Wild fall to Blues 5-4 in overtime to lose more ground in playoff hunt

A four-day break this late into the season to recover, rest and reset would typically be an advantage. For the Wild, this layoff might finally extinguish their already dim playoff hopes. They could sink as much as 10 points back of the final wild-card berth in the Western Conference during their hiatus after twice blowing a lead to the Blues on Saturday afternoon at Xcel Energy Center before …