UP ...
The Wild won 17 of 21 games in one stretch, including seven consecutive road victories, and had the NHL's best record in mid-December.
... AND DOWN
The Wild's average of 2.22 goals per game is 29th in the 30-team NHL, and it is in a stretch of playing 10 of 13 games on the road.
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