With every passing day, it seems more and more likely that the Minnesota Wild’s first round opponent will be decided at the very last moment. With the Vegas Golden Knights leading the division with 74 points and the Colorado Avalanche just two points behind and a game in-hand, there are so many options that can still take place with the remaining couple of weeks.
Hell, the Wild can still technically win the division. Especially if they keep on getting late-game rallies to earn points in the standings.
On Monday, it was the dramatics of Kirill Kaprizov and Jonas Brodin scoring within just 26 seconds of each other to turn a one-goal deficit into a one-goal lead in the dying seconds against the Golden Knights.