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Sometimes you play your best hockey. And sometimes, it’s still not enough.

The Chicago Blackhawks had the Minnesota Wild on the ropes in the first period. Defenseman Wyatt Kaiser had three shots on goal and set the tone early for the Hawks.

Hawks coach Jeff Blashill wanted the team to shoot more, and they listened. The home team outshot the visitors 20-5 in the first period.

The crowd got their money’s worth for the next two periods. Connor Bedard scored his 14th goal of the season, Jason Dickinson scored his second and the Hawks had everything in control.

Then things went 180 degrees. Again.

Wild defenseman Brock Faber scored a goal with 13.6 seconds left in the second, denying the Hawks the shutout in the period. The back-and-forth gam

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