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Wild pushed to the brink

May 6, 2015 at 6:10AM

* Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk and Blackhawks center Antoine Vermette tracked an airborne puck during the third period Tuesday night. Dubnyk made 21 saves, but the one goal he allowed was the difference. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Chicago shoved the Wild to the precipice of elimination with a 1-0 Game 3 victory Tuesday night at Xcel Energy Center. That leaves Minnesota facing this daunting task: Become only the fifth NHL team to overcome a 3-0 deficit and win a playoff series. Only the 1942 Maple Leafs, 1975 Islanders (featuring J.P. Parise), 2010 Flyers and 2014 Kings have accomplished that feat. "Two things: character and belief," Wild coach Mike Yeo said. "There will be no feeling sorry for ourselves. … We've got to find a way."

Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford dived for a second-period save, one of his 30 on his way to a shutout. “He’s a star against us,’’ Wild coach Mike Yeo said. “He’s Brodeur. He’s Roy. He’s everybody against us, so we’ve got to find a way to solve that.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Wild’s Jason Zucker found little space at which to shoot because Crawford had the goal covered in Game 3. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Coach Mile Yeo exhorted his team during the third period, but the Wild could not get the equalizer. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)