This was only the second time in Minnesota's history that the team advanced past the first round, the first time coming in 2003, in which the Wild went to the Western Conference Final, only to get swept by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
This was only the third time in Minnesota's history that the team advanced past the first round. In 2003, their first time, the Wild went to the Western Conference Final, only to get swept by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.