It’s all going according to The Plan™, apparently.
The Chicago Blackhawks held on to their spot at the bottom of the NHL standings with a 4-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Friday night in the Twin Cities.
The “pretending to be a good hockey team again until the games actually matter” Wild started the scoring with this Mats Zuccarello goal about five minutes into the game:
Mats Zuccarello sets up at the back post and directs home Kaprizov's terrific feed, 1-0 Wild!#mnwild pic.twitter.com/Uydx1zD87n
— InHale Sports (@InHaleSport) December 17, 2022
Minnesota added two more goals in the second to take a 3-0 lead.