Tough finish on road
The Wild plays Winnipeg on Friday night needing a road win to keep its season alive. Those away victories were scarce in the stretch run. Minnesota stumbled to a 4-7 road record during its final 20 regular-season games. Here's a look at those 11 games:
OpponentResult
March 1ArizonaL, 5-3
March 2Colorado*L, 7-1
March 9VancouverW, 5-2
March 10EdmontonL, 4-1
March 16Vegas*W, 4-2
March 17ArizonaW, 3-1
March 27Nashville*L, 2-1
March 31DallasL, 4-1
April 4Anaheim*L, 3-1
April 5Los Angeles*L, 5-4
April 7San Jose*W, 6-3
* Indicates playoff team