NHL Tuesday: Ducks double up Sharks in key Western showdown

If the Minnesota Wild haven’t hit rock bottom yet, they’re certainly getting close.

With their 2-1 loss in St. Louis on Tuesday night, the Wild extended their current losing streak to six games and have won just five times in their past 18 games. Teams are starting to jump over them in the wild card race; and with as good and tight as the Western Conference is this season, if they don’t find a way to climb out of this hole soon it could be yet another disastrous second half collapse in Minnesota.

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