Wild play to strengths to stop Blackhawks

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson will play against the Minnesota Wild in Game 3 of their Western Conference second-round series Tuesday night despite not being medically cleared to speak after being struck in the 

The Chicago Blackhawks will be looking to take a 3-0 series lead on the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night, and there are several things they need to do in order to achieve that goal.

Here's a quick look at the Minnesota Wild's 4-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of their Western Conference second-round series at the Xcel Energy Center on Tuesday. How it happened: Wild forward Erik Haula broke a scoreless tie at 1:41 of 

The Chicago Blackhawks came into Game 3 looking to grab a stranglehold on their series against the Minnesota Wild, but what they got instead was a game full of question marks as the Wild won a 4-0 decision on Tuesday 

The Blackhawks will be without winger Andrew Shaw until at least Game 4 of their series against the Wild, with coach Joel Quenneville saying Monday that Shaw would miss Game 3 because of a lower-body injury. On Sunday, Quenneville said Shaw would