Jared Spurgeon, Joel Eriksson Ek and Frederick Gaudreau scored to help the Minnesota Wild top the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2.
The Blackhawks could expedite their painstaking rebuilding process and be significant players in free agency this summer.
The Chicago Blackhawks rallied from a 1-0 deficit in the first period with two goals in the second, but they lost 3-2 in a shootout. Connor Bedard scored for the second straight game.
If Reichel can emerge as a useful player for Chicago, it would be a huge development for a team that has all but written him off already.
The Chicago Blackhawks put up a good battle against the Nashville Predators, but Nashville prevailed in the shootout.
The Blackhawks aren’t feeling celebratory about tying their season-long point streak.
(AP Photo/George Walker IV) Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros (74) blocks a shot on goal by Chicago Blackhawks right wing Ilya Mikheyev (95) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo ...
Shrugging off a slow start, Teravainen has been one of Chicago's best players for the past month. The 30-year-old winger has four goals and 16 assists in his last 16 games. He had two assists in the Blackhawks' surprising 5-3 victory over Vegas on Saturday night.
CHICAGO — Teuvo Teravainen has been a calming ... He has been helped of late by playing on a line with the steady Dickinson and Ilya Mikheyev. “With this line, we've been playing some really ...