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Wild chase Ellis in 2nd but extra effort from Smithson the difference for Preds

Associated Press

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild know they're letting the young season slip away. Already last in the Western Conference, Minnesota fell behind by a pair of goals early and gave up a short-handed goal late in the third period in a 4-3 loss to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. The loss ended a streak of 13 consecutive games at Xcel Energy Center without a regulation loss and dropped the Wild to 3-9-0 this season. Jerred Smithson's winning goal midway through the third period came ...

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