Not enough offense in another loss.

Sorensen took over as the interim coach after Richardson was fired on Thursday. The 49-year-old Sorensen, who was promoted from Rockford of the American Hockey League, had one practice with Chicago before it faced Winnipeg on Saturday.

The Blackhawks finished with a season-low 14 shots on goal in their fifth consecutive loss, shut down by Winnipeg in the final two periods of the Jets’ 4-2 win. The last-place Blackhawks had only six shots in the final 40 minutes.

“I thought they hemmed us in because they were (taking) a lot of shots and recovering a lot of pucks and we got kind of back on our heels a little bit,” said Sorensen, the first Swedish-born head coach in NHL history. “You know we have to turn around and find pucks constantly. It’s a tough way to play.”

Sorensen faced an early challenge when goaltender Petr Mrazek departed in the first period with an apparent groin injury.

“He´ll be out a little bit,” Sorensen said without offering a specific timetable.

The Blackhawks employed a 2-1-2 defensive look, but often had a defenseman in the offensive mix when they carried the puck into the Winnipeg zone. But misfires were common.

“We´ve had one practice,” captain Nick Foligno said. “We obviously understand the urgency. It´s just not going to turn around in one day. He wants us to be a real tenacious go-ahead team. You could see that tonight when we were playing on our toes.”

Next up for Chicago is a three-game trip beginning on Monday night against the New York Rangers. The Blackhawks are 4-9-2 on the road this year.

“We´re trying to find our game and understand what we do a little bit better,” Foligno said. “I think the first period we did a lot of good things. We had pace, played the way Anders wants us to play. It´s disappointing we didn´t get the job done.”

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