th NHL) 5 8. (th NHL) Home: (4th NHL) 5 8. (th NHL) Road: (th NHL) 8. (T-th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-nd NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-nd NHL) Penalties Chicago Blackhawks Minnesota Wild GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank 9 9. (8th NHL) (st NHL) Goal Situations Chicago Blackhawks Minnesota Wild For Against For Against 5 on 5: on 4: 5 5 on : 4 on 4: 4 on : on : on 4: on 5: 4 on 5: 7 Empty Net: 4 Penalty Shots: Total: 8 5

6 Chicago Minnesota Wild Situations Individual Leaders Chicago Blackhawks Minnesota Wild Points: P. KANE (),D. KEITH (),P. SHARP (9) Z. PARISE (9),M. GRANLUND (6),J. POMINVILLE (5) Goals: P. KANE (6),P. SHARP (4),J. TOEWS (4) Z. PARISE (4),N. NIEDERREITER (),J. POMINVILLE () Assists: D. KEITH (8),M. HOSSA (7),P. SHARP (5) Z. PARISE (5),T. VANEK (4),M. GRANLUND (4) PP Goals: J. TOEWS (),P. SHARP (),P. KANE () M. DUMBA (),M. KOIVU (),J. POMINVILLE () SH Goals: J. TOEWS () Z. PARISE () GW Goals: D. KEITH (),P. KANE (),B. SEABROOK () J. POMINVILLE (),M. GRANLUND (),N. NIEDERREITER () + Goals: PIM: A. SHAW (4),B. BICKELL (),K. TIMONEN (8) N. NIEDERREITER (8),M. COOKE (4),Z. PARISE (4) Shots: P. SHARP (),M. HOSSA (),D. KEITH (8) J. POMINVILLE (8),T. VANEK (8),Z. PARISE (8) +/-: D. KEITH (+8),P. KANE (+6),A. VERMETTE (+5) M. SCANDELLA (+4),M. GRANLUND (+4),Z. PARISE (+) Power Play Chicago Blackhawks Player G A P Patrick Kane 4 Patrick Sharp Jonathan Toews Marian Hossa Duncan Keith Andrew Shaw Minnesota Wild Player G A P Mikko Koivu Zach Parise Matt Dumba Jared Spurgeon Ryan Suter Jason Pominville Mikael Granlund Nino Niederreiter Chris Stewart Thomas Vanek Short Handed Chicago Blackhawks Player G A P Jonathan Toews Marian Hossa Minnesota Wild Player G A P Zach Parise Matt Cooke

7 Chicago Blackhawks Minnesota Wild (-) Season Series Minnesota Wild Blackhawks Attend Goaltenders W. Goal May 5, 5 9,49 Corey Crawford / Devan Dubnyk Patrick Kane Chicago Wild Blackhawks Attend Goaltenders W. Goal May, 5 4,85 Corey Crawford / Devan Dubnyk Teuvo Teravainen May, 5 4,94 Corey Crawford / Devan Dubnyk Patrick Kane Blackhawks Head To Head Stats Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S % Patrick Kane Patrick Sharp Duncan Keith 5 9. Teuvo Teravainen 7 4. Andrew Shaw 4. Marian Hossa 6. Marcus Kruger 4 5. Jonathan Toews 7 4. Brandon Saad 9. Niklas Hjalmarsson 4. Antoine Vermette. Brad Richards 5. Brent Seabrook 5. Andrew Desjardins. Johnny Oduya. Bryan Bickell 4. Michal Rozsival 4. Kimmo Timonen. Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV% Corey Crawford Power play - 4 (5%) Penalty Killing - 8 (75%) Wild Head To Head Stats Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S % Zach Parise Thomas Vanek Jason Zucker Matt Dumba -. Mikael Granlund. Mikko Koivu - 6. Ryan Suter Charlie Coyle -. Marco Scandella - 4. Jordan Schroeder. Justin Fontaine. Ryan Carter. Kyle Brodziak 6. Nino Niederreiter - 6. Matt Cooke 5. Jonas Brodin -. Jason Pominville - 9. Jordan Leopold - 5. Chris Stewart - 4. Jared Spurgeon -. Erik Haula. Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV% Devan Dubnyk Power play - 8 (5%) Penalty Killing - 4 (75%)

8 Minnesota Wild: Media Notes Wild 5 Playoff Media Guide PDF: wild.com/playoffguide Audio Files of Player Pronunciations: wild.com/pronunciations Wild Media Resources: wild.com/pressbox Round Blackhawks lead Wild, - (All Times CT) Game CHI 4, MIN Game CHI 4, MIN Game CHI, MIN Game 4 Thur. 5/7, at MIN 8: p.m. Game 5* Sat. 5/9, at CHI, TBD Game 6* Mon., 5/ at MIN, TBD Game 7* Wed., 5/, at CHI, TBD *(if necessary) WILD PLAYOFF INJURIES D Keith Ballard (IR) 9 games (upper body) RW Justin Fontaine games (lower body) RW Chris Stewart game (upper body) TOTAL PLAYOFF MAN GAMES LOST: TOTAL REGULAR-SEASON MAN GAMES LOST: 8 ROUND STORYLINES Minnesota faces a - series deficit for the third time in all-time playoff series. The Wild fell to Anaheim 4- in the Western Conference Finals and had a - deficit before falling 4- in its 7 first-round series vs. Anaheim. In its first ever postseason in, the Wild became the first team in NHL history to come back from a - deficit twice in the same postseason, winning its first two playoff series with Game 7 victories on the road. The Wild holds a - record on home ice this postseason. The Wild is - all-time in postseason play in Saint Paul and 7- in the last two postseasons on home ice. Minnesota has posted a -6 record in Game 4 all-time. The Wild won both Game 4 contests in last year s postseason and dropped its fourth game in the first round this postseason. Minnesota is - when scoring the game s first goal this postseason. During the regular season, the Wild went when scoring first, including wins in of its last 5 games where it netted the opening goal. Before this series, Minnesota hadn t lost consecutive games in regulation since Jan. and, a span of 48 games. Since the All-Star Break, the Wild only lost consecutive games once, including a shootout loss. In that 6-game span to finish the season, the Wild only lost two games by more than one goal. The Wild has had 6 different players register at least one point and players register at least one goal this postseason. Four Wild defensemen have tallied at least one point, totaling points (5-5=) this postseason, led by defense partners Scandella (-=) and Spurgeon (-=), while Dubnyk has one assist. The Wild leads all teams this postseason with a.% (6-of-) power-play success rate and ranks th with an 8.% (-of-5) success rate on the penalty kill. Minnesota led the NHL with an 86.% penalty kill rate this season, including an NHL-best 87.8% PK rate on home ice. The Wild successfully killed consecutive opponent power plays, /7 /, posting a 9.8% RK rate (89-of-98) in 6 games following the NHL All-Star Break. Minnesota ranks T-6th in the NHL with. goals/game this postseason, while Chicago ranks third at.. Minnesota has outscored its opponent, 5-4 in its four victories, scoring at least three goals in all four wins. In its five losses, the Wild has been outscored, 9-6. The Wild s Game loss to the Blackhawks marked the first time the Wild has lost in regulation when scoring at least three goals with Dubnyk in net entering the second-round series -- when scoring at least three goals under Dubnyk, including - in the first round.

