The Blackhawks habit of letting down in the second period continued for the third consecutive game. After dominating the Jets in the first and taking a 2-0 lead on Saad's shorthanded goal and Seabrook's on the power play, the Blackhawks let off the gas and Winnipeg seized momentum.
"It's been three in a row where we haven't been very good in the second period, and to me that's where you show how good you are," Colliton said. "The best teams, they dominate the second period, and so it's a point of emphasis for us. We'd like to control the tempo of the game and control the territory, out-chance the other team. That's where you show how good you are, so we're not close to where we want to be in that area."
The Jets out-shot the Blackhawks 11-6 in the second and cut the deficit to 2-1 on Nikolaj Ehlers' power play goal.
"I think you can focus on the turnovers," Saad said of the second-period letdown. "It's something where in the first we were simple, we got pucks deep and we had success. The minute we turn it over - they have a ton of skill over there and they're going to make plays - they had a lot more zone time and it's a lot harder to play defensive zone coverage then try to get on the offense. For us, it's just making simple plays."
Lehner agreed that simple plays have eluded the Blackhawks in the second periods of games.
"When we're in some pressure and things are not going our way, we just have to fall back, play simple (and) help each other out," Lehner said. "We have to support each other a little better. I thought it was two really good periods (with) the second, not so good. (We need to) clean up some details and we'll be fine."