it really went away. Minnesota lost five straight, won once, then lost four-in-a-row. Even in a shortened season, avoiding a three-game skid is no easy task. This year, the Wild are one of just three teams in the NHL to boast such a statistic. Playoff-bound Pittsburgh and Boston are the others, and like the Wild, each of those teams is coming off a victory in its most recent outing. "We definitely didn't want to lose three in a row. The great teams don't do that," said Wild forward Nick Bonino. "We talked about that before the game and I think over the course of this week, we had some really good periods in both of our losses. And I think tonight we played three pretty solid periods."