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Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild

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Faber scores as the Wild snap a 4-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Minnesota Wild: Game Highlights

Kirill Kaprizov, Jared Spurgeon and Marcus Foligno also scored for Minnesota. Yakov Trenin had two assists, and Filip Gustavsson stopped 28 shots.

Foligno's empty-netter made it 4-2 with 1:24 remaining. Jason Dickinson scored for Chicago with 33 seconds left, but the Blackhawks were unable to come up with the tying goal.

Connor Bedard and Nick Foligno also scored for Chicago, and Arvid Soderblom made 23 saves.

Faber made it 3-2 with his fourth goal 2:43 into the third. He buried a one-timer from the right faceoff circle off a feed from his defensive partner, Jonas Brodin.

Takeaways Blackhawks: After sweeping a three-game homestand, the Blackhawks have lost back-to-back road games in Calgary and Minnesota.

Wild: Minnesota was desperate for a win after losing its last four games and being outscored 16-4 in that span. The defense still coughed up too many scoring chances, but Gustavsson stood tall in his first start since a 7-1 loss to Edmonton on Dec. 12.

Key moment With about five minutes left, Chicago's Frank Nazar stole the puck from the Wild's Declan Chisholm behind the Minnesota net. Nazar fed Teuvo Teravainen alone in the slot, but Gustavsson stopped his point-blank shot. As Gustavsson scrambled back into position, Teravainen fired the rebound wide of the empty net, preserving the Wild's 3-2 lead.

Key stat Only four teams have fewer than the Blackhawks’ five road wins this season.

Up next The Blackhawks visit Buffalo and the Wild travel to Dallas on Friday.

Regular Season Series

MIN leads series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 6:47 Connor Bedard Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Taylor Hall (10)
Goal 1st Period 11:11 Kirill Kaprizov Goal (23) Wrist Shot, assists: Marco Rossi (16), Mats Zuccarello (12)
Goal 2nd Period 6:16 Nick Foligno Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Frank Nazar (1), Ryan Donato (9)
Goal 2nd Period 7:05 Jared Spurgeon Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Yakov Trenin (2), Devin Shore (1)
Goal 3rd Period 2:43 Brock Faber Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Jonas Brodin (8), Marat Khusnutdinov (3)
Goal 3rd Period 18:36 Marcus Foligno Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Yakov Trenin (3)
Goal 3rd Period 19:27 Jason Dickinson Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Lukas Reichel (7), Taylor Hall (11)

Statistics

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17 Blocked Shots 13
29 Hits 26
4 Takeaways 1
31 Shots 27
0 Power Play Goals 0
0 Power Play Opportunities 1
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
23 Faceoffs Won 23
50.0 Faceoff Win Percent 50.0
11 Giveaways 16
1 Total Penalties 0
2 Penalty Minutes 0

Game Information

Xcel Energy Center

Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 19,067 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 28 12 58 2
Minnesota 26 11 56 4
Dallas 25 13 51 1
Colorado 25 16 51 1
St. Louis 19 19 42 4
Utah 17 15 41 7
Nashville 13 21 33 7
Chicago 14 25 30 2
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