While the Stars have been on this run, Colorado has lost to Edmonton, Winnipeg and Pittsburgh. Meanwhile, third-place Minnesota has dropped games to Philadelphia, Toronto and the Rangers. That puts Dallas at 42-15-10 (94 points), while Colorado is 44-13-9 (97 points) and Minnesota is 38-18-12 (88 points). Because the league format pits divisional rivals against each other in the playoffs, the Stars would meet Minnesota in the First Round if the postseason started today. If it could overtake Colorado for first place in the division, Dallas would then get the second wildcard team in the opening round.
