looks on during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in St. Paul, Minn ...

Since the NHL realigned and revamped the postseason format starting with the 2013-14 season, this is the fourth time ...

The wild-card berth has suited Minnesota well ... Brandon Hagel’s major-drawing-penalty kept Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov from playing in the final 10 minutes of Game 2.

The wild-card berth has suited Minnesota well. It’s part of the franchise’s nickname, after all. With game-breaking production from Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy, shut-down defense on the first line ...