from Jim Souhan of the Star Tribune,

The Wild held one obvious and one possible advantage entering the second-round playoff series with the Blackhawks.

The obvious advantage: Devan Dubnyk had played like one of the top three goalies in the NHL for four months, while the Blackhawks had benched Corey Crawford before reinstating him.

The possible advantage: The Wild’s defensive system has thrived since Dubnyk’s arrival.

The latter betrayed the Wild in the first period, and the former betrayed the team when it mattered most.

The Wild’s usually-reliable defense handed Chicago three goals in the first period, and Dubnyk whiffed on a long shot in the last minute of the second. The Wild lost 4-3 instead of finishing what might have become the most remarkable comeback in franchise history.

“I just have to work harder at the beginning of that play,” Dubnyk said. “I have to get down and move to where I can see the puck the whole way.

“I didn’t see it until it was six or eight feet out, and I put my glove where I thought it was going, and I missed it. Simple as that.”

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