Once known to be a team that was a little boring to watch, the Minnesota Wild are riding the high of the Kirill Kaprizov deal and are rewriting the rules of the Central Division. They aren’t always pretty wins, but it doesn’t matter; the Wild have been winning so many games that, despite playing in a division with the St. Louis Blues and Winnipeg Jets, they are currently sitting at first overall in the Western Conference.
For the San Jose Sharks, this is a make-or-break game that shows how easily the team will be able to return to their identity and early-season successes.