The Chicago Blackhawks experienced one of their worst starts of the season against the Wild du Minnesota on Sunday. Being one of the last two teams in the League means something.
Jared Spurgeon, Frederick Gaudreau and Joel Erikson Ek all scored to give the Wild a 3-0 lead towards half of the match. At the end of the second period, the Blackhawks were dominated 18-5 in terms of shots. They looked as humble as ever.
Once the third period started, it seemed that a new team wore blackhawks sweaters. They obtained a digital advantage at: 47 of the last third and it only took them 9 seconds to score. Seth Jones marked to register Chicago on the board.
About four minutes later, Frank Nazar marked thanks to a good implementation by Ethan Del Mastro. This is the first Del Mastro career point in the National Hockey League.
As for Nazar, he now has five points in his last four games. To say that he deserved his stay in the NHL would be an understatement.
Even if the Blackhawks had late opportunities to equalize, they did not succeed before Marcus Foligno launched one in the empty net. The score of 4-2 would take the place of final.
This match started as a lifeless disaster for Chicago, but Minnesota released the foot in third. The young players who will mobilize to have an impact will occur over time and we have seen a game in it.
The next step for Chicago is a three -game road trip. They will face the Lightning of Tampa Bay, the Hurricanes of Carolina and the Florida Panthers, which is a whole series of matches against elite teams of the Eastern Conference.
They will have to look much more like they were during the third period of this defeat against Minnesota if they want to win a single point during the trip.
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