9 Zach Parise leads the Wild in goals (4), assists (5) and points (9) this postseason. The alternate captain also leads all Wild players with 67 points (-7=67) in 88 career playoff games. In Game of this series, he became the Wild s all-time playoff points leader (9-5=4 points in his 5th playoff game with the Wild), surpassing Marian Gaborik, (-= points in 9 games). Parise became the Wild s alltime playoff assist leader in the first round. Despite missing eight games this season, Parise led the Wild in goals (), points (6), PPG () and shots (59) only Tyler Seguin had more goals in fewer games amongst all NHL players. Parise s plus- rating set a franchise record for highest season rating amongst all Wild forwards in Wild history. Devan Dubnyk turned 9 Monday and helped the Wild to a first-round series victory against St. Louis in his first-ever NHL postseason. The finalist for the Vezina Trophy and Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy posted a. GAA, a.96 SV% and one shutout in his four playoff victories. Dubnyk was traded to Minnesota on Jan. 4 and set a franchise record with 8 consecutive starts for the Wild (/5 4/7). His 9 straight starts (including one with Arizona, /) were the most by an NHL goalie since Evgeni Nabokov made 4 straight for San Jose in 7-8 (Elias Sports Bureau). Dubnyk set Wild single-season franchise records with a.96 SV% and a.77% win percentage. He also set franchise records with 5 road wins, a.5 road GAA and a.949 road SV%. Beginning with his first game in a Wild sweater (/5), Dubnyk led the NHL in wins (7), ranked second in GAA (.78), T-nd in shutouts (5) and fourth in SV% (.96). Overall this season, he set career highs in games played (58), games started (55), wins (6), shutouts (6), minutes (8), GAA (.7), SV% (.99) and assists (). He allowed two goals or less in 9-of-9 games for the Wild this season and went 9-- when Minnesota scored at least three goals. Matt Dumba scored a power-play goal in Game and leads NHL defensemen this postseason with two PPG after scoring one in his NHL playoff debut in Game of the first round. He ranks T-nd on the team in hits. The -year-old set a franchise record for highest plus/minus rating (plus-) by a rookie defenseman in franchise history, leading rookie defensemen. He ranked third amongst NHL rookie defensemen in goals (8), T-rd in GWG () and fifth in points (6) and shots (86). Minnesota posted a 4-5- record when he was in the lineup this season. Mikael Granlund is T-st on the Wild with a plus-4 rating this postseason and is second on the club with six points, including a careerhigh four assists. The -year-old has points (6-7=) in career playoff games. This season, Granlund set career highs in games played (68), hits (47) and plus/minus (plus-7) T-nd for best plus/minus rating by a Wild forward in franchise history. Jason Zucker has scored Minnesota s first goal in each of its two series this postseason, totaling three points (-=) in nine games. The -year-old finished the regular season with three goals in three games, including the game winner in Chicago that clinched Minnesota s playoff berth a game that marked his return after surgery on a broken clavicle caused him to miss 7 games. He missed last year s postseason with a lower-body injury but returned this season to post career highs in games played (5), goals (), assists (5), points (6), GWG (), SHG (), shots (4), hits (67) and blocked shots (). Ryan Suter has never missed a game when his team has been part of the NHL Playoffs, appearing in all 66 contests in eight postseasons. The alternate captain has led every Wild player in TOI in 6-of-7 (96.%) playoff games during the last three postseasons. He s led all NHL players in TOI/game each of the last three seasons since joining Minnesota, ranking T-st on the Wild with 6 assists this season. Jason Pominville leads the Wild with 8 shots and ranks third on the club with five points (-=5) this postseason. He owns 4 points (4-=4) in his last playoff games. The -year-old is making his seventh playoff appearance and ranks second on the Wild with 4 points (6-6=4) in 69 career playoff contests. He set a career high in assists last postseason, tallying seven in games. He ranked second on the Wild this season with 54 points (8-6=54), tied for the team lead in assists. Nino Niederreiter saw a playoff career-high four-game point streak (-=4) end in Game but still has points (6-4=) in career playoff games. He scored the game-winning goal in Game 5 of the first round, becoming the Wild s all-time leader in playoff GWG with three including the Game 7 OT winner in the Wild s Round vs. Colorado last postseason. The -year-old set career highs in goals (4), points (7) and blocked shots (), leading the Wild a career-high five GWG and 55 hits during the regular season. He became the first Switzerland-born player to score at least goals in an NHL season (Elias Sports Bureau). Minnesota is - when he scores a goal this postseason and went 6-- when he scored during the regular season. Marco Scandella is T-st on the Wild with a plus-4 rating this postseason. His two goals are tied for the most amongst all NHL defensemen this postseason, also adding an assist on the Wild s series-winning goal in Game 6. The 5-year-old defenseman has eight points (5-=8) in 7 career playoff games and set career highs in goals (), points (), GWG (4), shots () and hits (9) in just 64 games during the regular season. He became just the fifth Wild defenseman to ever net goals in a season.

