Kirill Kaprizov He had one goal and two assists, and Marc Andre Fleury Made 29 saves for Minnesota (17-11-2), who won four straight home runs and six straight home runs.
“The guys are committed,” said Wild coach Dean Evason. “…I think we’ve reached the point here, and obviously we’re going to have to keep teaching and reminding that this is how we play. That’s how the Minnesota Wild play. We play bad, we play hard, we get to play hard, and then we’ll have chances.” And when we do, we hope to be able to take advantage of them as we did here recently.”
Jonathan Toews Scored his 10th goal of the season with Chicago (7-18-4), who have lost six straight goals and 14 of their last 15 goals (1-13-1). Pierre Marazeeq Made 18 saves.
“No one wants to lose,” said the Blackhawks forward Max Domi He said. “We definitely don’t. It’s not fun and we have to stick together because it’s the only way out. I think we got a glimpse of that tonight.”
“Guys are tired of losing so we just have to find a way to fight back now.”
Video: CHI@MIN: Zuccarello revels in a wild treble
Zuccarillo gave Minnesota a 1-0 lead at 4:54 of the first period, redirecting a pass from Kaprizov into the back door. Zuccarello has five goals and seven assists on his streak.
Kaprizov increased the lead to 2-0 at 8:32 of the second period, fending off a rebound. He has six goals and 13 assists in 11 straight home games.
” [Zuccarello and Kaprizov] “We didn’t kill the plays in District D early on and that just fuels the game and they’re really getting ahead there,” Chicago coach Luke Richardson said.
Zuccarillo scored his second touchdown of the night on a power play at 19:17, burying a pass from Matt Polly.
The Toes cut the lead to 3-1 and scored seven seconds into the power play with a shot that Wild Defenseman cleared. Jane Merrill At 8:27 of the third period.
Video: CHI @ MIN: Kaprizov takes home the puck in second place
Zuccarillo scored a hat-trick at 17:51 for the final 4-1.
“You go through a season and you get into storms where everything doesn’t work out and you feel like you’re not recovering,” Zuccarillo said. “And then you end up with a period of time where everyone feels good and confident, the ball swinging your way and the passes you make and the plays you get there and done. I think the level of confidence when winning games is important.”
Notes: Chicago striker Tyler JohnsonHe didn’t feature, and was back in the squad on Tuesday after missing 20 games with an ankle injury. …everything and Patrick Kane She scored the same goal for the 298th time in the NHL. The only other teammates in Blackhawks history to do it so many times are Steve Larmer and Denis Savard (396), and Stan Mikita and Kenny Wram (339). … Merrill played his 500th NHL game. It was +1 at 5:28pm with ice. … Zuccarello scored his second NHL hat-trick and his first since October 30, 2015 with the New York Rangers.
