It took a lot longer than they would have hoped, but the Minnesota Wild clinched a berth in the
Stanley Cup Playoffs
on Saturday.
Although they lost
4-2 to the Vancouver Canucks
, the Wild qualified for the playoffs for the fifth straight season when the Los Angeles
Kings lost to the New York Ranger
s 3-0 in regulation. Despite losing nine of their past 11 games and falling behind the Chicago Blackhawks in the Central Division after occupying the top spot for most of the season, the Wild are in.
Eric Staal, Devan Dubnyk carry Wild to playoffs
Scoring depth, coach Bruce Boudreau big reasons Minnesota clinched berth in postseason
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