When the team says the right thing all week long about playing tighter and tougher defensively, especially in the third periods of games, performances like what the Wild had in a 4-3 loss at the hands of the Winnipeg Jets just feels like lip service. Patrik Laine, the young Finnish stud, scored two power play goals, while Blake Wheeler sealed the game for the Jets in the third period. Minnesota, on the other hand, had issues with boxing out and defending their lead.
The first period began with Landon Ferraro going down with what the Wild reported as a hip flexor injury.