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.

Record vs. Wild: Blues went 3-2, with one win in OT.

Chicago

Standing: 101 points, third in Central

Remaining games (2): Thursday vs. St. Louis, Saturday at Columbus

The skinny: Blackhawks need to win out and have both St. Louis and Dallas lose out in regulation. Chicago then would have the tiebreaker.

Record vs. Wild: No wins and five losses (one in a shootout).