On the heels of a 1-3-1 road trip, Wild coach John Hynes said Friday he wanted to see his team battle with more consistency throughout a full 60-minute game, on draws, on the boards and in the corners — anywhere that players can win possession and put their team on the attack.

It didn’t happen on Saturday. The Wild came out of the gates with little energy and in less than five minutes fell behind the Utah Mammoth 3-0 — and it cost them another two points.

Former Gophers star Logan Cooley scored a pair of goals in the game’s first 3:29, and goaltender Karel Vejmelka stopped 33 shots as the Mammoth made that early lead stick in a 6-2 victory at Grand Casino Arena.

Nick Schmaltz made it 3-0 with a goal at 4:58, giving the Mammoth all the goals they would need to improve to 7-2-0. Cooley ha

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