The Wild have only two regulation losses over the last six weeks, Matt Boldy has stepped up to lead the offense in Kirill Kaprizov's absence and the team is battling for first place in the Central Division.
But the Wild aren't a finished product, not after their 5-4 shootout loss at Philadelphia on Thursday.
"We got away from what we have been doing," coach Dean Evason said. "There was a lot of uncharacteristic stuff."
Just 10 games are left in their regular season, beginning Saturday afternoon against Chicago at Xcel Energy Center, and how much the Wild fine-tune their play the rest of the way will set the tone — and the standings — ahead of the playoffs.
"We just want to be consistent," Evason said. "We've praised our group [for] knowing who we are and knowing how we play. They know we got away from it; they know that. Hopefully it's a one-off, and we get right back at it.
"But we want to be consistent each and every night. For the last little while, we have been with everything, including our effort, and that's never been questioned. We get some consistency the last 10, we'll be real happy."
A Friday morning meetup at Tria Rink in St. Paul provided the Wild with an opportunity to reset, both on the ice and during a video session.
John Klingberg didn't skate after the defenseman sat out Thursday with an upper-body injury, and he also won't be available against the Blackhawks.