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The Minnesota Wild returned home from Winnipeg and regrouped to roar back in their first-round playoff series. The Jets were a late arrival for Game 3 in more ways than one. Mikael Granlund and Zach Parise had power-play goals in the first period for the spark that was missing on the road, and the Wild scored four times in the second to beat the Jets 6-2 on Sunday night. Continue to Article

April 15, 2018 11:43:pm EST

The Minnesota Wild are running away with Game 3, with much of the damage coming in the second period, including what must have been a dizzying sequence of events for the Winnipeg Jets. 14:40 into the second period: Eric Staal scored his first goal of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Just 20 seconds later (15 minutes into the second period): Jordan Greenway made it 5-2 for Minnesota, scoring his first career NHL goal. Continue to Article

April 15, 2018 11:02:pm EST

The Winnipeg Whiteout -- that tradition which has Jets fans celebrating the region's often inclement winter weather by wearing white to playoff games -- seemed like a good idea, especially as raucous home crowds helped spur the Jets to a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven first round playoff series with the Minnesota Wild. The concept of a whiteout was less fun for the Jets come Saturday, as they tried to make their way to the Twin Cities for Game 3. A freak April blizzard hitting central Minnesota shut down MSP Airport during the day, forcing the Jets to land in Duluth, Minn., in the early afternoon. Continue to Article

April 14, 2018 8:16:pm EST

Minnesota Wild coach Bruce Boudreau is keeping it simple. ''You've got to win four,'' Boudreau said after the Winnipeg Jets beat the Wild 4-1 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference first-round series. Paul Stastny, Andrew Copp and Patrik Laine scored in the third period for Winnipeg. Continue to Article

April 14, 2018 12:22:am EST

While the Wild can take some solace in the idea that the series switches to Minnesota for Games 3 and 4, falling 4-1 has to be disheartening because of the way this latest contest played out. Winnipeg only held a 1-0 lead heading into the third period despite what was a 27-14 edge in shots on goal. None of that really mattered as Winnipeg just wouldn’t be denied. Continue to Article

April 13, 2018 11:44:pm EST