“Will the Wild’s Bold Strategy Ignite a Last-Minute Playoff Comeback or Snuff Out Their Hopes Tonight?”

It has been quite a while since I played an NHL game, and the season is reaching the finish line. Playoff spots are being clinched, teams are being eliminated, and there is jockeying for position still. The teams in tonight’s game both are still looking to try and make the playoffs. If the season ended today, the Wild would make the playoffs via the Wild Card, and the Flames would be on the outside looking in. 

This season hasn’t gone perfectly to the Wild, but the team is at least in control of their own destiny. They are 43-29-7 for the season. They have also actually been pretty good on the road this year with a 22-12-5 record overall. This is even more impressive when you look at some of their numbers for the season. They have scored 2.75 goals per game, but they are allowing 2.89 goals against per game. I have to wonder how many playoff teams allow more goals then they score. They also are taking about two fewer shots per game than opponents. Over the last five games, the Wild have been just 2-3, but competitive in pretty much all of them. They may have been in the strangest game of the season, too. In their last game, they won 8-7 in overtime. That’s a baseball score, not a hockey one. The guess is that Filip Gustavsson is going to be in the net. He has put together a very nice year with a 30-18-6 record and a 2.54 goals against per game average. He also has a .915 save percentage, good for sixth in the league.

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