Upward mobility for the Wild
January 16, 2017 at 5:15AM
The Wild lost 3-2 in a shootout at Calgary on Dec. 2, but since then Minnesota has gone 17-1-1 to move into the top spot in the Central Division and Western Conference. A look at how the West shaped up on Dec. 2 and now:
Standings through Dec. 2
TeamGPWLOTPts.
1. Chicago25166335
2. St. Louis24147331
3. San Jose25159131
4. Anaheim24128428
5. Edmonton251310228
6. Los Angeles241310127
7. Wild23118426
8. Calgary271213226
Standings through Jan. 15
TeamGPWLOTPts.
1. Wild42289561
2. Chicago462714559
3. Anaheim462413957
4. Edmonton452315753
5. San Jose432516252
6. St. Louis442316551
7. Calgary462320349
8. Los Angeles432217448
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Saturday’s game against Dallas presents an opportunity to indicate the team won’t repeat the flop in division games that wrecked last season.