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's bid to tie the game caromed off the crossbar, and the Minnesota Wild were stuck with another agonizing defeat.scored a short-handed goal as the Nashville Predators beat the Wild 1-0 Monday night.
Minnesota is 2-7-1 in its last 10 games and 2-8-4 in its last 14 home games. The Wild, who remain two points out of the last playoff spot in the West with five games to play, have scored just four goals in their last four games. "It's a credit to the guys in the room," Laviolette said."Everybody goes into the year with good intentions and everybody has a plan in mind, and I'm sure they're all including the playoffs. So it's not an easy thing and should never be taken for granted. But our guys worked hard to get to this point."in the final 2 1/2 minutes.
"Getting the lead is always very important. We know that just from numbers, that first goal, what it can do in games," Johansen said."I had a bunch of time there in the middle of the ice. Good to see one go in."
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