Allen will start Wednesday's playoff opener against the Wild, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Carter Hutton will be Allen's backup Wednesday and Devan Dubnyk is slated to start for the Wild, an arrangement that figures to stick as long as both team's top goalies remain healthy. In 61 regular season tilts overall, Allen logged a 33-20-5 record, with a 2,42 GAA and .915 save percentage to go along with four shutouts. He'll now look to build off his regular season success against the Wild, after having logged a 3-1-0 record, a 1.97 goals-against average and a .929 save-percentage in four starts against Minnesota.