After scoring twice in the third period and nearly stealing a win Wednesday night in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series, the Wild instead dropped the opener in Winnipeg as the Jets surged back to win, 3-2.



The three Winnipeg goals all showcased issues that figure to be a series-long thorn in the Wild's side. The Jets' potent power play — ranked fifth in the NHL during the regular season — scored on the first shot of its second opportunity Wednesday. It was a play it tried to run on its first power play, only to be answered by a strong Devan Dubnyk save. They went right back to that look on their next chance and were able to convert.



Far more concerning, though, were a pair of costly turnovers by defensemen that led to Winnipeg's tying and winning goals in the third period. For a team expected to struggle without star blue-liner Ryan Suter, the sequences that led to the late tallies from Patrik Laine and Joe Morrow only confirmed the...