Calgary moved to within three points of Minnesota and the St. Louis Blues for the wild card berths into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference with one fewer game played than each.

The Minnesota Wild flew back ... and outside of one Devan Dubnyk-style “how did that go in” goal allowed by Filip Gustavsson, the Wild were solid in every other phase of the game.

Minnesota and St. Louis hold the two Western Conference wild-card spot, three points ahead of Calgary. Mikael Backlund, Yegor Sharangovich and Ryan Lomberg also scored as Calgary built a 4-0 lead.

Minnesota and St. Louis hold the two Western Conference wild-card spots, three points ahead of hard-charging Calgary. Mikael Backlund, Yegor Sharangovich and Ryan Lomberg also scored as Calgary ...

Erik Haula beat Devan Dubnyk in the sixth overall attempt of the shootout to give Vegas its first win of the season and first-ever victory over the Wild. 2. May 26, 2021: Minnesota 3, Vegas 0 ...

The Minnesota Twins lost 18 straight playoff games, the longest playoff losing streak in the four major sports, but even they didn't hit the bar the Minnesota Wild reached with Thursday's 3-2 loss ...

The Minnesota ... Wild ended the regular season with a 45-30-7 record, good for fourth in the Central division and seventh in the Western Conference overall. They're locked into the first wild ...

The wild-card berth has suited Minnesota well. It's part of the franchise's nickname, after all. With game-breaking production from Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy, shut-down defense on the first ...

NEW YORK --Vincent Trocheck scored 24 seconds into overtime when the New York Rangers defeated the Minnesota Wild 5-4 ... Canadiens for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs in ...