10 Before the start of this series, the Wild and Blackhawks last faced each other on April 7 Minnesota used a - victory in Chicago that evening to clinch a postseason berth. The game marked the last contest in Dubnyk s 8 straight starts since joining the Wild. WILD PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Listen at wild.com/pronunciations #5 - Christian Folin (FOE-lin) #6 - Marco Scandella (skan-dehl-a) #9 - Mikko Koivu (MEE-koh KOY-voo) # - Jordan Schroeder (SHRAY-duhr) # - Zach Parise (pah-ree-see) #6 - Jason Zucker (ZOOK-ER) # - Ryan Suter (SOO-tuhr) # - Kyle Brodziak (BRAWD-zee-ak) # - Nino Niederreiter (NEE-noh NEE-duhr-RIGH-tuhr) # - Sean Bergenheim (BUHR-gehn-highm) #5 - Jonas Brodin (JOE-nuhs broh-deen) #6 - Thomas Vanek (VAN-ehk) #5 - Darcy Kuemper (KEHM-puhr) #9 - Nate Prosser (PRAW-suhr) #4 - Devan Dubnyk (DOOB-nihk) #46 - Jared Spurgeon (SPUHR-juhn) #55 - Matt Dumba (DUHM-ba) #56 - Erik Haula (HOW-la) #64 - Mikael Granlund (mih-kigh-ehl GRAN-lund)

11 Minnesota Wild: Game By Game Summary * = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout # Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend. St. Louis Blues W ,55p,64,9p / St. Louis Blues L / //5 St. Louis Blues W ,, / //5 St. Louis Blues L p / St. Louis Blues W ,,9p, / /6/5 St. Louis Blues W s,4,, / St. Louis Blues 8 Chicago Blackhawks L ,p, / Chicago Blackhawks L p / /5/5 Chicago Blackhawks L / /7/5 Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks 5//5 Chicago Blackhawks 4 Chicago Blackhawks

12 Minnesota Wild: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played Date Opp. COYLE # SCANDELLA # 6 KOIVU # 9 SCHROEDER # PARISE # FONTAINE # 4 ZUCKER # 6 Apr STL -,/- 4:8 -,/ :59 -,/ 7:4 -,/ 8: -,/ : -,4/ :5 Apr STL -,/- :45 -,/ 7:56 -,/- 8:6 -,/- 8:5 -,4/- 7: INJ -,/ 8:4 Apr Vs STL -,/ 4:7 -,/ 9:5 -,/ 8: DNP -,/ 8:9 -,/ :6 -,/ 5:6 Apr Vs STL -,/- 4:4 -,/- :5 -,/- 7:45 DNP -,/- 7: -,/- :8 -,/- 5:5 Apr STL -,/ 4:7 -,/ : -,/ 6:44 DNP -,/ 7:47 -,/ :6 -,/ :6 Apr 6 Vs STL -,/ 4: -,/ :5 -,/ 9:5 DNP -,/ 7:7 -(W),/ : -,/ :9 Apr STL CHI -,/- 4:7 -,/- 7:5 -,/- 9:8 DNP -,/ 8:49 -,/ 6:55 -,/- 4:7 CHI -,/- :56 -,/ 9:6 -,/- 7:5 DNP -,/- 8:7 INJ -,/- 4: May 5 Vs CHI -,/ 5: -,/ 9:5 -,/ 8:45 -,/ 4:4 -,/ :5 INJ -,/ :5 Date Opp. CARTER # 8 SUTER # BRODZIAK # NIEDERREITER # BERGENHEIM # Apr STL -,/- 7:46 -,/ :5 -,/- 5:7 -,/ :8 -,/ 4: Apr STL -,/- 9:6 -,/ : -,/- 4:7 DNP -,/ :7 -,/- :9 Apr Vs STL -,/ 5:4 -,/ :48 -,/ 4:6 -,/ 9:59 DNP -,/ :7 Apr Vs STL -,/- :5 -,/- :9 -,/ 6:6 -,/- : DNP -,/- 9:4 Apr STL -,/ 7:9 -,/ 4:54 -(W),/ 5:4 DNP -,/ : -,/ : Apr 6 Vs STL -,/ 4:5 -,/ :6 -,/ 6:47 DNP -,/ :55 -,/ :4 Apr STL CHI -,/- 6:6 -,/ :54 -,/- 7:6 DNP -,/ : -,/- : CHI -,/- 8: -,/ : -,/- 4:44 DNP -,/ :5 -,/- :5 May 5 Vs CHI -,/ 6:8 -,/ 9: -,/ : -,/ 5:9 DNP -,/ : -,/ 9:59 COOKE # 4 BRODIN # 5 Date Opp. VANEK # 6 POMINVILLE # 9 LEOPOLD # STEWART # 44 SPURGEON # 46 Apr STL -,/- 6:8 -,5/ 7:9 -,/ 9:57 -,/ 6: -,/ :7 -,/ : Apr STL -,/- :54 -,/- 7: -,/ : -,/ 6:9 -,/- 8:9 -,/ 8:9 Apr Vs STL -,/ 5:6 -(W),5/ 7: -,/ 4:4 -,/ 7: -,/ :8 -,4/ 5:4 Apr Vs STL -,/- 4:47 -,/- 5: -,/- 6:6 -,/- 4:5 -,/- :9 -,/- 6:4 Apr STL -,/ : -,/ 5:9 -,/ :58 -,/ 6:57 -,/ : -,/ 4:5 Apr 6 Vs STL -,/ :46 -,/ 6:7 -,/ : -,/ 4:5 -,/ :9 -,/ :4 Apr STL CHI -,/- 6:9 -,/ 7:9 -,/ :4 -,/- 7:7 -,/- :57 -,/ 8:5 CHI -,/-4 :45 -,4/- 6:5 -,/- :5 -,/- 4: -,/- :9 -,/- 7:4 -,/ : May 5 Vs CHI -,/ 5: -,/ :54 -,/ 8:6 INJ -,/ : -,/ 6:55 DNP DUMBA # 55 HAULA # 56 Date Opp. GRANLUND # 64 BACKSTROM # KUEMPER # 5 DUBNYK # 4 Apr STL -(W),/ 6:4 DND / W 6: Apr STL -,/ 6:49 DNP DND /6 L 59:4 Apr Vs STL -,/ 7:6 DNP DND /7 W 59:58 Apr Vs STL -,/- 5:54 DNP /9 : 6/7 L 6:5 Apr STL -,/ 7:47 DNP DND /7 W 6: Apr 6 Vs STL -,/ 7:9 DNP DND / W 6: Apr STL CHI -,/ 6:5 DNP DND 4/5 L 58:57 CHI -,/ 7:6 DNP DND / L 59:5 May 5 Vs CHI -,5/ :45 DNP DND / L 58:

