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Chicago Blackhawks vs Minnesota Wild

Regular season · Thursday, March 19, 2026 · Grand Casino Arena

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2–1

Final

SOG 26–29

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Game summary

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at Grand Casino Arena. The Wild outshot the Blackhawks 29-26.

Goals came from Ilya Mikheyev, Connor Bedard and Nico Sturm.

Spencer Knight made 28 saves on 29 shots for the win; Jesper Wallstedt stopped 24 of 26.

Goals1st2nd3rdTSOG
Chicago BlackhawksCHI110226
Minnesota WildMIN010129

Three stars

  1. ★1st starConnor BedardCHI · 1G 0A
  2. ★2nd starSpencer KnightCHI · .966 SV%
  3. ★3rd starMichael McCarronMIN · 0G 0A

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
GoalCHI on iceMIN on ice

1–0 CHI

1st 16:22 · Mikheyev

Hartman 0:41

2–0 CHI

2nd 11:47 · Bedard

McCarron 0:56

2–1 MIN

2nd 15:47 · Sturm

Bertuzzi 0:20

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).
3.9%
5.8%
6.5%
7.1%
7.3%
0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

CHIMIN
26Shots on goal29
46%Faceoff %54%
0/3Power play0/3
18Penalty minutes18
10Hits23
10Blocked shots13
12Giveaways15
4Takeaways4

Penalties

  • 1st 09:51Ryan Hartman · slashing2 min
  • 1st 18:16Michael McCarron · roughing2 min
  • 1st 18:16Ilya Mikheyev · roughing2 min
  • 1st 18:16Louis Crevier · roughing2 min
  • 1st 18:16Zach Bogosian · roughing2 min
  • 2nd 02:34Yakov Trenin · hooking2 min
  • 2nd 13:04Matt Grzelcyk · holding2 min
  • 2nd 17:45Wyatt Kaiser · roughing2 min
  • 2nd 17:45Wyatt Kaiser · roughing2 min
  • 2nd 17:45Ryan Hartman · interference2 min
  • 2nd 17:45Ryan Hartman · roughing2 min
  • 3rd 05:22Andre Burakovsky · high sticking2 min
  • 3rd 05:47Ryan Greene · tripping2 min
  • 3rd 13:52Yakov Trenin · slashing2 min
  • 3rd 15:49Michael McCarron · cross checking2 min
  • 3rd 15:49Ryan Donato · slashing2 min
  • 3rd 15:49Sam Rinzel · roughing2 min
  • 3rd 15:49Jake Middleton · roughing2 min

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