ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild were tripped up by a non-playoff team in a loss one game earlier, and they barely avoided an encore performance.
Despite almost 20 wins and nearly 40 points separating them in the standings, the Wild outlasted the Blackhawks, 3-1, on Saturday in front of 19,312 at Xcel Energy Center on a pair of late goals to improve to 14-1-4 over their past 19 games.
The Wild's 32 points in that stretch lead the NHL.
