Tonight, the comeback-ers became the comeback-ees.
In a script opposite of Thursday's delirious third-period rally, the Winnipeg Jets allowed four unanswered goals en route to a 4-3 loss to the division rival Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center.
Nikolaj Ehlers and Blake Wheeler scored the first two goals, and Mark Scheifele added one late to round out the scoring for Winnipeg.
Michael Hutchinson made 27 saves in the defeat.
The Jets were smothered in the final 40 minutes, recording just eight shots on Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk.
"They did a real nice job with their coverage and we had a hard time moving past that," Head Coach Paul Maurice said. "We didn't have second and third touches on the puck, which is something we're usually pretty strong at. … (We need to) be a little stronger down there, hang on to a few more pucks and get them through to the net.
Wild hand Jets first loss of new season
Ehlers, Wheeler & Scheifele got the goals for Winnipeg
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