Stop the presses: The Wild's having trouble scoring!

When you don't score easily, the room for error is so miniscule, and that was on display again by the Wild in tonight's 4-1 loss at Boston.

Read the gamer for all the details and the better quotes. Just a quick blog because I need to get some shut-eye before an early flight to New Yawk.

The Wild came out the right way, and as Bruins forward Chris Kelly said, the Wild was handling the puck well, skated well, "they were moving their feet extremely well and we weren't."

In a scoreless first, the Wild outchanced the Bruins, but Tuukka Rask put on a display that continued in the second.

But with the Wild taking the play to Boston, Jarome Iginla took a shot that nicked Jonas Brodin's hip. Darcy Kuemper seemed to lose the puck until it dipped in his crease. By then it was too late.

Eight minutes later, Nino Niederreiter stole the puck near the Wild blue line. He gave it to Kyle Brodziak, but he didn't get the puck out and Carl Soderberg took the puck right off his stick.

To compound problems, every Wild defender watched Soderberg skate around the net. That left Loui Eriksson wide open, and the prolific third-line connected when Soderberg fed Eriksson for the easy 2-0 lead.

Look at Boston's balanced scoring, look at the Bruins' plus-minuses. They just roll line after line at you and any line can contribute.

The Wild is the absolute opposite. The Parise-Granlund-Pominville line has scored 14 goals and 37 points in the past 13 games. The rest of the team has 17 goals in that span.

This team just hasn't found the right mix since Mikko Koivu's return from an ankle injury and Matt Moulson's addition. The Wild is 1-2-3 since Moulson's arrival, 2-2-3 since Koivu's return. The offense that was supposed to improve with Moulson and Koivu in the lineup has dipped from 25th to 28th in the NHL.

Tonight, the Moulson-Koivu-Charlie Coyle line had four or five exceptional scoring chances.

The line didn't score and finished minus-2.

Honestly, one option would be to break apart the prolific Granlund line to spread out the wealth a bit and get a new mix because we have seen the Moulson-Koivu and Cooke-Brodziak duos aren't scoring with either Charlie Coyle or Nino Niederreiter on the right. It's really too bad Jason Zucker is hurt. This team could use some speed and energy.

But that would probably be beyond crazy to break apart the only line that's creating something consistently every game.

"That's the tricky part because they've been going so well," Yeo said. "It's up to us to try to figure out the right match."

I'd start off by flipping Kyle Brodziak and Erik Haula. For a team that wanted to get three lines who can score, it's not even getting two. At least the Koivu line created a bunch of chances tonight.

"We all have to contribute," Coyle said. "We all know that. We generate chances, but it comes down to putting the puck in the net."

As usual, the Wild was up against a great goaltending display. Rask made some awesome saves early and late. Sixteen of his 33 saves came in the third.

Onto Long Island. Ilya Bryzgalov should be in goal. This is a must win. The Isles have won twice in regulation at home since January.

The only game going right now that affects the Wild is Phoenix at LA. After 1, Coyotes lead 2-1. I have an early flight. Later.