These teams have played just once since November and it was a 4-1 Minnesota win on Jan. 13 and the Wild has the third-best record in the Western Conference since the beginning of the year. The Wild is led by center Eric Staal, who has 42 goals and 34 assists, and forwards Mikael Granlund and Jason Zucker, who have 67 and 64 points, respectively. The Wild scored the second-most goals in the conference after Zach Perise returned from back surgery for the second half of the season. Minnesota ended the regular season with three road games and won the last one 6-3 at San Jose. Devan Dubnyk is 35-16-7 with a 2.52 goals-against average and .918 save percentage with five shutouts and has allowed 12 goals his last seven starts. The Wild has won its last four games with at least three days rest and it has at least 11 players with postseason experience. Winnipeg hasn't been in the playoffs since 2015, but the Jets have lost eight conference quarterfinal games in a row. Winnipeg goalie Connor Hellebuyck will experience the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time. Take the Wild.
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NHL
Minnesota at Winnipeg
April 11, 2018
7:00 PM Eastern
1.5 units on Minnesota +160 (moneyline) (risk 1.5 to return 3.9)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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