Wild-card playoff push
Western Conference
TeamGames leftPoints
7. Wild394
8. Dallas487
9. Phoenix486 Monday's game
Wild 1, Winnipeg 0
TUESDAY'S GAMES
Boston at Wild
Phoenix at Columbus
Nashville at Dallas
The Wild's magic numbers:
• 1 to make playoffs • 2 to secure No. 7 seed
• The magic number is the combination of Wild points gained and points lost by the ninth-place team that will result in the Wild clinching a wild-card spot.
Note: Top three teams in each division make the playoffs. Teams with the two next-best conference records are the wild-card teams.
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