"You want to make sure you're not losing the game because of the special teams, which is what happened the first 12 to 13 games," Brind'Amour said. "It's not from any lack of effort. It takes time to get some of this stuff together, and that's the difference tonight, obviously. They played a good game, and I thought our guys played a good game, and the special teams is where it was decided."
The two power-play goals blunted the momentum Chicago had gained through the midway point of the game.
"[You have to] tie down the front of the net, especially on the power play," Toews said. "We gave up two quick goals. Not fun, but we still had our chances to distance ourselves in the game. Just the way things are going right now that we didn't find a way to get up a few more goals."