CHICAGO – There was no panic or, as Zach Parise said, “freaking out” inside the Wild locker room Saturday.
That wasn’t overly shocking.
After all, the Wild has mastered the art of the bounceback better than any team in the NHL for nearly four months. Since the Jan. 14 arrival of Devan Dubnyk, the Wild hasn’t lost consecutive games in regulation. So player after player voiced confidence between Games 1 and 2 that they will be able to rebound yet again Sunday night and avoid a 2-0 hole against the Chicago Blackhawks.
“We’re not sitting here thinking, ‘Oh here we go again,’ ” said Parise, referring to the fact that Chicago had ended the Wild’s season in each of the past two playoffs.