Blackhawks, Wild meet again in second round of playoffs

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The Blackhawks and Minnesota Wild have met two consecutive postseasons. From one spring to the other the series got much tighter, with the Blackhawks fighting to eliminate the Wild in six games last season.

Now, it’s time to get ready for Round 3.

The Blackhawks, who eliminated the Nashville Predators on Saturday night, will meet the Minnesota Wild in their second-round series. Dates and times have yet to be determined.

[MORE: Blackhawks rally to beat Predators, advance to second round]

The Wild advance to the second round for the second consecutive season after it beat the St. Louis Blues 4-1 on Sunday afternoon. Zach Parise scored twice and Devan Dubnyk stopped 30 of 31 shots for the victory.

This current Minnesota squad is a far cry from the team in January that was way out of the playoffs. Questions arose at the time if coach Mike Yeo would be a casualty of what was looking like an underachieving season. Oh, how times have changed. The Wild have been tremendous since acquiring Dubnyk, who went 27-9-2 through the rest of Minnesota’s regular season. 

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