Goalie Filip Gustavsson’s 18 saves and Marcus Foligno’s empty-netter preserved earlier goals from captain Jared Spurgeon, Frederick Gaudreau and Joel Eriksson Ek on Sunday night as the Wild ...

After allowing just five shots in the first two periods, the Wild had to scramble to keep the lead against Chicago in a narrow 4-2 win.

Marc-Andre Fleury will always be a part of the Chicago Blackhawks history as he started 45 games for them in 2021-22. It wasn't a great season for Chicago, but Fleury still played well. The legend set an NHL record with a shutout in his previous game against the Montreal Canadiens.

Jared Spurgeon, Joel Eriksson Ek and Frederick Gaudreau scored to help the Minnesota Wild top the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2.

CHICAGO -- Matt Boldy had three assists, and the Minnesota Wild held on for a 4-2 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Sunday. Boldy has 14 points (five goals, nine assists) in his past 11 games.

In the middle frame, Chicago’s Nick Foligno was whistled for holding Wild star forward Kirill Kaprizov, and complained a bit too forcefully about the call, drawing a second penalty. Minnesota made it 3-0 on the extended power play, as Eriksson Ek recorded his ninth goal of the season and second of the weekend.

The Minnesota Wild faced the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montréal Canadiens in a back-to-back this week on Wednesday, Jan. 29, and Thursday, Jan. 30. They

On their seventh try, they finally eluded Blackhawks goalie Petr Mrazek 5 minutes, 43 seconds into the first period when Spurgeon sent the puck past Mrazek’s blocker after a 4-on-2 rush for the Wild. Marco Rossi factored into the play to pick up an assist on the Wild’s past four goals, tying a team record for the second time this season.

Filip Gustavsson finished with 18 saves ... after he also scored during Saturday night's 5-4 loss to Calgary. Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Ethan Del Mastro (38) battles for the puck against ...

and immediately improved, using a strong start to hold off the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Sunday night at United Center for just their second win in the last seven games. Goalie Filip Gustavsson ...

Chicago was limited to five shots ... closed it out with an empty-netter with 1:42 left. Filip Gustavsson finished with 18 saves. The Blackhawks dropped to 1-4-3 in their last eight games.

The transformation was drastic but not the least bit surprising. As soon as the Wild left the 55102 ZIP code and skated on someone else’s ice, they were back to being themselves after a pair of uncharacteristic and uninspiring losses at Xcel Energy Center.