Minnesota Wild Vs. Chicago Blackhawks: Game Recap

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Yep, I'm on the recap again, for the second time in as many nights. I'm slowly taking ov.. I mean, slowly gaining more responsibilities, with Bryan in class or occupied and Nathan... wherever the heck he is all the time :P.

The effort was clearly there for the Wild last night as well as tonight, but they just can't score a goal when they need it most. The Wild were also visibly tired in the last moments of the game and they faced two strong goaltenders in a row. This is yet another back-breaking defeat for the Wild, conceeding two points to the Blackhawks, who now sit a point behind the Wild and have Coach Q breathing a bit easier in his hospital bed. The Kings also won tonight, which means they've seperated themselves from the Wild and are now two points ahead. Calgary and Dallas are facing off and we need to pray that there won't be three points distributed in that one. The Wild need to stop the bleeding, fast, or else it'll be yet another tough uphill battle for them.

Peace!

Game notes:

The Wild are 11 for 66 on the powerplay since the loss of Zidlicky

The Wild lost two in a row for the first time in over a month (if you can believe it), when they lost 3 between Jan. 9-14.

Hockey Wilderness 3 stars:

1. Jose Theodore (18 saves in the 2nd period, 34 overall, many key saves, kept the Wild in it)

3. Dave Bolland (3 assists, very solid all-around play)

5 questions

1. Bad night last night. Can the forget about it, or does it seep in? They certainly felt fatigue towards the end, but they still Sorry Tommed (new verb) tonight.

2. We want to see a Koivu goal. Will we see it tonight? Afraid not. In fact, Kaptain Koivu was pretty much a non-factor, despite getting an assist on Cullen's goal.

4. Is Cory Crawford the rookie of the year? No, stop asking.

5. JS predicted a 2-1 Wild victory. Does he have a gift? I do have a gift, but it is not foresight. I'll let you guess what it is.