(St. Paul, MN) — The shorthanded Wild suffered a fourth straight loss as they fell 4-1 to the Lightning on Thursday night in St. Paul. Tampa defenseman Darren Raddysh scored twice in the second period to open the scoring. After Victor Hedman scored on the power play early in the third, former Lightning defenseman Zach Bogosian netted his first goal with the Wild with 4:25 left in regulation to spoil the shutout. But the Tampa scored into an empty net in the final minute and the Wild lose four straight in regulation for the first time this season and fall to the Lightning for the first time at home since 2011 stopping a 10 game win streak. Seven regulars missed the game for the Wild who have dropped back below .500 at 16-17-4. They’re in Columbus on Saturday night for a 6 P-M face off against the Blue Jackets.
