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Where the Wild ranks among the NHL's top teams

January 10, 2017 at 1:52PM

Minnesota Wild center Eric Staal (12) celebrates his goal with teammates Nino Niederreiter (22) and Zach Parise (11) during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the San Jose Sharks Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, in San Jose, Calif. Minnesota won 5-4. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) (Brian Stensaas — Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

NHL's top teams

Team GamesRecordPoints Goal differential

Columbus 39 28-7-4 60 +47

Pittsburgh 39 26-8-5 57 +30

N.Y. Rangers 42 28-13-1 57 +39

Chicago 43 26-12-5 57 +16

Montréal 40 25-9-6 56 +31

Wild 39 25-9-5 55 +38

Washington 39 25-9-5 55 +28

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