Minnesota Wild

Wild and Stars provide quite a preview for their upcoming playoff series
Just wait until the Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild are playing in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. They set quite a tone in a preview that came with a week left in the regular season. The Central Division foes were already locked into a first-round matchup.
Wild beat skidding Kraken 5-2 for 4th straight win, setting up showdown with Stars
Vladimir Tarasenko scored the go-ahead goal in the second period, Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist, and the Minnesota Wild twice benefited from replay reviews in a 5-2 victory over the skidding Seattle Kraken.
Hartman scores twice to lead the Wild to a 4-1 win over the Senators
Ryan Hartman scored twice to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. Jonas Brodin and Jake Middleton also scored for the Wild (43-21-12), and Jesper Wallstedt made 33 saves.