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Vegas Golden Knights: 5 make or break showdowns in March

By Andrew Steele-Davis

Ben Bishop #30 of the Dallas Stars blocks a shot on goal. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
Ben Bishop #30 of the Dallas Stars blocks a shot on goal. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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ST PAUL, MINNESOTA – JANUARY 05: Mats Zuccarello #36 of the Minnesota Wild looks on during the game against the Calgary Flames at Xcel Energy Center on January 5, 2020 in St Paul, Minnesota. The Flames defeated the Wild 5-4 in a shootout. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
ST PAUL, MINNESOTA – JANUARY 05: Mats Zuccarello #36 of the Minnesota Wild looks on during the game against the Calgary Flames at Xcel Energy Center on January 5, 2020 in St Paul, Minnesota. The Flames defeated the Wild 5-4 in a shootout. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /

2. Mar. 12, @ Minnesota Wild

Who would have thought it?

It has been a strange year for the Minnesota Wild who, despite seemingly being on the cusp of an absolute teardown, are right in the mix for a wild-card spot.

As of today, the Wild occupy the first wild-card berth in the Western Conference and they look primed to cause a few more upsets down the stretch.

And all of this is despite the fact that they traded forward Jason Zucker to the Pittsburgh Penguins prior to the Trade Deadline, in addition to firing Head Coach Bruce Boudreau.

Granted, the Wild probably aren’t equipped to go on a long run if they do make the playoffs, but then again stranger things have happened.

However, whatever does eventually unfold, this has been quite some story by Minnesota who is 35-27-7 this year.

They have been helped thanks to some heroics by Kevin Fiala who is on an absolute tear right now, having recently carved out a six-game point streak, and the forward leads the Wild in points with 54 (23 goals, 31 assists).

With the regular season coming to a thrilling finale, the Wild will need to really keep up their current level of play if they are to claw their way into the postseason, and that should make for a thrilling game against the Golden Knights.

Minnesota will be a desperate hockey team while the Knights will also be looking for a big W in order to try and tighten their grip on the Pacific.

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