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Trouba blames odd-man rushes and breakaways for Jets defeat

ST. PAUL -- They got beat. Handily.

But the message in the Winnipeg Jets dressing room here at Xcel Energy Center Tuesday night was that a 5-3 loss to the Minnesota Wild, which was a lot more lopsided than the final score suggested, had more to do with the Jets beating themselves than anything the Wild did.

Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba (24) hits Winnipeg Jets right wing Chris Thorburn (22) during the first period.
Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba (24) hits Winnipeg Jets right wing Chris Thorburn (22) during the first period.

"What they got was a function of what we gave them -- it was the odd-man rushes and the breakaways.