The Minnesota Wild put together the kind of effort that would beat a lot of NHL teams on Tuesday. Unfortunately for that beleaguered group, it wasn’t enough to edge the Dallas Stars.
Despite generating 40 shots on goal and generating 1-0 and 2-1 leads, the Wild lost to the Stars 4-3 in overtime. With that, they’ve lost six straight games.
(The view doesn’t get much prettier if you pull away a little further, either, as Minnesota’s only won once in the last month, going 1-9-2 in their last 12.)
Ultimately, the Stars’ big guns were too powerful. Tyler Seguin generated two assists and so did Jamie Benn, who set up John Klingberg’s overtime game-winning goal.
Again, the effort sure seemed to be there for the Wild, even if they’re far beyond the point of accepting moral victories.
21 shot attempts from Parise and Suter
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) February 10, 2016
Haula: everyone keeps saying it's going to be hard to get out of this, and it really is. It wasn't enough again. We weren't good enough
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) February 10, 2016
As frustrating as this must be, Minnesota’s not that far from a playoff spot. Still, it has to sting to see “Close, but not good enough” as a prevailing theme as of late.
Yeo: "I put a quote on the board 'Tough times they don't last, but tough people do.' And that's what we have to do right now."
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) February 10, 2016