The Minnesota Wild are playing for their playoff lives battling with a handful of teams for one of the two wildcard spots in the Western Conference. The San Jose Sharks will be in be in for a tough match up against a revamped Wild roster.
This game carries a lot of weight considering Joe Thornton has the opportunity to overtake Stan Mikita for sole possession of 14th all time on the all time points list. It’s not far-fetched considering Jumbo has been on a ridiculous point pace lately scoring 9 in his last 10 games.