Wild Release 2011-12 Schedule

If you're a Minnesota Wild fan, don't make any plans between December 14th and 28th, as the team will be home for a franchise-record tying seven-game homestand.

The long run at the Xcel Energy Center is part of the 2011-12 schedule the team and National Hockey League released today.

Offsetting the homestand are a pair of six-game roadtrips.

After a six-game preseason schedule, the Wild open the season at home on Saturday, October 13th against the Colorado Avalanche.

The Wild play six games (three home, three away) against each Northwest Division opponent, and four (two home, two away) against other teams in the Western Conference.

The remaining eighteen games are against Eastern Conference opponents: home-and-homes with Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and the New York Islanders; at Boston, Carolina, New Jersey, New York Rangers, Tampa Bay and Winnipeg; hosting Buffalo, Florida, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Washington.

Of note, the Winnipeg Jets do not play at the Xcel Center this year, in their second season back in the NHL. The Wild-Jets game in St. Paul was one of the highlights of last year's schedule.

The upcoming season has the Wild playing seventeen weekend home games - three on Fridays, eleven on Saturdays and three on Sundays.

The Wild's traditional day-after-Thanksgiving (vs Toronto), day-after-Christmas (vs. Dallas) and New Year's Eve games (vs. Edmonton) are again included.

The team will endure fourteen back-to-back games this year, after just eleven last season.

Eighteen of the Wild's first 28 games are on the road.

The complete schedule, and the team's official release, are below:

MINNESOTA WILD 2012-13 SCHEDULE

DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT)
SEPTEMBER – PRESEASON
Tue. 25 Dallas (@ Boise, ID) 8:00 P.M.
WED. 26 DALLAS 7:00 P.M.
THUR. 27 ST. LOUIS 7:00 P.M.
Sat. 29 @ St. Louis 7:00 P.M.

OCTOBER – PRE SEASON
TUE. 2 WINNIPEG 7:00 P.M.
Thur. 4 @ Winnipeg 7:00 P.M.
Sat. 6 @ Calgary 8:00 P.M.

OCTOBER – REGULAR SEASON
SAT, 13 COLORADO 7:00 P.M.
TUE. 16 COLUMBUS 7:00 P.M.
Thur. 18 @ Dallas 7:00 p.m.
Sat. 20 @ St. Louis 7:00 p.m.
TUE. 23 MONTREAL 7:00 P.M.
Fri. 26 @ Columbus 6:00 p.m.
SAT. 27 FLORIDA 7:00 P.M.
MON. 29 WASHINGTON 7:00 P.M.

NOVEMBER
THUR. 1 LOS ANGELES 7:00 P.M.
Sat. 3 @ Tampa Bay 6:00 p.m.
Tue. 6 @ Boston 6:00 p.m.
Thur. 8 @ N.Y. Rangers 6:00 p.m.
Sat. 10 @ Detroit 6:00 p.m.
Sun. 11 @ New Jersey 4:00 p.m.
Tue. 13 @ Philadelphia 6:00 p.m.
THUR. 15 ST. LOUIS 7:00 P.M.
SAT. 17 DETROIT 7:00 P.M.
Mon. 19 @ Vancouver 9:00 p.m.
Tue. 20 @ Calgary 8:00 p.m.
FRI. 23 TORONTO 5:00 P.M.
Mon. 26 @ Pittsburgh 6:00 p.m.
WED. 28 CHICAGO 7:00 P.M.
Fri. 30 @ Colorado 8:00 p.m.

DECEMBER
Sat. 1 @ Nashville 7:00 p.m.
Wed. 5 @ Phoenix 8:30 p.m.
Sat. 8 @ Los Angeles 9:30 p.m.
Sun. 9 @ Anaheim 7:00 p.m.
Wed. 12 @ St. Louis 7:00 p.m.
FRI. 14 EDMONTON 7:00 P.M.
SAT. 15 N.Y. ISLANDERS 7:00 P.M.
TUE. 18 CHICAGO 7:00 P.M.
THUR. 20 VANCOUVER 7:00 P.M.
SAT. 22 COLORADO 7:00 P.M.
WED. 26 DALLAS 7:00 P.M.
FRI. 28 BUFFALO 7:00 P.M.
Sat. 29 @ Dallas 7:00 p.m.
MON. 31 EDMONTON 5:00 P.M.

DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT)
JANUARY
Wed. 2 @ Winnipeg 6:30 p.m.
THUR. 3 CALGARY 7:00 P.M.
SAT. 5 NASHVILLE 7:00 P.M.
Wed. 9 @ Anaheim 9:00 p.m.
Thur. 10 @ Los Angeles 9:30 p.m.
Sat. 12 @ San Jose 9:30 p.m.
TUE. 15 ANAHEIM 7:00 P.M.
THUR. 17 SAN JOSE 7:00 P.M.
SAT. 19 PITTSBURGH 8:00 P.M.
TUE. 22 LOS ANGELES 7:00 P.M.
Sun. 27 NHL All-Star Game (Columbus, OH)
TUE. 29 PHILADELPHIA 7:00 P.M.

FEBRUARY
Fri. 1 @ Carolina 6:00 p.m.
Sat. 2 @ Columbus 6:00 p.m.
Tue. 5 @ N.Y. Islanders 6:00 p.m.
THUR. 7 VANCOUVER 7:00 P.M.
SAT. 9 COLORADO 7:00 P.M.
Mon. 11 @ Vancouver 9:00 p.m.
Wed. 13 @ Calgary 8:30 p.m.
Thur. 14 @ Edmonton 8:30 p.m.
SUN. 17 DETROIT 6:30 P.M.
TUE. 19 NASHVILLE 7:00 P.M.
Thur. 21 @ Edmonton 8:30 p.m.
Sat. 23 @ Calgary 9:00 p.m.
TUE. 26 CALGARY 7:00 P.M.

MARCH
Fri. 1 @ Chicago 7:30 p.m.
SUN. 3 OTTAWA 5:00 P.M.
TUE. 5 EDMONTON 7:00 P.M.
Sat. 9 @ Nashville 7:00 p.m.
SUN. 10 VANCOUVER 5:00 P.M.
TUE. 12 PHOENIX 7:00 P.M.
THUR. 14 ANAHEIM 7:00 P.M.
Sat. 16 @ Colorado 2:00 p.m.
Mon. 18 @ Vancouver 9:00 p.m.
Tue. 19 @ Edmonton 8:30 p.m.
SAT. 23 SAN JOSE 1:00 P.M.
TUE. 26 CALGARY 7:00 P.M.
WED. 27 PHOENIX 8:00 P.M.
SAT. 30 ST. LOUIS 7:00 P.M.

APRIL
Mon. 1 @ Chicago 7:30 p.m.
Wed. 3 @ San Jose 9:30 p.m.
Fri. 5 @ Colorado 8:00 p.m.
Sat. 6 @ Phoenix 8:00 p.m.
Tue. 9 @ Detroit 6:30 p.m.
THUR. 11 DALLAS 7:00 P.M.
SAT. 13 COLUMBUS 7:00 P.M.

BOLD INDICATES HOME GAME
DATES AND TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Press release provided by Minnesota Wild:

SAINT PAUL/MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild’s 2012-13 National Hockey League (NHL) regular season schedule was released today. Minnesota opens its season at Xcel Energy Center on Saturday, Oct. 13, at 7:00 p.m. against the Colorado Avalanche. The 2012-13 schedule consists of 82 games – 41 at Xcel Energy Center and 41 road contests. The Wild’s home schedule features 17 weekend games (three on Friday, 11 on Saturday and three on Sunday). Most evening games at Xcel Energy Center will begin at 7:00 p.m.

Minnesota will play each member of the Northwest Division (Calgary, Colorado, Edmonton and Vancouver) six times (three times at home, three times on road) for a total of 24 games. In addition, the club will play the remaining members of the Western Conference’s Pacific Division (Anaheim, Dallas, Los Angeles, Phoenix and San Jose) and Central Division (Chicago, Columbus, Detroit, Nashville and St. Louis) four times each (twice at home and twice on the road) for a total of 40 games.

The Wild will play 18 games against the Eastern Conference this season, playing eight games against the Atlantic Division, five against the Northeast Division and five versus the Southeast Division. Minnesota will play a home and home series against Pittsburgh (home game Jan. 19), Philadelphia (home game Jan. 29) and the New York Islanders (home game Dec. 15). The Wild will also visit Boston, Carolina, defending Eastern Conference champion New Jersey, the New York Rangers, Tampa Bay and Winnipeg, while hosting Buffalo (Dec. 28), Florida (Oct. 27), Montreal (Oct. 23), Ottawa (March 3), Toronto (Nov. 23) and Washington (Oct. 29).

