ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild will start their season at home against Los Angeles on a Thursday night, Oct. 3.
Wild to open season at home vs. Kings on Oct. 3; each NHL team makes a visit to Xcel
July 20, 2013 at 1:00AM
The NHL released the 2013-14 schedule Friday with the new four-division alignment. For the first time in Wild history, every other team in the league will visit Xcel Energy Center. They'll face Central Division opponents 29 times, with at least four games against each of the other six members.
The Wild will also play three games against each team in the Pacific Division for a total of 50 games against the Western Conference. Then they'll play each Eastern Conference team once at home and once on the road.
The schedule includes a break for the Olympics from Feb. 7-26. The Wild host Nashville on Apr. 13 to conclude the regular season.
about the writer
![Iowa Wild head coach Derek Lalonde in Xcel Energy Center before the Minnesota Wild faced Colorado Tuesday night. ] JEFF WHEELER ï jeff.wheeler@startribune.com Derek Lalonde was named the fourth head coach in Iowa Wild history in June. He visited St. Paul when the Minnesota Wild played their first home preseason game of the year against the Colorado Avalanche Tuesday night, September 27, 2016 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/HE5EQY6W2BW2UIHRYTNPMH4QVQ.jpg?&w=436&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
The Detroit Red Wings fired coach Derek Lalonde on Thursday and named Todd McLellan as his replacement, a major change by general manager Steve Yzerman more than a third of the way through another disappointing season in the place known as ''Hockeytown.''
