Playoff-bound Wild chasing home ice against lowly Canadiens

With a playoff berth clinched, the Minnesota Wild will turn their attention to securing home ice when they visit the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.

Minnesota (47-21-7, 101 points) clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs for the third consecutive season and for the ninth time in the past 10 seasons with a 5-4 overtime win against the San Jose Sharks on Sunday.

The Wild are third in the Central Division, one point beh