Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild
· National Hockey LeagueFaber scores as the Wild snap a 4-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Blackhawks
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.
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.
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
CHI | MIN | |
---|---|---|
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
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 19,067 | Capacity:
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 |