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Wild coach Yeo: ‘It didn’t have the feel of a game we were going to win’

Minnesota Wild v Chicago Blackhawks - Game One

CHICAGO, IL - MAY 02: of the Chicago Blackhawks of the Minnesota Wild in Game One of the Second Round of the 2014 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the United Center on May 2, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Jonathan Daniel

A brief third-period comeback for the Minnesota Wild didn’t leave head coach Mike Yeo satisfied with his team’s performance in Game 1 of their series against the Chicago Blackhawks.

The Wild manufactured a pair of goals in the third period to tie the game at two goals apiece, before Patrick Kane took over the game and helped the Blackhawks to a 5-2 win, and a 1-0 series lead on Friday. The Wild had the run of the play through the final two periods, outshooting Chicago 24-9 in that span.

But with the game tied, Kane went to work with some sheer brilliance, a beautiful backhand goal that turned out to be the winner. The Wild couldn’t regroup again, even if comebacks have been commonplace in these playoffs.

“It didn’t have the feel of a game we were going to win,” said Yeo, as per Chad Graff of the Pioneer Press. “I thought we had a handful of guys that were below average at best,” the coach added.

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