It'll be the No. 8 seed Wild vs. Stars, Blues or Hawks
The Wild secured its playoff berth Tuesday night, and it is locked into as No. 8 seed in the Western Conference. It will play the No. 1 seed, which will be one of these three Central Division teams:
Dallas
Standing: 105 points, tied for first in Central
Remaining games (2): Thursday vs. Colorado, Saturday vs. Nashville
The skinny: The Stars are the Wild's most likely opponent, because even if they finish in a tie with St. Louis, they own tiebreaker (46 regulation and overtime wins to the Blues' 43).
Record vs. Wild: Stars went 4-1, with three wins in OT.
St. Louis
Standing: 105 points, tied for first in Central
Remaining games (2): Thursday at Chicago, Saturday vs. Washington
The skinny: The Blues, the Wild's first-round opponent last year, will play either the Wild or Chicago in the first round.
