It has been a disappointing last few days for both the Wild and the Red Wings. Both sides have dropped two consecutive games and are feeling the effect in the wild card standings.
The Wild suffered a demoralizing 7-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night. They have slipped into the wild card standings as the Dallas Stars moved into third place in the Central Division. However, entering Sunday, the Wild have the opportunity to regain their third spot in the division.
As for the Red Wings, a 4-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets ruined their chance to reduce the gap on the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.