The Blackhawks and Wild prospects — without the four biggest names in the showcase — the ice on Sunday afternoon. As usual, the game was chippy from the opening puck drop. The two goaltenders did well in the first period to keep the game scoreless after 20 minutes.
Captain for the day Ryan Greene gave the Blackhawks a 1-0 lead early in the second period with a nice shot (video below). The Wild tied the game eight minutes into the second, and the game stayed tied at the end of 40 minutes.
Ryan Greene with a snipe to get the Blackhawks on the board pic.twitter.com/nQVKyOBA7k
— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) September 14, 2025Non-roster invite Ryan Gagnier gave the Blackhawks a 2-1 lead early in the third period. Minnesota was able to tie the game thru some traffic roughly nine minutes into the third. The Blackhawks were scrambling a lot in the third period; they looked tired at times, and were down a skater. Unfortunately, Marek Vanacker turned over the puck behind his own net and the Wild took a 3-2 lead with 61 seconds left in regulation.
Blackhawks Lose to Wild 3-2
Here are some takeaways from the Blackhawks’ second and final game of the Tom Kurvers Prospect Showcase:
The most noticeable player for the Blackhawks in the first two periods was clearly AJ Spellacy, who was hitting everything he could touch and driving play with his speed. He was around the net a lot, too. Spellacy got one penalty (off-setting) for mixing it up and then dropped the gloves late in the first. He did not come out for the third period, however. We’ll wait for an update from the coaches. Here’s his fight:AJ Spellacy drops the gloves with Rowan Topp pic.twitter.com/xamEcDPbZs
— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) September 14, 2025 The Blackhawks got the first power play of the afternoon — and did not start it with a defenseman on the ice. They went with five forwards on the first unit and then two defensemen on the second unit. Nick Lardis got the best look of the first period with a little more than five minutes remaining in the frame, but he got robbed. A nice look from Nathan Behm to set up the shot. Behm was impressive for the second straight day. Lardis got a few more good looks on net in this one but wasn’t able to find the back of the net in either game. Other than the turnover late, Vanacker had a nice game as well. He hit a few guys and set up a couple good shots in the first period. After not getting a chance to see him in these games last year, Vanacker has been fun to watch. You can see the power forward game. The bouncing puck that cost the Hawks in this one was a tough end to an overall positive couple games. The Blackhawks spent too much time killing penalties in the second period. Aidan Thompson did a really nice job on PK duty. Spellacy was noticeable on the PK as well. It’s easy to wonder about the skating ability of a guy listed at the size of a defensive lineman in the NFL, but I thought Taige Harding did a nice job throughout the weekend. With his size, he’s a fascinating prospect to watch into the future. Owen Flores, who was a non-roster invite for the showcase, did a really nice job in net. If he was hoping to impress someone, he certainly did that. His best save came on Minnesota’s 40th shot of the night with just under seven minutes left in regulation.Hence then, the article about tom kurvers prospect showcase blackhawks game two takeaways was published today ( ) and is available on Bleacher Nation ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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