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Wild make playoffs with 3-1 win over Avalanche

Lounging in front of his locker, music blaring in the background, Mikko Koivu chatted about what it meant to the team, the organization and the city to make it back to the playoffs for the first time in five years.Yeah, but what about him? What did it mean to him?Only then did the gravity of the moment begin to dawn on the captain of the Minnesota Wild."This," Koivu said, "is a big deal."That's putting it mildly.Devin Setoguchi broke a second-period tie and Niklas Backstrom stopped 29 shots, helping the Wild secure the last playoff spot in the Western Conference with a 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night.Zach Parise scored and Pierre-Marc Bouchard added a late empty-net goal for the Wild, who earned the No. 8 seed and will face top-seeded Chicago in the first round of the postseason. Minnesota had a chance to wrap up a spot on Friday, but fell 6-1 at home to Edmonton.That lopsided loss led to an anxious 24 hours. It also led to a team meeting, when coach Mike Yeo got ...

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