Minnesota Wild continue to thrive on the road, holding off Chicago Blackhawks 4-2
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 as the Wild moved to 18-5-3 on the road.
Wild’s early dominance over Blackhawks turns into nail-biter win: 3 takeaways
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.
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Wild build big lead, extend mastery of Blackhawks
Jared Spurgeon, Frederick Gaudreau and Joel Eriksson Ek scored to give the visiting Minnesota Wild a three-goal edge, and they held on to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Sunday.
Jared Spurgeon scores as the Wild hold off the Blackhawks for a 4-2 win
Jared Spurgeon, Joel Eriksson Ek and Frederick Gaudreau scored to help the Minnesota Wild top the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2.
Wild get back in the win column at Chicago
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.
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Boldy has 3 points, Wild hold off Blackhawks
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.
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Game Recap: Wild 4, Blackhawks 2
Jared Spurgeon put the Wild up 1-0 at 5:43 of the first period, taking a pass in the slot from Boldy and putting the puck past the stick side of Mrazek. Frederick Gaudreau made it 2-0 at 7:17, when his shot from the bottom of the right face-off circle got past Mrazek on the short side.
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Wild build big lead, extend mastery of Blackhawks
and they held on to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Sunday. Marcus Foligno scored once in a two-point game and goaltender Filip Gustavsson made 18 saves for the Wild, who snapped a two-game ...
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Wild get back in the win column at Chicago
The Wild scored early and played two periods of stifling defense versus the Central Division cellar-dwelling Chicago Blackhawks ... got 18 saves from Filip Gustavsson, winning for the sixth ...
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Jared Spurgeon scores as the Wild hold off the Blackhawks for a 4-2 win
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.
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Blackhawks lose to Minnesota Wild, drop to 1-4-3 in last 8 games
CHICAGO (AP ... Foligno 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.
Wild's Filip Gustavsson: Concedes once in win
Gustavsson allowed just one goal on 33 shots in Wednesday's 3-1 victory over Toronto.