13 Minnesota Wild: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Mike Yeo Mike Yeo was named the Minnesota Wild s third Head Coach on June 7,. He has led the Wild to the Stanley Cup Playoffs three straight seasons after a five-year absence. Minnesota's point total this season was the second best in team history. The Wild are 5--4 (.568) in his four seasons as Head Coach and -6 in the playoffs. Yeo, the youngest Head Coach in the NHL, helped lead the Wild s AHL affiliate, the Houston Aeros, to a record and the Calder Cup Final in his first season as a Head Coach in -. The Aeros led the Western Conference and ranked third in the AHL with 46 wins after not qualifying for the playoffs in. Yeo served as an Assistant Coach with the Pittsburgh Penguins (5-). During his tenure in Pittsburgh, the Penguins claimed the 7-8 Atlantic Division title, advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals twice and won the 9 Stanley Cup. He joined the Penguins coaching staff when Michel Therrien was named Head Coach on Dec. 5, 5. #: Niklas Backstrom (G) 6' ", 94 lbs. / Feb, 978 (7 years and months) Drafted: undrafted Acquired: signed by Minnesota as a free agent (6//6) rd NHL / rd MIN Season Last Win: DEC, ARIZONA (8) Last SO: APR COLUMBUS (5) Playoff Highs: Shots Saves - - GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp *Fourth trip to Stanley Cup Playoffs *Missed 4 playoffs due to injury. Did not appear in playoffs after getting injured during warm-ups of Game at Chicago *Started all five games for Wild against Anaheim in 7 and all six games against Colorado in HIGHLIGHTS *Made season-high 4 saves in 5- loss at CHI (/6) *Appeared in 4th career game vs. NYI (/9) *Earned win stopping 5 of 6 shots faced in relief vs. BUF (/) *Made 5 saves at BOS (/8) for first win since /9/4 *Stopped 4-of-6 shots at LA (/9)...first start since //4 vs. COL #5: Darcy Kuemper (G) 6' 5", 5 lbs. / May 5, 99 (5 years) KEHM-puhr Drafted: by Minnesota in sixth round (6st overall) of 9 NHL Entry Draft rd NHL / rd MIN Season Last Win: APR 8, 4 vs COLORADO () Last SO: APR, 4 vs COLORADO (5) Playoff Highs: Shots Saves / vs STL GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Playoffs -.. Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp *Third trip to Stanley Cup Playoffs *Stopped all nine shots in relief effort in Game 4 vs. STL (4/) *Stopped all shots faced in first career playoff start, a - overtime win in Game vs. COL (4//4). First shutout in Wild playoff history 4-5 HIGHLIGHTS *Set career highs in games played, wins and shutouts *Made saves in 4- win at NSH (4/9) - first start since /6 and first NHL action since relief stint at DET (/) *Made 6 shots saves vs. ARI (/) to become nd goalie since to record shutouts in first 4 appearances of season (Leclaire-CBJ, 7-8 (Elias) *Recorded shutout streak of 6:46 to start season - franchise record from start of season *Made saves to earn second straight shutout at COL (/). Youngest goalie in NHL history to post shutouts in team s first two games (Elias) *Stopped all 6 shots faced vs. COL (/9) - youngest goalie to start a home opener for Minnesota

14 #4: Devan Dubnyk (G) 6' 6", lbs. / May 4, 986 (9 years) DOOB-nihk Drafted: by Edmonton in the first round (4th overall) in the 4 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: from Arizona (/4/5) in exchange for third-round pick in the 5 NHL Entry Draft 6th NHL / st MIN Season Last Win: APR 6, 5 vs ST. LOUIS () Last SO: APR, 5 vs ST. LOUIS (6) GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp Playoff Highs: Shots Saves /4 vs STL *First trip to Stanley Cup Playoffs *Stopped 66-of-68 shots in Games 5 and 6 vs. STL *Made 7 saves for first playoff shutout in Game vs. STL (4/) *Made 9 saves in Game at STL (4/6) to become first Wild goalie to win playoff debut 4-5 HIGHLIGHTS *Named Vezina Trophy finalist (4/4) and Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Finalist (4/) *Set career highs in GAA, SV%, GP. consecutive starts (9), wins, shutouts, assists, minutes *Ranked nd in NHL in GAA, SV%, T-4th in SO, T-6th in wins, 5th in TOI *7-9- with.78 GAA,.96 SV%, 5 SO and assists in 9 starts with Minnesota *5-- with.5 GAA,.949 SV%, SO in 9 road starts with Wild *March NHL rd Star: --,.78 GAA,.94 SV% *February NHL st Star: --,.64 GAA,.99 SV%, SO *Fastest goaltender to post 4 SO (9 games) and 5 SO (6 games) since per Elias *Stopped all 8 shots faced in first Wild start at BUF (/5)...first goaltender in team history to record shutout and win in debut #: Keith Ballard (D) (*Injured) 5' ", 4 lbs. / Nov 6, 98 ( years and 5 months) Drafted: by Buffalo in first round (th overall) of NHL Entry Draft Acquired: signed as a free agent by Minnesota (7/5/) th NHL / nd MIN Season Last Goal: FEB, CALGARY () Last Assist: OCT 7, ANAHEIM () Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp Fourth trip to Stanley Cup Playoffs Appeared in playoff games with Vancouver in including Game 4 of Stanley Cup Final at BOS (4/8/) 4-5 HIGHLIGHTS *Skated in 6th career NHL game vs. LA (/6) - th Minnesota-born defenseman to reach 6 games *Recorded season-highs with four blocked shots at PHI (/) and three hits vs. ANA (/5) *Skated season-high :8 at DAL (/5) *Tallied assist in season debut at ANA (/7) *Missed eight games with illness (/-/6)...Suffered multiple facial fractures and a concussion vs. NYI (/9) and missed final 56 games of season

