The Dallas Stars have clinched the Central Division championship and the top seed in the Western Conference and will face the Wild in the first round of the playoffs.
It'll be the first time the Wild meets the former North Stars in the postseason.
Game 1 will be Thursday with the rest of the schedule being released Sunday.
There will be a ton of coverage in the next week, but here is a quick look at the Stars:
No. 1 Dallas Stars vs. No. 8 Minnesota Wild
-- Record: 50-23-9 record and 109 points to win the Central Division and the Western Conference.
-- Record vs. Wild: Stars went 4-1, with three wins in 3-on-3 OT.
-- Red-hot: The Stars went 29-11-2 at home and 12-3-2 in their past 17 overall. Entering Saturday's play, they were the most prolific team in the NHL at 3.23 goals per game but allowed the 11th-most goals at 2.79 per game. They had the NHL's third-best power play at 22.1 percent and 10th-best penalty kill at 82.4 percent.
