"We have star players, too, that don't seem to be protected as well as some of the other teams' stars," Blackhawks captain ...

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 ...

The Minnesota Wild took care of business in their cross-conference matchup against the Toronto Maple Leafs. By a score of 3-1 ...

The Wild found relief ... the penalty box for cross-checking, Seth Jones wrecked Gustavsson’s shutout bid with a top-shelf wrister 56 seconds into the period. Then the Blackhawks scored again ...

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 and Minnesota Wild were meeting in tumultuous times. Both teams had lost their previous two games, with Minnesota losing 5-4 to the Calgary Flames the night before.

The Minnesota ... and the Wild were better from the get-go — establishing their forecheck and throwing pucks on net. On their seventh try, they finally eluded Blackhawks goalie Petr Mrazek ...

If you seek an escape from the doldrums of January in Minnesota ... The Wild scored early and played two periods of stifling defense versus the Central Division cellar-dwelling Chicago Blackhawks ...

The Minnesota Wild took care of business in their cross-conference matchup against ... but now have wins in successive games over the Chicago Blackhawks and Maple Leafs. The Wild are now closing ...