Milestone night for the Wild helps set stage for pivotal division clash: Takeaways

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild weren’t able to pull even in the standings with the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night because their division rival from the south forced overtime, then won on a power play to beat the Calgary Flames.But not only will Thursday’s game in Dallas be a first-round preview for the third time in each organization’s history, it also will go a long way toward establishing home-ice advantage as the Wild remain only two points back of Dallas after Tuesday’s 5-2 whipping of the Seattle Kraken at home.Advertisement