The last month or so has been mostly smooth sailing for the Minnesota Wild, who finally put together a long string of games where they either won or at least got a point, to propel themselves back into the playoff race.
Now they are starting to face adversity. After two uneven and disappointing losses in Chicago and Las Vegas to start out the road trip, it will be imperative to finish it strong with a good performance against an already great Arizona Coyotes team — a team who recently added Taylor Hall in a trade with New Jersey this week.