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EDMONTON, Alta -- The Minnesota Wild lost the first three games of their five-game road trip.But as they prepare to play the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday, Minnesotas coach and players said they feel like they should have come out with something more.All three were one-goal losses, including Friday 3-2 shootout loss to Calgary, and two came in the shootout.In each of the Wilds last five games, they scored first. So, its not like Minnesota is struggling badly. Its more of a case of small mistakes costing them points.Weve just got to get sharper, said Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk, who played 171 games as an Edmonton Oiler. Were a great hockey team. We talk about that in the room. Just because were a great hockey team doesnt mean its just going to happen for us. We have to go out there and be great. We have a lot of guys in this room that can do that. Its a long season. I have no doubt well get back to where we were.If the Wild could get some goals from their top line, they could turn narrow losses into victories. Coach Bruce Boudreau has been very critical of his top unit of Charlie Coyle, Zach Parise and Eric Staal. The trio didnt get a point against Calgary, and generated only four shots on goal.They were pointless in Tuesdays 5-4 loss to the Vancouver Canucks.(They) werent very good, Boudreau said of his top three. Theyve got to get going on their own. We can prod them, but in the end, we need those guys to be our best players or were not going to have success.The Oilers won only their second home game in their last seven on Saturday, a 3-2 overtime victory over the Anaheim Ducks. Leon Draisaitl scored the winner and has three goals in his last two games. Connor McDavid, the NHLs leader with 34 points, had his seven-game point streak snapped, but still has 15 points in his last eight outings.Sometimes it takes a little while to build chemistry and feel really comfortable with guys, Draisaitl said. We had some good looks (against the Ducks) and had the tough matchups.Oilers coach Todd McLellan is looking to get more out of the Oilers power play on home ice. It has been Jekyll-and-Hyde this season. On the road, it has a 26.8 percent success rate, but its only 12.6 at home.The Oilers got a power-play goal in Saturdays win, though, and another just as an Anaheim penalty was expiring. So the coach is hoping the team is snapping out of its home-ice funk.Weve moved a few people around and encouraged them to throw more pucks at the net, but tactically and systematically, there is not a lot of difference, McLellan said. They are just going in. 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Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley has put his forward line on notice after a 40-point loss to North Melbourne.Buckley cut a despondent figure on Friday night, having earlier in the week likened the match to a final for his AFL club.Buckley was unhappy with the lack of effort showed by his entire side as North strolled to a 27-point lead at quarter-time.But he saved his most stinging criticism for the Magpies forwards.We were impotent forward of the ball for most of the first half and we thought we went in with probably one of our better forward lines, on paper, for the year, Buckley said.North Melbournes pressure on the ball was able to prevent any clean ball coming forward but at the same time our forwards just didnt work hard enough.Buckley was unwilling to single out spearhead Travis Cloke, who finished with eight touches and three marks.Hes part of the forward line that really struggled. All the forwards are probably on notice, Buckley said, when askedd if Cloke would be dropped.ddddddddddddBuckley also wouldnt be drawn on whether wholesale changes were needed but failed to hide how unhappy he was with some players.If were not getting bang for buck or were not playing the way we want to play, often enough, then we keep shuffling it around, he said.We pick our best side every week. Individuals had a chance tonight to reinforce (if they are in it).Some did, some didnt.We want to find out who can stand up ... were getting some pretty good feedback.The Magpies are likely to make at least one forced change, with Ben Sinclair taken to hospital after being knocked out at Etihad Stadium.It is (a concern). Hes an important player for us, Buckley said after Sinclairs third concussion of the season.His health is the most important thing ... hell take a little bit of time to get right. ' ' '