Minnesota Wild goalie Cam Talbot looks on during a break in action in the first period of Game 4 on Saturday in St. Paul. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)
With a shutout loss to Vegas on Saturday night, the Minnesota Wild are now down 3-1 in the best-of-seven series and heading back to Vegas on the brink of elimination.
There was reasonable confidence that when the Wild returned to the Xcel Energy Center for Games 3 and 4, they would perform well—just as they had during the regular season. The Wild had secured a victory in 21 of 27 regular season games (.