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Souhan: For Wild, doubts creeping in thanks to Yeo, Blues
Former Wild coach Mike Yeo is coaching the Blues this series almost as if he knows the Wild's flaws.
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Notes: Matching up with Blues' Tarasenko more difficult in St. Louis
With Games 3 and 4 at home, Mike Yeo will have last line change and the opportunity to get Vladimir Tarasenko away from Wild coach Bruce Boudreau's desired matchup.
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Wild-St. Louis Game 3 preview
This is the seventh time in 12 all-time playoff series that the Wild trails 2-0. It rallied to win just once
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Wild faces tough hill to climb down 2-0 to the Blues
Down 2-0 to the Blues, it won't be easy to come back. According to Elias Sports Bureau, only 18 teams in NHL history have rallied to win a best-of-seven series after losing the first two at home.
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Wild hopes to defy odds against the St. Louis Blues
The Wild hopes to become the 19th team to lose its first two games at home in a best of seven series and end up winning.
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Ex-Devils Scott Stevens, Martin Brodeur do battle with Wild, Blues
Hall of Fame defenseman Scott Stevens is Bruce Boudreau's chief lieutenant and Hall of Fame goalie Martin Brodeur, one of St. Louis' assistant GMs, is the Blues' interim goalie coach.
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Reusse: Wild deserved no better than what it got in Game 2
On Friday, St. Louis was not hanging on for dear life as was the case in Game 1. The Blues had more puck possession in the second period and had turned the Wild into a mess.
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Reusse: Road playoff wins in NHL turn fewer heads than decades ago
The first round of the NHL playoffs was played on Wednesday and Thursday. The only home team among four in the West to win an opener was Anaheim, and that was a 3-2 nail biter against Calgary.
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From Russia, Vladimir Sobotka's play quickly translates for Blues
Vladimir Sobotka left the KHL at the end of its season in March, returned to St. Louis and had to adapt on the fly
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Over? Wild's results when trailing 2-0 in NHL playoff series
The is the eighth time the Wild has fallen behind 2-0 in a playoffs series.
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Blues' fourth line provides the necessary punch in Game 2
Ryan Reaves, Kyle Brodziak and Scottie Upshall stepped up with the right dose of physical play that Mike Yeo wanted to see from his team.
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Another bolt from the Blues: Late goal puts Wild in 0-2 hole vs. St. Louis
After fighting all season for home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs, the Wild on Friday dropped a second consecutive home game 2-1 to the Blues.
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Postgame: Blues suffocating Wild at every turn offensively
The Wild has no 5-on-5 goals in the series and trails 2-0 because of it
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How a 5-year-old boy helped rescue an NHL goalie's season
St. Louis Blues goalie Jake Allen, with a little help from NHL goalie wins leader Martin Brodeur and a young fan, regained his edge after going through some early-season struggles.
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After losing home ice, Wild knows Game 2 tonight is critical
Isn't it amazing how much focus is put on trying to attain home-ice advantage in the first round and how simple it is to lose it?
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Souhan: Shooting's fine, but Wild needs scorers to step up
Sometimes in hockey shots are viewed as a sign of dominance. But, as Game 1 showed for the Wild, dominating puck possession and shot totals means nothing if you can't score.
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Defensemen Folin, Brodin must overcome Game 1 struggles for Wild
Wild coach Bruce Boudreau said Thursday he thought defensemen Christian Folin and Jonas Brodin looked "a little bit nervous" in Wednesday night's Game 1 loss.
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Wild-St. Louis Game 2 preview
Game 2 is especially critical for the team trailing 1-0. Teams that take a 2-0 series lead go on to win 87.3 percent of the time, 89.2 percent when that Game 2 win is on the road.
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