Goalie Filip Gustavsson’s 18 saves and Marcus Foligno’s empty-netter preserved earlier goals from captain Jared Spurgeon, Frederick Gaudreau and Joel Eriksson Ek as the Wild moved to 18-5-3 on the road.

Jared Spurgeon, Frederick Gaudreau and Joel Eriksson Ek scored to give the visiting Minnesota Wild a three-goal edge, and they held on to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Sunday.

Jared Spurgeon, Joel Eriksson Ek and Frederick Gaudreau scored to help the Minnesota Wild top the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2.

CHICAGO -- Matt Boldy had three assists, and the Minnesota Wild held on for a 4-2 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Sunday. Boldy has 14 points (five goals, nine assists) in his past 11 games.

In the middle frame, Chicago’s Nick Foligno was whistled for holding Wild star forward Kirill Kaprizov, and complained a bit too forcefully about the call, drawing a second penalty. Minnesota made it 3-0 on the extended power play, as Eriksson Ek recorded his ninth goal of the season and second of the weekend.

and they held on to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Sunday. Marcus Foligno scored once in a two-point game and goaltender Filip Gustavsson made 18 saves for the Wild, who snapped a two-game ...

The Wild scored early and played two periods of stifling defense versus the Central Division cellar-dwelling Chicago Blackhawks ... got 18 saves from Filip Gustavsson, winning for the sixth ...

CHICAGO (AP ... 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.

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Minnesota fell back on depth, defense and Filip Gustavsson’s goaltending and improved its NHL-best road record.