 The team reached the post-season for the fourth time in franchise history after a 3–1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on April 27, 2013.Finishing eighth place in the Western Conference, the Wild lost in five games to the eventual champions Chicago Blackhawks in the first round of the 2013 playoffs.The relocation and rebranding of the Atlanta Thrashers as the "new" Winnipeg Jets in 2011 meant Winnipeg was once again Minnesota's second-closest geographical rival after Chicago, and led the NHL to reconsider its divisional alignment.