Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks

Sunday, April 7, 2024, 3:30 PM ET United Center, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4–0 on Sunday, April 7, 2024 on the road.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Minnesota Wild	4	39-34-9
at Chicago Blackhawks	0	23-53-6

News about this game

Kaprizov Takes Charge in Crucial Wild vs. Blackhawks Clash with Playoff Stakes

Sun, Apr 7, 2024

Minnesota Wild (6th in Central, 36-30-10) play Chicago Blackhawks (8th, 23-48-5) Sunday. Kaprizov leads Wild; Kurashev tops for Blackhawks.
Wild Defeat Chicago 4-0, Kaprizov Nets Two Goals and Wallstedt Earns His First Shutout

Sun, Apr 7, 2024

Kaprizov hits 40 goals, scores 2 in Wild's 4-0 win vs. Blackhawks. Wallstedt earns 1st NHL shutout with 24 saves. Minnesota eyes playoffs; Chicago struggles.

Goals by period

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	0	3	1	4
Chicago Blackhawks	0	0	0	0

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	13	16	8	37
Chicago Blackhawks	5	11	8	24

Three stars

J. Wallstedt, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)
K. Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild (2 goals, 1 assist)
F. Gaudreau, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	01:06	Minnesota Wild	Kirill Kaprizov (40)	Matt Boldy (35), Joel Eriksson Ek (32)	Power play	MIN 1, CHI 0
2nd	12:30	Minnesota Wild	Marco Rossi (21)	Mats Zuccarello (49), Kirill Kaprizov (48)	Even strength	MIN 2, CHI 0
2nd	18:27	Minnesota Wild	Frederick Gaudreau (5)	Zach Bogosian (11), Marat Khusnutdinov (2)	Even strength	MIN 3, CHI 0
3rd	08:10	Minnesota Wild	Kirill Kaprizov (41)	Brock Faber (36)	Even strength	MIN 4, CHI 0

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks
Stat	Minnesota Wild	Chicago Blackhawks
Shots on goal	37	24
Power play	1 of 2	0 of 0
Penalty minutes	0	4
Hits	10	14
Blocked shots	14	11
Giveaways	2	10
Takeaways	6	5
Faceoffs won	16/50 (32%)	34/50 (68%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 M. Boldy	L	0	1	1	+1	4	0	0	0		21:15
Number 14 J. Eriksson Ek	C	0	1	1	+1	5	2	1	0	33.3%	16:04
Number 15 M. Shaw	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	100%	09:41
Number 22 M. Khusnutdinov	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0	40%	14:58
Number 23 M. Rossi	C	1	0	1	+1	1	0	0	0	33.3%	18:57
Number 27 J. Lucchini	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	33.3%	10:05
Number 36 M. Zuccarello	R	0	1	1	+1	3	0	1	0		20:41
Number 38 R. Hartman	R	0	0	0	+1	3	0	1	0		16:13
Number 89 F. Gaudreau	C	1	0	1	+1	3	0	2	0	40%	13:33
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		17:21
Number 97 K. Kaprizov	L	2	1	3	+2	4	0	1	1		24:01
Number 4 J. Merrill	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		05:00
Number 5 J. Middleton	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		20:26
Number 6 D. Mermis	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0		10:05
Number 7 B. Faber	D	0	1	1	+1	3	1	1	0		24:03
Number 24 Z. Bogosian	D	0	1	1	+1	1	0	2	0		21:55
Number 25 J. Brodin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0		22:01
Number 47 D. Chisholm	D	0	0	0	+1	1	0	0	0		14:24

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 J. Wallstedt	24	24	0	1.000	59:17	Win

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 R. Donato	C	-2	0	2	0	0		12:57
Number 15 J. Anderson	R	-1	0	1	1	0		15:46
Number 16 J. Dickinson	C	0	0	1	1	0	59.1%	17:22
Number 17 N. Foligno	L	-1	0	1	0	0	66.7%	13:19
Number 23 P. Kurashev	C	0	2	0	1	0		16:47
Number 27 L. Reichel	L	0	0	2	1	1		14:18
Number 43 C. Blackwell	C	0	0	2	0	0	100%	15:12
Number 58 M. Entwistle	R	-2	0	1	1	0	66.7%	13:34
Number 84 L. Slaggert	L	-2	0	0	0	0		11:25
Number 89 A. Athanasiou	C	0	0	2	0	2	80%	14:54
Number 90 T. Johnson	C	-1	0	0	0	0	100%	13:12
Number 98 C. Bedard	C	0	0	1	2	0	66.7%	18:24
Number 4 S. Jones	D	0	0	3	5	2		22:56
Number 22 N. Zaitsev	D	-2	0	1	1	1		18:54
Number 24 J. Megna	D	0	0	1	0	1		15:15
Number 44 W. Kaiser	D	-2	0	1	0	1		20:34
Number 55 K. Korchinski	D	-1	2	2	1	1		20:58
Number 72 A. Vlasic	D	-1	0	3	0	2		21:41

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 A. Soderblom	37	33	4	.892	60:00	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:13	Chicago Blackhawks	Kevin Korchinski	Holding	2
2nd	00:34	Chicago Blackhawks	Philipp Kurashev	High sticking	2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: John Hynes
Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Luke Richardson
Referees: Garrett Rank, Carter Sandlak
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Jonathan Deschamps
Minnesota Wild scratches: Marc-Andre Fleury, Alex Goligoski, Marcus Foligno, Vinni Lettieri, Adam Beckman
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Jarred Tinordi, Taylor Raddysh, Reese Johnson

2023-2024 season series

Every Minnesota Wild and Chicago Blackhawks game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Dec 3, 2023
Minnesota Wild 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Feb 7, 2024
Minnesota Wild 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 0	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Apr 7, 2024

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Arizona Coyotes 5 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at San Jose Sharks, Sun, Apr 7, 2024
Ottawa Senators 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals, Sun, Apr 7, 2024
Nashville Predators 3 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final/SO	Game page: Nashville Predators at New Jersey Devils, Sun, Apr 7, 2024
Montreal Canadiens 2 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers, Sun, Apr 7, 2024
St. Louis Blues 6 at Anaheim Ducks 5	Final/SO	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Apr 7, 2024
Dallas Stars 7 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Apr 7, 2024