The State of Hockey will be well represented in this year's National Hockey League postseason, as, in addition to the Wild, more than 20 Minnesota-born players are set to participate. Many more who were not born in Minnesota but played in the state at some point in their careers -  such as Washington's T.J. Oshie and Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby and Phil Kessel - are also on active playoff team rosters (per NHL.com).

The Wild and New York Islanders have the most Minnesota-born skaters on their active rosters with four apiece. Of the 16 teams to qualify for the playoffs, all but four have a player born in the State of Hockey on their roster. 

Following are the 23 Minnesota-born players currently on active playoff team rosters:

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Dallas (1) vs. Minnesota (WC2)

Dallas - Alex Goligoski, D, Grand Rapids (82 Games Played - 5 Goals - 32 Assists - 37 Points)

Minnesota - Ryan Carter, F, White Bear Lake (60-7-5-12), Zach Parise, F, Minneapolis (70-25-28-53), Jordan Schroeder, F, Lakeville (26-2-2-4), Nate Prosser, D, Elk River (54-0-3-3)

St. Louis (2) vs. Chicago (3)

St. Louis - David Backes, F, Minneapolis (79-21-24-45)

Chicago - None

Anaheim (1) vs. Nashville (WC1)

Anaheim - None

Nashville - None

Los Angeles (2) vs. San Jose (3)

Los Angeles - Jamie McBain, D, Edina (44-2-7-9)

San Jose - Justin Braun, D, Minneapolis (80-4-19-23), Paul Martin, D, Minneapolis (78-3-17-20), Matt Tennyson, D, Minneapolis (29-1-3-4)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Washington (1) vs. Philadelphia (WC2)

Washington - Matt Niskanen, D, Virginia (82-5-27-32), Nate Schmidt, D, St. Cloud (72-2-14-16)

Philadelphia - Chris Vandevelde, F, Moorhead (79-2-12-14)

Tampa Bay (2) vs. Detroit (3)

Tampa Bay - J.T. Brown, F, Burnsville (78-8-14-22)

Detroit - None

Florida (1) vs. N.Y. Islanders (WC1)

Florida - Nick Bjugstad, F, Minneapolis (67-15-19-34)

N.Y. Islanders - Anders Lee, F, Edina (80-15-21-36), Brock Nelson, F, Warroad (81-26-14-40), Kyle Okposo, F, St. Paul (79-22-42-64), Nick Leddy, D, Eden Prairie (81-5-35-40)

Pittsburgh (2) vs. N.Y. Rangers (3)

Pittsburgh -  Matt Cullen, F, Virginia (82-16-16-32)

N.Y. Rangers - Derek Stepan, F, Hastings (72-22-31-54), Ryan McDonagh, D, St. Paul (73-9-25-34), Brady Skjei, D, Lakeville (7-0-0-0)