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‘We’re not rattled,’ says Wild coach Yeo after Game 1 loss

Minnesota Wild v Ottawa Senators

OTTAWA, ON - NOVEMBER 20: Head coach Mike Yeo of the Minnesota Wild talks to the media following their win during an NHL game against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on November 20, 2013 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Jana Chytilova/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Mike Yeo

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The Minnesota Wild couldn’t fully complete the comeback against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday, losing Game 1 of this second-round series.

“They came out flying and we weren’t really up to speed. Finally in the second period we got playing the way were capable of,” Ryan Suter told Brian Murphy of the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

It’s one loss. The Wild has been in much more dire situations, like the one that clouded over that team in January.

A late second-period goal from Teuvo Teravainen -- his first career playoff goal -- proved to be the winner in this series opener for Chicago, after the Wild got back into the game, erasing a three-goal deficit from the first period.

“If you want to ask, we’re not rattled right now,” said Wild head coach Mike Yeo, as per Chad Graff of the Pioneer Press.

It could be that these two teams are digging in for a long series. The Wild has left an impression on the Blackhawks.

“They’re a really good hockey team. You can just feel that out there. They’re just after you like crazy,” Blackhawks Niklas Hjalmarsson told Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times.

And it could be this series comes down to goaltending, between Devan Dubnyk and Corey Crawford.

Minnesota forward Justin Fontaine left the game midway through the second period and did not return.

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