Wild's quick playoff outs

April 22, 2018 at 1:25AM
Winnipeg Jet fans celebrate at Portage and Main in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, after the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Minnesota Wild 5-0 in Game 5 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Friday, April 20, 2018. The Jets advanced to the second round. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
Winnipeg fans celebrate the Jets first-round playoff series victory over the Minnesota Wild. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Quick outs

The Wild has been eliminated in the first round six times during eight trips to the postseason since it appeared in the Western Conference final in 2003.

YearRegular seasonConference positionFirst-round opponentSeries result

200748-26-8, 104 pointsSeventh in WestAnaheimLost 4-1

200844-28-10, 98 pointsFourth in WestColoradoLost 4-2

201326-19-3, 55 pointsEighth in WestChicagoLost 4-1

201638-33-11, 87 pointsEighth in WestDallasLost 4-2

201749-25-8, 106 pointsSecond in WestSt. LouisLost 4-1

201845-26-11, 101 pointsFifth in WestWinnipegLost 4-1

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