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Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks

United Center, Chicago Preseason Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 on Friday, October 3, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Minnesota Wild 3 46-24-12
at Chicago Blackhawks 2 29-39-14

Goals by period

Team Total
Minnesota Wild 0 3 0 3
Chicago Blackhawks 2 0 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Minnesota Wild 10 13 4 27
Chicago Blackhawks 5 8 15 28

Three stars

  1. R. Hartman, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)
  2. J. Eriksson Ek, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)
  3. V. Tarasenko, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:25 Chicago Blackhawks Frank Nazar (4) Tyler Bertuzzi (3), Teuvo Teravainen (3) Even strength MIN 0, CHI 1
1st 10:04 Chicago Blackhawks Nick Foligno (1) Sam Rinzel (3), Nolan Allan (1) Even strength MIN 0, CHI 2
2nd 02:29 Minnesota Wild Vladimir Tarasenko (1) Matt Boldy (3), Zeev Buium (2) Power play MIN 1, CHI 2
2nd 09:13 Minnesota Wild Joel Eriksson Ek (1) Matt Boldy (4), Zeev Buium (3) Power play MIN 2, CHI 2
2nd 18:48 Minnesota Wild Ryan Hartman (1) Kirill Kaprizov (2), Marco Rossi (1) Power play MIN 3, CHI 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Minnesota Wild Chicago Blackhawks
Shots on goal 27 28
Power play 3 of 4 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 10 12
Hits 22 16
Blocked shots 9 6
Giveaways 10 18
Takeaways 3 1
Faceoffs won 32/55 (58.2%) 23/55 (41.8%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
12 M. Boldy L 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 100% 19:15
13 Y. Trenin C 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 1 0 13:45
14 J. Eriksson Ek C 1 0 1 -1 2 2 2 0 1 69.2% 17:46
17 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 12:17
22 D. Yurov R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 100% 08:42
23 M. Rossi C 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 38.5% 16:55
28 L. Ohgren L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 11:12
38 R. Hartman R 1 0 1 -1 0 5 0 1 1 69.2% 13:20
78 N. Sturm C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 50% 13:28
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 12:54
91 V. Tarasenko R 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 1 1 13:59
97 K. Kaprizov L 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 23:07
5 J. Middleton D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 2 0 22:00
7 B. Faber D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 24:29
8 Z. Buium D 0 2 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 19:13
24 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 16:14
46 J. Spurgeon D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 17:32
55 D.Jiricek D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 13:52
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
32 F. Gustavsson 28 26 2 .929 60:00 Win

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player
8 R. Donato C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 50% 15:48
16 J. Dickinson C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 40% 13:56
17 N. Foligno L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 57.1% 14:38
24 S. Lafferty C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 06:24
28 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 50% 16:22
34 C. Dach C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 0 0 10:53
59 T. Bertuzzi L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 50% 17:32
84 L. Slaggert L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 09:34
86 T. Teravainen C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 21:08
91 F. Nazar C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 1 0 35.3% 20:02
95 I. Mikheyev R 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 13:42
98 C. Bedard C 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 37.5% 20:02
5 C. Murphy D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 18:03
6 S. Rinzel D 0 1 1 +1 2 5 1 0 0 23:29
42 N. Allan D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 2 0 0 15:50
44 W. Kaiser D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 3 0 18:29
48 M. Grzelcyk D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18:19
55 A. Levshunov D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 18:32
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie
30 S. Knight 27 24 3 .889 57:22 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 17:49 Minnesota Wild Liam Ohgren Interference 2
2nd 01:41 Chicago Blackhawks Andre Burakovsky Tripping 2
2nd 04:23 Chicago Blackhawks Nolan Allan High sticking 2
2nd 06:41 Minnesota Wild Jake Middleton Roughing 2
2nd 06:41 Chicago Blackhawks Ilya Mikheyev Roughing 2
2nd 07:56 Chicago Blackhawks Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 10:43 Minnesota Wild Yakov Trenin Roughing 2
2nd 13:29 Minnesota Wild Zeev Buium Holding 2
2nd 16:58 Chicago Blackhawks Sam Rinzel Tripping 2
3rd 11:33 Minnesota Wild Joel Eriksson Ek Roughing 2
3rd 11:33 Chicago Blackhawks Wyatt Kaiser Roughing 2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach
John Hynes
Chicago Blackhawks head coach
Jeff Blashill
Referees
Frederick L'Ecuyer, Ben Betker
Linesmen
CJ Murray, Brad Kovachik
Minnesota Wild scratches
Jack Johnson, Mats Zuccarello, Tyler Pitlick, Jonas Brodin, Vinnie Hinostroza, Cal Petersen, Brett Leason, Michael Koster, Matvey Guskov, Daemon Hunt, Jean-Luc Foudy, Ryan McGuire, Wyatt Newpower, Elliot Desnoyers, Matt Kiersted, Jack O'Brien, Nate Benoit, William Rousseau, Michael Milne, Cameron Butler, Hunter Haight, Rieger Lorenz, Ryan Healey, Mark Liwiski, Will Zmolek, Aaron Pionk, Charlie Stramel, Ryan Sandelin, Justin Kipkie, James Clark, Matthew Sop, Ryder Ritchie, Aron Kiviharju, Sebastian Soini, Stevie Leskovar, Adam Benak, Theodor Hallquisth, Carter Klippenstein, Lirim Amidovski, Luke Mobley
Chicago Blackhawks scratches
Shea Weber, Laurent Brossoit, Brett Seney, Cavan Fitzgerald, Joey Anderson, Artur Kayumov, Alex Vlasic, Owen Robinson, Louis Crevier, Andrew Perrott, Lukas Reichel, Jackson Cates, Ethan Del Mastro, Ryan Greene, Mitchell Weeks, Riku Tohila, Adam Gajan, Oliver Moore, Ryan Gagnier, Roman Kantserov, Jiri Felcman, Janne Peltonen, Julius Sumpf, John Mustard, Sacha Boisvert, Jack Pridham, Jeremie Bucheler, Joel Svensson, Ty Henry, Mason West, Nathan Behm, Vaclav Nestrasil, Harrison Israels, Parker Holmes, Ashton Cumby, Ilya Kanarsky

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Minnesota Wild 1 Final Preseason Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final Preseason Game page

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Matchup Status Details
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