The Minnesota Wild have an opportunity tonight to make some early ground in the division. Maybe it is a little soon to be thinking about a race for the playoffs in a top-heavy Central Division, but considering that the Winnipeg Jets have surged to this great start of their season and the projected cracks defensively have not spread open at all, it might not be crazy to really want to take these two points that mean a little more.
After the holiday break, the Jets sit with a 19-11-2 record and just three points above the Wild, sitting in the second divisional spot.