After waking up on Feb. 14 in 11th place in the Western Conference, 51 days later, the Minnesota Wild clinched a spot in the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

It was a rollercoaster season for Minnesota, who accrued 52 points in its first 41 games, a record-setting first half.

But the Wild would earn four points over games 42 through 56, going 1-11-2, and seeing it slip in the Western Conference standings.

Since then though, the Wild has climbed back into the postseason picture, one of the winningest teams in the NHL since Feb. 14 when interim Head Coach John Torchetti was promoted from Iowa.

It happened — and the Wild's success on the season — came from many of the avenues Minnesota expected it would need to carry the load.

Read more at Wild.com.