The State of Hockey can't have a much better morning than right now after a Minnesota Wild series clinching Game Six win over the St. Louis Blues. Now we move on.
For the second straight year, Minnesota has made it to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. For the second straight year, the Wild's Round Two opponent will be the Chicago Blackhawks - a team they have faced for now the third year in a row.
In 2012-13, Chicago won in five games in the Western Conference Quarterfinals. Minnesota made it a much more interesting series in 2014-15, falling in six games in the West's Semis.