Another hollow offensive performance, another third-period breakdown, another point left on the table.
Lather, rinse, repeat.
The middling Minnesota Wild are feathering a nest between great expectations and grating inefficiency, better known as mediocrity in the ultra-competitive Central Division.
Their 2-1 shootout loss to the Arizona Coyotes Monday night at the Xcel Energy Center was an ugly yet fitting last impression to make before retreating into the weeklong all-star break.
Staked to a 1-0 lead and with the Wild on a power play that should have snuffed the Coyotes, goaltender Devan Dubnyk was fleeced behind the net with 1:13 remaining, yielding Antoine Vermette's tying goal.