The Minnesota Wild have faced this predicament before. Down 0-2 in the series to the Chicago Blackhawks in each of the last two postseasons, Minnesota won Game 3 at home to get back into the series. Minnesota hadn't lost back-to-back games in regulation since Jan. 11 and 13, the latter coming one day before it acquired eventual Vezina Trophy finalist Devan Dubnyk in a trade from Arizona. Then the Blackhawks jumped ahead 3-0 in Game 1 and hung on for a 4-3 win before Patrick Kane scored twice in Sunday's 4-1 victory.
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