Wild on the outside looking in
Here are the eight Western Conference teams leading the playoff race at the All-Star break (the Wild has 33 games remaining in the regular season):
Top three in the Central
WLOTPts.
Chicago3316470
Dallas3114567
St. Louis2816864
Top three in the Pacific
WLOTPts.
Los Angeles3016363
San Jose2618456
Arizona2420553
Wild cards
(top two remaining teams)
WLOTPts.
Colorado (Cent.)2722357
Nashville (Cent.)2418856
Best of The rest
WLOTPts.
Wild (Cent.)2317955
Anaheim (Pac.)2218751
Vancouver (Pac.)20191151
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