After The Break, Wild Want To Be Better At Home
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- The Minnesota Wild won four of their last five games before the All-Star break to climb into the thick of the Western Conference playoff race.
Their goals for the remaining 33 regular-season games are rather simple, other than the obvious desire to finish in one of the top eight places. The Wild want to keep that edge -- the intensity and focus -- they found before the break and re-establish themselves as a tough team to beat at home.
The Wild are only 11-11-2 at Xcel Energy Center, compared to 14-8-3 on the road. They're currently one point out of the last playoff spot, but the competition is fierce with two standings points separating the West teams in seventh through 12th place.
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