15 #: Charlie Coyle (C) 6' ", lbs. / Mar, 99 ( years and months) Drafted: by San Jose in first round (8th overall) of NHL Entry Draft Acquired: from San Jose with Devin Setoguchi and a first round pick (Zack Phillips) in exchange for Brent Burns and a second round pick on June 4, rd NHL / rd MIN Season Last Goal: APR 4, ST. LOUIS (4) Last Assist: APR 8, ST. LOUIS (7) Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp : 7 + 4/4 vs STL 4/8 vs STL times 9 times 5/5 vs CHI 4/6 vs STL 5/ vs CHI times *Third trip to Stanley Cup Playoffs *Leads team in hits in 5...Registered career-high 7 hits in Game at CHI (5/) *Franchise leader in playoff hits *Ranked T-rd on team in scoring in HIGHLIGHTS *Ranked second on team in hits, T-nd in game-winning goals and T-4th in plus/minus *Set career highs in points, assists, plus/minus, PIM, games played, hits and blocked shots *One of two players to play in every game for Wild (Pominville) *Netted season-high two goals at NSH (/7) *Had two assists, skated season high 9:4 and set career highs in faceoff wins () and faceoffs taken () vs. NSH (/) *Tied career high with six hits at PHI /) *Tied career high with six shots vs. SJ (/) *Signed five-year extension through 9- (/) #5: Christian Folin (D) 6' ", 4 lbs. / Feb 9, 99 (4 years and months) FOE-lin Drafted: undrafted Acquired: signed by Minnesota as a free agent (//4) st NHL / st MIN Season Last Goal: MAR 9, 5 vs WASHINGTON () Last Assist: FEB, 5 vs DALLAS (9) Playoffs Career Playoffs Season 4-8- Career Career vs. Opp *First trip to Stanley Cup Playoffs 4-5 HIGHLIGHTS *Ranked T-7th in scoring amongst NHL rookie defensemen *Tallied second career goal vs. WSH (/9) *Skated career-high :5 vs. CAR (/) *Notched two assists and plus- vs. DAL (/) for first career multi-point game *Tallied assist in consecutive games (/5-/7) for first career point streak *Tied career high with plus- rating and four blocked shots at WPG (/9) *Recorded first career NHL goal at SJ (/, Stalock) *Collected four points (-=4) in games with Iowa (AHL)

16 #6: Marco Scandella (D) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Feb, 99 (5 years and months) skan-dehl-a Drafted: by Minnesota in second round (55th overall) of 8 NHL Entry Draft 5th NHL / 5th MIN Season Last Goal: APR 4, ST. LOUIS (4) Last Assist: APR 6, 5 vs ST. LOUIS () Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp :5 4 + times 4/6 vs STL times 9 times 4/6 vs STL times 4/ vs STL 4/6 vs STL *Third trip to Stanley Cup Playoffs *T-st on team with plus-4 rating *Ranks T-st amongst NHL defensemen with two goals *Tallied assist, blocked shots and + in Game 6 vs. STL (4/6) *Tallied goal in Game at STL (4/8) and Game 5 at STL (4/4) 4-5 HIGHLIGHTS *Led team in PIM and SH TOI/game (:), T-nd in GWG, third in hits *Set career highs in goals, points, shots, PIM and hits *Tallied two goals in final two games of season *Recorded goal at NSH (4/9) to become seventh defensemen in team history to record goals in a season *Tied franchise record for shots by defenseman with eight vs. CHI (/) *Skated in th game and was plus- vs. ARI (/7) *Skated season-high 7:6 at CBJ (/) *Had career-best four-game point streak (-=5, /-/9) *Signed five-year extension thru 9- (/9) *Notched GWG (OT) and plus- at DAL (/8)...Scored GWG (OT) vs. WPG (/6) #9: Mikko Koivu (C) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Mar, 98 ( years and month) MEE-koh KOY-voo Drafted: by Minnesota in first round (6th overall) of NHL Entry Draft th NHL / th MIN Season Last Goal: APR 4, ST. LOUIS (4) Last Assist: MAY, CHICAGO () Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp :8 + 4/4 vs STL times 4 times 5/ vs CHI 5/ vs CHI 5/ vs CHI 4/4 vs STL times *Fifth trip to Stanley Cup Playoffs *Franchise leader in playoff games *Had a -game point streak (-=, 4/4-5/) *Ranks nd in NHL in faceoffs won and faceoffs taken...won a playoff career-high faceoffs in Game 6 vs. STL (4/6) *His 57.6 faceoff % led the NHL amongst players that took at least 5 faceoffs during 4 playoffs 4-5 HIGHLIGHTS *Ranked rd in the NHL in faceoffs won, 4th in faceoffs taken, 4th in faceoff % *Set career highs in faceoffs taken and faceoffs won *Led team in takeaways (T-5th in NHL), third in assists and shots, fourth in scoring *Tallied assist for 5th career NHL point at NSH (4/9) *Tallied six points (-=6) in last 7 games played... points 7-5=) in last games *Tallied three points (-=) vs. LA (/8) to set franchise record for most career multi-point games (5) *Tied career-high nine shots and won -of-8 faceoffs (rd highest total of career) vs. SJ (/)

