Quinn Hughes of the Minnesota Wild. NHLI via Getty Images
In most cases, the team facing elimination is under the most pressure in a Game 6 .
But on Thursday night, it’s the Minnesota Wild that will be wearing some serious baggage.
The Wild have not won a playoff series since 2015, and have only won four since the team joined the NHL for the 2000-01 season, with two of those victories coming in the same season, 2002-03, meaning Minnesota fans have only seen their team on the right side of the handshake line twice since George W. Bush’s first term.
That’s a lot of weight to be lifted.
The Wild are -125 favorites to get the job done Thursday evening against the Stas.
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