A look at the Wild's standing in the Western Conference playoff race after Wednesday night:
TeamPointsGR
7. Wild532
Friday vs. Edmonton; Saturday at Colorado
8. Detroit522
Thursday vs. Nashville; Saturday at Dallas
9. Columbus512
Thursday at Dallas; Saturday vs. Nashville
10. Dallas482
Thursday vs. Columbus; Saturday vs. Detroit
Thursday clincher: The Wild will clinch a playoff spot if Columbus loses to Dallas in regulation.
Friday clincher: The Wild will clinch a spot if it beats Edmonton.
Kirill Kaprizov should become the Wild’s franchise scoring leader shortly after the team returns to action on Feb. 26.
