Things don't any easier for the gang as Minnesota comes in after losing at Pittsburgh last night.
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For the second straight game, the Wild failed to capture a lead.
They haven't led in regulation play in the first three games of this four-game road trip -- ahead only when they scored a sudden-death goal to beat Carolina in overtime last Thursday.
"It's a bad trait we have right now, giving up the first couple goals and then trying to fight our way back," defenseman Ryan Suter said. "It's good to know that we can, but at the same time, I don't think we're going to be very successful if we continue to do that."
In their first regulation loss since Nov. 5, the Wild (10-4-3) fell apart after knotting the game at 1-1.
They were sloppy with the puck in the second period, turning it over carelessly as the Penguins tallied four goals in 31 minutes, 11 seconds for all the scoring they needed.
"We couldn't get to our game," coach Mike Yeo said. "It was just turnover after turnover in front of their defensemen. We knew we couldn't play that type of game tonight. We just didn't execute it well enough."
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The game continued a trend of subpar starts for the Wild. The Wild, 3-3-3 on the road, has yet to have a lead in regulation during this road trip.
“You keep having starts like that, it’s tough to be chasing the game,†coach Mike Yeo said. “It’s been a few games where it’s taken us a little while to get her going.â€
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