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Wild feel like they ‘can beat anybody right now’

Minnesota Wild v Detroit Red Wings

DETROIT, MI - MARCH 20: Mikko Koivu #9 of the Minnesota Wild celebraates his goal with Jonas Brodin #25 and Zach Parise #11 and Charlie Coyle #63 and Ryan Suter #20 during their NHL against the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena on March 20, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Zach Parise; Mikko Koivu; Charlie Coyle; Ryan Suter; Jonas Brodin

Tom Szczerbowski

It might fly under the radar, given what the streak the Pittsburgh Penguins are on, but the Minnesota Wild have now won seven of their last eight games.

They capped off their fifth straight win Saturday thanks to a 2-0 effort against the San Jose Sharks.

“Coming back from that road trip, we have a lot of confidence,” Wild forward Torrey Mitchell told the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

“We feel like we can beat anybody right now.”

The Wild are now 8-2-0 in their last 10 games, and are atop the Northwest Division with 38 points. That’s tied with the Vancouver Canucks’ point total, however the Wild hold the tiebreaker with fewer games played and two more regulation-overtime victories.

It was less than two weeks ago that Wild owner Craig Leipold indicated to the St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce that there is a larger window in which the Minnesota team can challenge for a Stanley Cup.