Nino Niederreiter netted the game winning goal early in the third to lead the Wild to a 5-4 victory over the Blackhawks at the Xcel Energy Center. Mikko Koivu dished out three assists with Ryan Carter and Charlie Coyle notching goals in the win. Jared Spurgeon added a power play goal in the second as Minnesota improved to 7-2-and-1. Devan Dubnyk stopped 25 shots in the victory. Jonathan Toews [[ taves ]] lit the lamp twice in the loss and Artem Anisimov tied the game at four in the second. Scott Darling allowed all five goals on 30 shots as Chicago dipped to 6-5-and-0.
