The Minnesota Wild look to continue their dominance against Atlantic Division foes when they host the rejuvenated Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night. The Wild, who boast the most points in the Western Conference (76), are 9-1-0 versus teams from the Atlantic and gained at least one point in six of the last seven games overall after a 4-3 overtime loss to Chicago on Wednesday.

The Chicago Blackhawks arrive in Winnipeg to face the Jets in a Central Division matchup Friday after snapping an eight-game regular-season losing streak against first-place Minnesota, pulling within five points of the division leader. Now Chicago's challenge is to figure out the Jets, who despite sitting outside Western Conference playoff position own a 4-0-0 record against the Blackhawks this season.