Article: Anaheim 2, Wild 1; THREE AR-R-RGHS; For the third playoff game, the Wild was outhustled and outmuscled, this time on its vaunted home ice. The Ducks turned in another solid defensive performance, limiting shots and frustrating the power play.(SPORTS)

Byline: Michael Russo; Staff Writer

The signage, declaring "Fight to the End," is everywhere.

On 7th and Kellogg. Pasted to the windows all around Xcel Energy Center. Bordering the ice inside the arena.

Catchy slogan.

Regrettably for the rabid Wild fans who engulf the State of Hockey, the end looks near and how much fight the Wild has left is a question.

The Wild looks like a team on the verge of having the rug swept from under its season after the Anaheim Ducks took a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference quarterfinals with a 2-1 victory Sunday night.

Game 4, and possibly the final game of 2006-07, is Tuesday night. "We've got our work cut out for us ...

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