17 #: Jordan Schroeder (C) 5' 9", 76 lbs. / Sep 9, 99 (4 years and 7 months) SHRAY-duhr Drafted: by Vancouver in the first round (nd overall) of the 9 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: signed as a free agent by Minnesota (7//4) NHL / MIN Season Last Goal: FEB, EDMONTON () Last Assist: APR 9, NASHVILLE Playoffs -- - Career Playoffs -- - Season Career Career vs. Opp :4 + times times times times 5/5 vs CHI 4/8 vs STL times 5/5 vs CHI *Logged 4:4 in TOI in Game vs. CHI (5/5) *Skated 8:5 and registered two shots in NHL playoff debut in Game at STL (4/8) 4-5 HIGHLIGHTS *Set career high in shots, hits and plus/minus...goal total tied career best *Skated season-high :57 at WSH (/5) *Recorded seven points (-4=7), 4 shots and plus-9 in -game span (/-/6) following recall (/) *Recorded goal and tied career high with three hits at EDM (/) *Tallied career-high two assists at VAN (/6) *Tallied first goal of season and plus- vs. VAN (/9) - 4th native of Minnesota to score for the Wild *Recorded career-high seven shots in 9:49 of ice time vs. CHI (/8) *Skated :6 in Wild debut vs. BUF (/) - 9th Minnesota native to appear in a game for the Wild *Recorded 8 points (-8=8) in 5 games with Iowa (AHL) #: Zach Parise (L) 5' ", 97 lbs. / Jul 8, 984 ( years and 9 months) pah-ree-see Drafted: by New Jersey in first round (7th overall) of NHL Entry Draft Acquired: signed as a free agent by Minnesota (7/4/) th NHL / rd MIN Season Last Goal: MAY, CHICAGO () Last Assist: MAY, CHICAGO () Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp : /6 vs STL 4/6 vs STL 4 times times 5/5 vs CHI 4/8 vs STL 4/8 vs STL times *Ninth trip to Stanley Cup Playoffs *Ranks first all-time in playoff scoring for Wild with 4 pts (9-5=4) in 7 games *Had five points (-=5, 4/4-5/) during -game point streak *Leads team in goals and scoring, 4th in hits *Tallied two goals including SHG to opening scoring in Game 6 vs. STL (4/6) *Notched career best six-game point streak (-7=) in first six games vs. Colorado in 4 *Tallied team record and career-high four points (-=4) including GWG in Game 6 vs. COL (4/8/4)...Scored 49 seconds into contest *Captained New Jersey to Stanley Cup Final. Ranked T-st in NHL in goals and T-6th in playoff scoring 4-5 HIGHLIGHTS *Led team in goals (T-th in NHL), PPG (T-th), scoring and shots (5th), T-st in plus/minus, nd in takeaways, 4th in hits *Led team with pts (9-=) since /5 (9 games)...t-5th in NHL with 9 goals *Tallied goal vs. CGY (/7) to reach -goal plateau for sixth time...fourth Wild player to score goals

18 #4: Justin Fontaine (R) 5' ", 75 lbs. / Nov 6, 987 (7 years and 6 months) Drafted: undrafted Acquired: signed as a free agent by Minnesota (4/9/) nd NHL / nd MIN Season Last Goal: APR 6, 5 vs ST. LOUIS () Last Assist: APR 6, ST. LOUIS (5) Playoffs 6 -- Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp :8 + 4/6 vs STL 4/6 vs STL times 4/6 vs STL 4/ vs STL 4 times 4/ vs STL 4/6 vs STL *Second trip to Stanley Cup Playoffs *Recorded GWG in Game 6 vs. STL (4/6) *Missed last two games with lower body injury, missed Game at STL (4/8) with illness *Tallied first goal in Game 4 vs. CHI (5/9/4) for first career playoff goal 4-5 HIGHLIGHTS *Ranked T-4th on team in plus/minus *Set career highs in points, assists, shots, game-winning goals and games played *Tallied seven pts (-6=7) in last games played...6 pts (5-=6) and plus- in last 5 games *Tied career high with three points (-=) vs. STL (/) *Tied career best with three-game point streak (-=4, /8-/) *Tied career high with plus- rating vs. DAL (/) *Netted second career multi-goal game with two goals including GWG at EDM (/) *Logged season best 7: at CBJ (/) *Notched career-high six shots vs. BOS (/7) *Recorded career-best three-game point streak (-=4, /7-/) #6: Jason Zucker (L) 5' ", 88 lbs. / Jan 6, 99 ( years and months) ZOOK-ER Drafted: by Minnesota in second round (59th overall) of NHL Entry Draft 4th NHL / 4th MIN Season Last Goal: MAY, CHICAGO () Last Assist: APR 4, ST. LOUIS (4) Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp : times 4/4 vs STL times 4/ vs STL 4/8 vs STL 4/6 vs STL 5/ vs CHI 4/4 vs STL *Second trip to Stanley Cup Playoffs *T-nd on team in shots, T-5th in hits *Registered career-high 5 hits in Game at CHI (5/) *Set career highs in TOI (8:4) and blocked shots () in Game at STL (4/8) *Scored :47 into Game at STL (4/6) and recorded four shots *Ranked tied for second on team in scoring in. Scored OT goal in Game vs. CHI (5/5/) 4-5 HIGHLIGHTS *Set career highs in games played, goals, assists, points, PIM, shots, GWG and hits *Recorded two goals at NSH (4/9) *Tallied game-winning goal, five shots and 5:47 in TOI at CHI (4/7) after missing previous 7 games with broken clavicle *Skated career-high :4 and recorded goal, five shots and three hits vs. CHI (/8) *Netted career highs with three points (-=) and plus- rating, also recorded eight shots vs. SJ (/6) *Netted two goals and career-high nine shots at FLA (/4) *Registered a career-best four-game point streak (-=5, /5-/) *Recorded first career two-goal game vs. TB (/5)