Popular out-of-town visits at Xcel Energy Center include: the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings (Nov. 1, Jan. 22), the Calgary Flames (Jan. 3, Feb. 26, March 26), the Chicago Blackhawks (Nov. 28, Dec. 18), the Dallas Stars (Dec. 26, April 11), the Detroit Red Wings (Nov. 17, Feb. 17), the Edmonton Oilers (Dec. 14, Dec. 31, March 5), the St. Louis Blues (Nov. 15, March 30), the San Jose Sharks (Jan. 17, March 23), and the Vancouver Canucks (Dec. 20, Feb. 7, March 10).

Minnesota’s home schedule features traditional holiday games such as the Friday after Thanksgiving (Nov. 23) at 5:00 p.m. against Toronto; the day after Christmas (Dec. 26), a 7:00 p.m. start versus Dallas; as well as the New Year’s Eve game, a 5:00 p.m. contest versus Edmonton.

The Wild will have a franchise record-tying, seven-game homestand – Dec. 14–28 against Edmonton, N.Y. Islanders, Chicago, Vancouver, Colorado, Dallas and Buffalo. The Wild will play nine home games in March – matching the most in franchise history. The club has a pair of six-game road trips, including an early November jaunt to Tampa Bay, Boston, the New York Rangers, Detroit, New Jersey and Philadelphia. The Wild plays 18 of its first 28 games on the road. Minnesota plays 14 back-to-backs in 2012-13, up from 11 last season.

2012-2013 Season Tickets are now available for select lower level and RBC Club level seats. More information on season tickets is available at www.wild.com, or by contacting a Wild Ticket Sales Representative at 651-222-WILD. Single-game ticket pricing and on sale date will be announced later this summer.

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2012-13 MINNESOTA WILD SCHEDULE NOTES

Home Games by Day: Mon. – 2, Tue. – 11, Wed. – 3, Thu. – 8, Fri. – 3, Sat. – 11, Sun. – 3
Road Games by Day: Mon. – 5, Tue. – 6, Wed. – 6, Thu. – 5, Fri. – 5, Sat. – 12, Sun. – 2

Home Games by Month: Oct. – 5, Nov. – 5, Dec. – 8, Jan. – 7, Feb. – 5, March – 9, April – 2
Road Games by Month: Oct. – 3, Nov. – 10, Dec. – 6, Jan. – 4, Feb. – 8, March – 5, April – 5

Games by Conference/Division
Western Conference: Central Division (20) Northwest Division (24) Pacific Division (20)
Eastern Conference: Atlantic Division (8) Northeast Division (5) Southeast Division (5)

Opponents Visits To Minnesota (41): Anaheim-2, Boston-0, Buffalo-1, Calgary-3, Carolina-0, Chicago-2, Colorado-3, Columbus-2, Dallas-2, Detroit-2, Edmonton-3, Florida-1, Los Angeles-2, Montreal-1, Nashville-2, New Jersey-0, New York Islanders-1, New York Rangers-0, Ottawa-1, Philadelphia-1, Phoenix-2, Pittsburgh-1, St. Louis-2, San Jose-2, Tampa Bay-0, Toronto-1, Vancouver-3, Washington-1, Winnipeg-0

Wild Visits To Road Cities (41): Anaheim-2, Boston-1, Buffalo-0, Calgary-3, Carolina-1, Chicago-2, Colorado-3, Columbus-2, Dallas-2, Detroit-2, Edmonton-3, Florida-0, Los Angeles-2, Montreal-0, Nashville-2, New Jersey-1, New York Islanders-1, New York Rangers-1, Ottawa-0, Philadelphia-1, Phoenix-2, Pittsburgh-1, St. Louis-2, San Jose-2, Tampa Bay-1, Toronto-0, Vancouver-3, Washington-0, Winnipeg-1

After The All-Star Game – Minnesota will have 35 games remaining on its schedule, including 17 home games and 18 road contests. A total of 31 of those contests will be against Western Conference opponents.

Longest Homestand: 7 games:
Dec. 14 – 28 – Edmonton, N.Y. Islanders, Chicago, Vancouver, Colorado, Dallas, Buffalo

Longest Road Trip: 6 games (2 times):
Nov. 3 – Nov. 13 – Tampa Bay, Boston, N.Y. Rangers, Detroit, New Jersey, Philadelphia
Nov. 30 – Dec. 12 – Colorado, Nashville, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Anaheim, St. Louis

Back-To-Back Games: 14 (11 last season)
Back-to-back on road: 7 (6 last year)
Road game followed by home game next day: 3 (3 last year)
Home game followed by road game next day: 2 (1 last year)
Home game followed by home game next day: 2 (1 last year)

Length of Wild’s 2012-13 Season: 183 days (Oct. 13 – April 13), same as the 2011-12 campaign (183)