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CHICAGO — After losing five of their past ... Gaudreau scored on back-to-back shifts in the first period, and Joel Eriksson Ek added a second-period power-play goal. Marcus Foligno scored ...

Landon Slaggert’s offensive game isn’t all that nuanced. To the Chicago Blackhawks forward, scoring goals is pretty much black-and-white. Or, better yet, blue. “Just getting to the blue paint,” he ...

If Kaprizov has surgery this week for a lower-body injury that has been ailing him since December, he would miss six weeks, ...

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.

The Chicago Blackhawks have an embarrassing history against the Minnesota Wild, but they nearly outdid themselves Sunday at the United Center.

This outing came with a twist. The Wild are the best road team in the NHL, yet the Wild’s one loss to the Blackhawks this season (in three games) came in a 2-1 loss at the United Center in November.

Seth Jones and Frank Nazar scored for the Chicago Blackhawks. Marcus Foligno, Joel Eriksson Ek, Frederick Gaudreau and Jared Spurgeon scored for Minnesota. Filip Gustavsson made 19 stops ...

Like clockwork, they left St. Paul and immediately improved, using a strong start to hold off the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 ... s Kirill Kaprizov dove, Eriksson Ek tipped a Kaprizov feed behind ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Jared Spurgeon, Joel Eriksson Ek and Frederick Gaudreau scored to help the Minnesota Wild top the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Sunday night. Matt Boldy had three assists for ...

Minnesota Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek (14) celebrates with teammates after scoring during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 26 ...