The Minnesota Wild are back in the NHL playoffs, and after a season threatened but never fully derailed by injury, they're getting healthy at the right time.

Minnesota Wild right wing Ryan Hartman (38) and Vegas Golden Knights right wing Reilly Smith (19) battle for the puck during the third period of Game 3 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series Thursday, April 24, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) AP

This will be the second time in five years that the Wild and Golden Knights meet in the postseason, with Vegas getting the upper hand in 2021.