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“It’s definitely a little disappointing to play with the lead and come out like that,” Joe Pavelski said of a third period in which Dallas was outscored 3-0. “We sat back a bit, didn’t win enough one-on-one battles – everything that made us successful the first half of the game kind of slipped in our game a little bit. Didn’t handle a couple key moments, but for us – this group – this might come at a good time. This is a great reminder of what’s ahead of us. We’re going to be in this situation again against good teams. In the playoffs, you’re up by two, you’re down by one – the game can’t change. You’ve got to look to win periods, create momentum, keep moving the game forward. We didn’t do a good enough job. We’ll look at a few clips, I’m sure. Take this as a lesson. This won’t be a low point for us for long. Look to right it and be better next time.”