The Ottawa Senators and Minnesota Wild currently sit in the top positions in their respective wild-card races ... because they play Anaheim and San Jose on Friday and Saturday.

St. Louis' defeat didn't hurt its standing in the wild-card race. The Calgary Flames moved ... after the Flames came from behind to beat San Jose on Monday. Minnesota visits Calgary on Friday ...

San Jose is just playing out the string, but Minnesota is trying to solidify its place in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. A victory for the Wild will go a long way to clinching a Wild Card spot.

CALGARY --Yegor Sharangovich scored twice for the Calgary Flames, who gained in the Western Conference wild-card race with a 5-2 win against the San Jose Sharks at Scotiabank Saddledome on Sunday.

The Minnesota Wild have a four-point lead on the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference ... As they prepare to take on the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday, the team announced that it could ...

Minnesota began the night two points behind St. Louis for the second wild card in the Western Conference ... end it after Will Smith tied it for San Jose with 52 seconds left in regulation.