19 #8: Ryan Carter (C) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Aug, 98 ( years and 9 months) Drafted: undrafted Acquired: signed as a free agent by Minnesota (/6/4) 8th NHL / st MIN Season Last Goal: JUN, vs LOS ANGELES (5) Last Assist: APR FLORIDA (7) Playoffs -- Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp :8 + 5/5 vs CHI 5/5 vs CHI 5/5 vs CHI 5/5 vs CHI 5/5 vs CHI 5/5 vs CHI 5/5 vs CHI 5/5 vs CHI *Fifth trip to Stanley Cup Playoffs *Made Wild playoff debut in Game vs. CHI (5/5) *Appeared in of 4 games as Devils advanced to Stanley Cup Final. Ranked T-st on the Devils with three goals during Eastern Conference Final vs. NYR including GWG in Game 5 *Won 7 Stanley Cup with Anaheim. Made NHL debut in Game 4 of Western Conference Final vs. DET (5/7/7). Played in Game 4 of Stanley Cup Final at OTT (6/4/7). 4-5 HIGHLIGHTS *Ranked second on team in PIM, fifth in hits *Set career highs in assists and blocked shot...point total was second best in his career *Recorded assist, three hits and skated season-high 4:7 at DAL (/5) *Notched season-best two points (-=) vs. BUF (/) *Three-game assist streak (-=, /5-/8), three-game point streak (-=4, /-/5) tied career best *Made Wild debut vs. COL (/9) to become 8th Minnesota native to appear in a game for Wild #: Ryan Suter (D) 6' ", lbs. / Jan, 985 ( years and months) SOO-tuhr Drafted: by Nashville in first round (7th overall) of NHL Entry Draft Acquired: signed by Minnesota as a free agent (7/4/) th NHL / rd MIN Season Last Goal: APR 7, COLORADO () Last Assist: MAY, CHICAGO () Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp : times times times 9 times 4/8 vs STL 5/ vs CHI 5/ vs CHI 4/ vs STL *Eighth trip to Stanley Cup Playoffs *8th in NHL in TOI/game *Leads team in blocked shots...5 blocked shots in Game vs. CHI (5/5) *Led defensemen and ranked T-rd on team in scoring in 4. Ranked third in NHL in TOI/game *Skated franchise record 4:8 at CHI (4//). Led NHL in TOI/game in *Led all skaters in TOI/game in playoffs *Scored overtime-forcing goal and assisted on GWG in Nashville s double OT win at VAN (4//). Logged playoff best 4: 4-5 HIGHLIGHTS *Assist total was second best in team history by defensemen *Led NHL in TOI/game (9:) for third straight season...skated more than minutes times *Ranked T-st on team in assists (T-5th amongst NHL defensemen), second in blocked shots *Notched goal, assist and plus- in 9:46 of ice time in NHL All-Star Game - goal was first in All-Star Game *Notched season-best three assists vs. NYI (/9) *Skated season-high :49 vs. SJ (/) *Tied career high with plus-4 rating vs. TB (/5)

20 #: Kyle Brodziak (C) 6' ", lbs. / May 5, 984 ( years and months) BRAWD-zee-ak Drafted: by Edmonton in the seventh round (4th overall) of NHL Entry Draft Acquired: from Edmonton along with a 6th round pick in 9 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for a 4th and 5th round pick in 9 NHL Entry Draft th NHL / 6th MIN Season Last Goal: MAY, CHICAGO (4) Last Assist: APR, COLORADO (5) Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp : times 9 times 9 times 4/6 vs STL 4/4 vs STL 5/5 vs CHI 5/ vs CHI 8 times *Third trip to Stanley Cup Playoffs *Tied career high with 5 hits in Game at CHI (5/) *Recorded three assists including primary assist on GWG in Game 7 OT win at COL (4//4) - set career highs in points and plus-minus (+) in playoff game *Tallied two assists in five games in his NHL playoff debut in 4-5 HIGHLIGHTS *Led team forwards in blocked shots, second in SH TOI/game and faceoff %, fourth in PIM *Registered a point in consecutive games (-=, /6-/8) *Notched two points (-=) and season best plus- at NSH (/6) *Skated in 6th career NHL game at EDM (/) *Skated season-high 7: and won of 7 faceoffs at WPG (/) *Tallied goal, season-best five shots and fighting major vs. VAN (/9) *Notched first two goals of season and won of 6 faceoffs vs. SJ (/) *Tallied three hits and tied career high with four blocked shots at BOS (/8) #: Nino Niederreiter (R) 6' ", lbs. / Sep 8, 99 ( years and 7 months) NEE-noh NEE-duhr-RIGH-tuhr Drafted: by New York Islanders in first round (5th overall) of NHL Entry Draft Acquired: from the New York Islanders in exchange for Cal Clutterbuck and a third-round draft pick (Eamon McAam) on June, 4th NHL / nd MIN Season Last Goal: APR 6, 5 vs ST. LOUIS () Last Assist: APR, 5 vs ST. LOUIS (5) Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp :6 4 + times 4/ vs STL 4 times 4 times 5/ vs CHI times times times *Second trip to Stanley Cup Playoffs *T-nd on team in hits *Had a 4-game point streak (-=4) in Games -6 vs. STL *Recorded GWG in Game 5 at STL (4/) - franchise leader with playoff GWG *Tallied two GWG and led team in hits in 4 *Recorded three points (-=) including GWG 5: into OT in Game 7 at COL (4//4). Third player in NHL history to register first two playoff goals in a Game 7 (Jiri Hrdina, Adam Henrique), second youngest player in Stanley Cup history to record an OT goal in Game 7 (Claude Lemieux, ) and fourth youngest player in NHL history to record three points in a Game 7 (Elias) 4-5 HIGHLIGHTS *Led team in hits, GWG, second in goals, PPG *Set career highs in goals, points, power-play goals, game-winning goals, shots and blocked shots *First Swiss-born player in NHL history to reach -goal milestone (Elias) *Skated career high 9:4 vs. WPG (/7) *Recorded first career hat trick vs. BUF (/) - 9th player in Wild history to record a hat trick

