Minnesota was taken to task by the Chicago Blackhawks Sunday evening. After a mostly solid 1st period, the Wild gave up 22 shots in the second period and 15 in the third en route to a 4-1 loss at United Center. Coming off a 3-2 loss at the hands of the much faster and more physical Oilers on Saturday, Minnesota couldn’t keep Patrick Kane and the Blackhawks down for long.
Normally on a back-to-back, a team is slower to go right out of the gate. Instead the Wild got out early and put up 13 shots on Corey Crawford in the first.