Surging Wild turn Thursday's showdown with Stars into a playoff tone-setter

DALLAS — A week ago, the Minnesota Wild were at the tail end of a win-one/lose-one rut and dropping way too many home games against non-playoff opponents, and home-ice advantage in the opening round of the playoffs seemed like a pipe dream.But suddenly, here they are, winners of four in a row, two points back of the Dallas Stars with four games left each, including Thursday night’s showdown between the teams.Advertisement