John Moore faces suspension for Erik Haula hit; Wild looking to respond in Boston

Good morning from beautiful Boston, where the Wild looks to rebound tonight after last night's blown 3-0 lead. It was the first time the Wild blew a three-goal lead and lost on the road since Oct. 24, 2007.

I remember that game like it was yesterday. I mean, honestly every second of it.

Yet, bizarrely and maybe alarmingly, I have little recollection of the last time the Wild blew a three-goal lead to lose at home -- last March in Edmonton in a shootout. I remember the Islanders blown lead in December, but I have no recollection of the Edmonton game. Actually has me quite rattled.

Darcy Kuemper was in that net, too.

Update: John Moore, who nearly took Dale Weise's head off against Montreal in the Eastern Conference Finals for a two-game suspension, faces an in-person disciplinary hearing with Stephane Quintal, Chris Pronger and the rest of the NHL's Department of Player Safety for his unnecessary hit that injured Erik Haula last night. Moore received a match penalty for intent to injure, which always warrants at least a review. The in-person hearing means he can get six games or more. Originally it was believed his hearing would be by phone.

Chris Kreider got off with time served for his boarding major on Jonas Brodin, who sustained a hand injury.

Brodin felt last night he'll be able to play through the injury, and as of now, I haven't heard from GM Chuck Fletcher if the team called up a defenseman. If it did not, that means it expects Brodin to be fine for tonight.

I have watched the game over.

Keys to the loss:

1. Bad goaltending. There's just no way around it. Darcy Kuemper has been great this year, but he has got to hold onto a 3-0 lead last night. This is where Kuemper needs to improve the most. Examples of this occurred last year, too, where Kuemper just seems rattled and gives up bad goals when games turn.

2. Sleep defense.

3. Beaten to loose pucks

So plainly, Vanek is not getting chances.

5. That atrocious power play. Two majors last night and no goals. If you consider that the Wild could have put the Rangers away with a power-play goal or two, then the 0 for 24 power play has arguably cost the Wild three games this season.

Matt Dumba and Vanek combining for the turnover that led to a tying shorthanded goal in Anaheim; Five times failing to tie a game in LA that the Wild dominated; Last night at New York.

Remember, Andrew Brunette is on the bench this year to aid last year's middle of the road power play. So far, it's shooting blanks.

I have got to think we'll see revamped units tonight. The all-vet, all-kid thing isn't working, particularly when a few of the kids are playing than at least two of the veterans on the top unit -- Vanek and Mikko Koivu, who has one goal this season and alarmingly no assists.

Big game tonight. As well as the Wild has played this year, it wasted good efforts in Anaheim, L.A. and New York. It'd be a bigtime disappointment to return home to Minnesota with a 4-4 record.