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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, 2025.
Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Ethan Del Mastro (38) battles for the puck against Minnesota Wild left wing Marcus Foligno (17) and center Frederick Gaudreau (89) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025.
Minnesota Wild center Devin Shore, left, and Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Nolan Allan battle for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025.
Chicago Blackhawks right wing Ilya Mikheyev (95) controls the puck against Minnesota Wild defenseman Jake Middleton, back right, and goaltender Filip Gustavsson (32) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025.
Minnesota Wild center Frederick Gaudreau (89) celebrates with teammates after scoring during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025.
Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Petr Mrazek looks up the scoreboard after Minnesota Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek scored during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025.
Minnesota Wild defenseman Travis Dermott, left, and Chicago Blackhawks center Philipp Kurashev, right, chase the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025.
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, 2025.
Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Ethan Del Mastro (38) battles for the puck against Minnesota Wild left wing Marcus Foligno (17) and center Frederick Gaudreau (89) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025.
Minnesota Wild center Devin Shore, left, and Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Nolan Allan battle for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025.
Chicago Blackhawks right wing Ilya Mikheyev (95) controls the puck against Minnesota Wild defenseman Jake Middleton, back right, and goaltender Filip Gustavsson (32) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025.
Minnesota Wild center Frederick Gaudreau (89) celebrates with teammates after scoring during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025.
Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Petr Mrazek looks up the scoreboard after Minnesota Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek scored during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025.
Minnesota Wild defenseman Travis Dermott, left, and Chicago Blackhawks center Philipp Kurashev, right, chase the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025.
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 in the opener of a five-game trip. The Wild had lost five of six.
Chicago was limited to five shots on goal before rallying in the third period. Seth Jones scored on a power play and Frank Nazar added his third of the season at 4:16, trimming Minnesota’s lead to one.
But the Wild held on in the final minutes, and Marcus 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. They lost three of four in the season series against the Wild.
Minnesota jumped in front on Spurgeon’s wrist shot from the high slot 5:43 into the first period. Gaudreau made it 2-0 when he beat Petr Mrazek on the goaltender’s glove side from a tough angle at 7:17.
Eriksson Ek, who turns 28 on Wednesday, added a power-play goal on a slick redirection 10:45 into the second. He has nine goals on the season after he also scored during Saturday night’s 5-4 loss to Calgary.
Wild: There was a letdown at the beginning of the third, but they played solid defense down the stretch.
Blackhawks: The late rally wasn’t enough to overcome a listless start. Mrazek finished with 24 saves.
Chicago had a power-play opportunity after Jakub Lauko was sent off for holding with 5:04 left, but Minnesota clogged the middle in front of Gustavsson and killed it off.
Spurgeon has scored four times against the Blackhawks this season. The captain has five goals overall.
Wild play at Toronto on Wednesday night, and Blackhawks open a three-game trip at Tampa Bay on Tuesday night.
AP NHL: https://www.apnews.com/hub/NHL
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