National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Chicago 4, Minnesota 1
When: 8:30 PM ET, Sunday, May 3, 2015
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Steve Miller
Attendance: 21934

CHICAGO -- Right winger Patrick Kane scored two goals to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-1 win against the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinal series.

Center Jonathan Toews and left winger Patrick Sharp also scored for Chicago, which seized a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. The Blackhawks improved to 5-0 on home ice during the postseason.

Defenseman Matt Dumba scored the lone goal for Minnesota.

Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford stopped 30 of 31 shots to earn his third win of the playoffs.

Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk turned aside 27 of 30 shots.

A short-handed goal by Toews broke a scoreless tie with 7:32 remaining in the second period. Right winger Marian Hossa set up the goal by stealing the puck from Wild defenseman Ryan Suter and racing down ice on a 2-on-0 breakaway with Toews.

Hossa fed a pass to the front of the crease for Toews, who snapped a rising one-timer. Dubnyk got a piece of the shot high but inadvertently deflected the puck off the knob of his stick and into the net.

Chicago increased its lead to 2-0 on Kane's wrist shot from the right circle with 19.9 seconds remaining in the second period. Defenseman Duncan Keith fired a stretch pass to Kane, who wheeled near the blue line and beat Dubnyk stick-side for his 100th career playoff point.

Minnesota trimmed the deficit to 2-1 on Dumba's power-play goal with 18:40 left in the third period. Dumba ripped a shot from 40 feet into the top right corner of the net.

The Blackhawks made it 3-1 on a wrist shot by Sharp with 12:21 to go in the third period. Left winger Teuvo Teravainen started the play by stealing the puck along the boards and pushing a pass to Sharp.

Kane added an empty-net goal with 2:07 remaining in the third period to seal the victory.

NOTES: Minnesota RW Justin Fontaine did not play because of a lower-body injury that he sustained Friday in Game 1. Fontaine could be sidelined for up to a week, Wild coach Mike Yeo said. C Erik Haula replaced Fontaine in the lineup. Haula, 24, had four goals and three assists in 13 playoff games last season for the Wild. ... Chicago LW Kris Versteeg missed his second consecutive game because a lower-body injury. Versteeg's status is day-to-day. ... Chicago C Teuvo Teravainen earned his second straight appearance in the lineup after scoring the game-winning goal in the series opener. Teravainen was a healthy scratch for four games in Chicago's first-round series against Nashville. ... Wild G Devan Dubnyk turns 29 years old on Monday.
Top Game Performances
 
Minnesota   Chicago
Mathew Dumba 1 Points Patrick Kane 2
Mathew Dumba 1 Goals Patrick Kane 2
Devan Dubnyk 1 Assists Patrick Sharp 1
Mathew Dumba 1 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals Jonathan Toews 1
Devan Dubnyk .900 Save Percentage Corey Crawford .968
Devan Dubnyk 27 Saves Corey Crawford 30
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Minnesota 31 1 1-2 2-2 4 29
Chicago 31 4 0-2 1-2 4 32
Upcoming Games
  • Chicago will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .521 after a win and .676 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against Chicago. The Wild have a W/L % of .574 after a win and .543 after a loss.