After a thorough thumping of the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night at Rogers Arena, everything is all right in the world of the Minnesota Wild.

A 6-3 victory helped Minnesota bounce back from its most lopsided loss of the season at the hands of the Calgary Flames three nights earlier. Although there were worries that there might be cracks in the armor after that game, the Wild proved mentally strong.

Aside from being good, the Wild are also consistent. They haven’t lost back-to-back games in more than two months and boast a 34-12-5 record, which puts them firmly atop the Western Conference, trailing only the Washington Capitals in the race for the NHL’s best record. They have never led the conference this late in the season.

After flying under the radar early in the season, the Wild are the Stanley Cup favorites, according to at least two websites.

As of Sunday night, the Wild have a 15.6 percent chance to win the Stanley Cup, according to the playoff probabilities report on Hockey-Reference.com. Only the Capitals (13.5 percent), Columbus Blue Jackets (10.2) and the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins (10.2) — all Eastern Conference teams — have greater than a 10 percent chance, according to the website.

The San Jose Sharks are the biggest competitor to the Wild in the Western Conference with a 8.7 percent chance to win the Stanley Cup.

That isn’t the only place the Wild are considered favorites to win the Cup. They have a 15 percent chance to win as listed by Playoff Status, a website that updates playoff odds weekly. Again, the Capitals are the next best bet at 14 percent with the Penguins (12 percent), Sharks (11 percent) and Blue Jackets (10 percent) following.

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Although the Wild’s franchise-record 12-game winning streak that spanned most of December was remarkable, their ability to avoid losing streaks might be even more impressive. They have lost three straight games only once this season and are 11-3-1 since their franchise-record winning streak ended on New Year’s Eve.

The Wild have been stellar on both ends of the ice. They are third in the NHL in goals per game (3.33) and third in goals allowed per game (2.29).

Mikael Granlund has taken a step up, leading the team with 48 points (15 goals, 33 assists), while players like Eric Staal (16 goals, 26 assists), Mikko Koivu (16 goals, 22 assists), and Jason Zucker (16 goals, 22 assists) are playing at an elite level.

That, coupled with the fact that Devan Dubnyk is the favorite to win the Vezina Trophy, according to online betting website Bovada, and it’s no wonder the Wild are viewed as a legitimate threat to win the Stanley Cup.

Ryan Suter and Jared Spurgeon have been outstanding on the back end, boasting a combined plus-minus rating of plus-62.

Still, it appears the Wild have something to prove, as the Capitals and Penguins received more votes to win the Stanley Cup in TSN’s Annual Midseason Coaches’ Poll. In that same report, the Wild were far and away the Western Conference favorite, garnering 11 votes.