Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom, left, of Finland, deflects a shot off the stick of Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog, of Sweden, in the third period of the Wild's 3-1 victory in an NHL hockey game in Denver on Saturday, April 27, 2013. With the win, the Wild earned the eighth seed in the NHL Western Conference playoffs. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
