The Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota Wild were meeting in tumultuous times. Both teams had lost their previous two games, with Minnesota losing 5-4 to the Calgary Flames the night before.

The Chicago Blackhawks had their comeback against the Minnesota Wild come up just short despite a good third period.

The Wild scored early and played two periods of stifling defense versus the Central Division cellar-dwelling Chicago Blackhawks, surviving a late push and skating away with a 4-2 win in their final meeting of the season.