The Minnesota Wild have 11 games remaining in the NHL regular season. Of those 11 games, the Wild will play two games vs. the formidable Vegas Golden Knights and five games vs. the St. Louis Blues, who are desperate to qualify for the playoffs and will be giving everything they’ve got. That leaves four “easy” games against the California teams — a back-to-back vs. Anaheim, a game Saturday night in San Jose, and Friday night’s game vs. the Los Angeles Kings.
LA has spent the season rebuilding by getting ice time to their developing players.