21 #: Sean Bergenheim (L) 5' ", lbs. / Feb 8, 984 ( years and months) BUHR-gehn-highm Drafted: Selected by the New York Islanders in the first round (nd overall) of NHL Entry Draft Acquired: from the Florida Panthers along with a 6 seventh-round draft pick in exchange for a 6 third-round draft pick 9th NHL / st MIN Season Last Goal: APR NEW JERSEY (4) Last Assist: APR 6, vs NEW JERSEY () Playoffs -- - Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp :8 + times times times times 4/6 vs STL 4/ vs STL 4/6 vs STL times *Third trip to Stanley Cup Playoffs *Ranked second on Lightning and tied for fourth in NHL with nine goals in playoffs *Netted GWG in - victory in Game 7 vs. PIT (4/7/) *Led Panthers in scoring and shots and ranked tied for first in goals during playoffs. Recorded a playoff-best seven hits in Game vs. NJ (4//) 4-5 HIGHLIGHTS *Skated in 5th career NHL game vs. WSH (/) *Recorded season-high five hits at TOR (/) *Tallied first goal with Wild and tied season-high with five shots vs. NJ (/) *Registered four shots, two hits and skated :4 in first game with Wild at NSH (/6) *Recorded two points (-=) and season best plus- at CGY (/9) *Tallied two assists vs. PIT (/) *Skated season-high 7:54 at WSH (/8) #4: Matt Cooke (L) 5' ", 6 lbs. / Sep 7, 978 (6 years and 8 months) Drafted: by Vancouver in sixth road (44th overall) of 997 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: signed as a free agent by Minnesota (7/5/) 6th NHL / nd MIN Season Last Goal: MAY, vs MONTREAL (8) Last Assist: APR 6, 5 vs ST. LOUIS () Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp : times 4/6 vs STL 4/6 vs STL times 5/ vs CHI 5/5 vs CHI 4/4 vs STL 6 times *th trip to Stanley Cup Playoffs *Recorded two shots and four hits in Game 5 at STL (4/4) *Ranks first on Minnesota roster in career playoff games *Won Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh in 9 *Ranked second on team and third in the NHL in hits during 9 playoffs 4-5 HIGHLIGHTS *Recorded assist and plus- at STL (4/) *Tallied assist, plus- and skated :5 at NSH (4/9) - after missing previous games with sports hernia *Notched goal and season-high three shots at CHI (/) *Skated season-high 5:4 vs. SJ (/6) *Had a season-best three-game point streak (-=4, /5-/8) *Tallied goal and assist at NYR (/7) *Registered first goal of season at LA (/9) *Missed games with lower-body injury (/-/7), games with sports hernia (/-4/7)

22 #5: Jonas Brodin (D) 6' ", 94 lbs. / Jul, 99 ( years and 9 months) JOE-nuhs broh-deen Drafted: by Minnesota in first round (th overall) of NHL Entry Draft rd NHL / rd MIN Season Last Goal: MAR, 5 vs ST. LOUIS () Last Assist: APR, COLORADO (5) Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp : + 9 times 9 times 9 times 9 times 4/6 vs STL times 6 times 4/ vs STL *Third trip to Stanley Cup Playoffs *nd on team in TOI/game, T-nd in blocked shots *Recorded career-high 5 blocked shots in Game at STL (4/8) *Ranked third on team in TOI/game and T-rd in plus-minus rating in 4 *ranked second on the team in TOI/game and blocked shots in. TOI/game ranked first amongst NHL rookies and th in NHL 4-5 HIGHLIGHTS *Led team in blocked shots, T-st in plus/minus (T-9th amongst NHL defensemen), nd in TOI/game (8th in NHL) *Set career highs in assists, plus/minus, shots, blocked shots and TOI/game *Recorded two points (-=), +, shots and blocked shots vs. STL (/) *Had a career-best four-game point/assist streak (-4=4, /6-/) *Skated career-high :54 at ARI (/4) and tied career high with six blocked shots *Registered career-high five shots and plus- rating vs. COL (/9) *Signed six-year contract extension thru - (/) #6: Thomas Vanek (L) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Jan 9, 984 ( years and months) VAN-ehk Drafted: by Buffalo in first round (5th overall) of NHL Entry Draft Acquired: signed as a free agent by Minnesota (7//4) th NHL / st MIN Season Last Goal: MAY, 4 vs BOSTON (6) Last Assist: MAY, CHICAGO () Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp :9 + 9 times 5/ vs CHI 5/ vs CHI 5/ vs CHI 5/ vs CHI 5 times 5/ vs CHI 4/4 vs STL *Sixth trip to Stanley Cup Playoffs *T-nd on team in shots *Tallied playoff career-high two assists in Game at CHI (5/) *Ranked second on Montreal in PPG and T-nd in goals in 4 *Led Buffalo with five goals in seven playoff games in *Recorded GWG in Game vs. NYR (4/5/7) and Game vs. NYR (4/7/7) - Eastern Conference Semifinal 4-5 HIGHLIGHTS *T-4th in NHL with eight goals since /8 * points (8-5=) in last 6 games... points (-9=) in last 7 games *Third on team in scoring and assists, T-rd in goals, fourth in shots *Tallied goal vs. CGY (/7) to reach -goal plateau for th straight season *Sixth European to score or more goals in first seasons: Jagr, Sundin, Ovechkin, Kovalchuk, Selanne *Recorded points (6-4=) during team-best 8-game point streak (/8-/) *Notched goal for 6th career point at STL (/4) *Recorded th career assist on GWG at CGY (/9) *Skated season-high :5 vs. NSH (/)