RECAP: Blackhawks Split Weekend Set with 4-0 Loss

CHICAGO, Ill. -- The Blackhawks split their Central Division weekend set, suffering a 4-0 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Sunday afternoon at the United Center.

A three-goal middle frame from the visitors proved the difference, with tallies from Kirill Kaprizov, Marco Rossi and Frederick Gaudreau putting Minnesota in front. Kaprizov added another midway through the third to put the game away.

Arvid Soderblom started in net for Chicago, and made 33 saves in the loss.

QUICK HITS

• Andreas Athanasiou led Chicago at the faceoff dot on the afternoon, winning eight of his 10 draws (80%), his highest mark of the season (min. 5 draws). 
• Wyatt Kaiser logged 20:34 of ice time on Sunday, his fourth time this season hitting the 20-minute mark and third time in the last five games. 
• Nikita Zaitsev returned to the lineup after a three-game absence, injured in the game on March 28 at Ottawa.

THEY SAID IT

• "They just add a little bit more in their tank that we did today. We couldn't really muster too much together on the offense, and we couldn't kill anything defensively. Just way too much time in the D zone. They're good players. When they had the puck, they were really good." - Head coach Luke Richardson on the loss. 
• "Obviously that was a big win yesterday but we've got to come back today and show up to work and do our job. Just not enough guys pull it in the right direction and then when things go wrong, they tend to go sideways pretty quick. We need to we need to work together to have success and stick together for 60 minutes. And it just didn't happen tonight." - Jaycob Megna on the loss. 
• "There's no real excuse. They had a back-to-back too, and they had some travel. I thought there were some spurts in the game where we had some extended offensive zone time, but they did a good job of eliminating the second and third opportunities and, on the contrary, they did a good job at kind of hemming us in, and ultimately it comes back [to], including myself, like puck management." - Colin Blackwell on the loss.

GAME LINKS

• Game Summary
• Full Box Score
• Highlights

WHAT'S NEXT

The Blackhawks head to St. Louis for a one-game road swing on Wednesday night before returning home to face the Nashville Predators on Friday night at the United Center.

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