This is a 9* on MINNESOTA

The top two teams in the West Division (Vegas, Colorado) have already clinched. Not far behind them is Minnesota, who has 61 points and is in third place. There’s a huge gap between the Wild and fourth place, so they are going to be a playoff team this year. This gap is something previously discussed when we correctly selected the Wild on Wednesday. They beat Arizona 4-1 for their fifth straight win overall. This five-game win streak has seen them score 22 goals and give up only nine. Now it’s a quick one-game stop in LA to face a Kings team that is second to last in the division. The Kings traded away one of their top goal scorers (Jeff Carter) at the deadline and the only reason they are still in playoff contention is because the West is so weak beyond the top three. Minnesota is 5-2 vs. Los Angeles this season. The Kings have just three wins all month. They did win the last one, but that came against last place Anaheim. The last time the Kings won two straight was back in February. Play on MINNESOTA

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