Minnesota Wild @ Chicago Blackhawks

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Wild
3
Blackhawks
5

Game 1

12/15

Blackhawks
2
Wild
3

Game 2

2/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Utah	7	3	0	14
Minnesota	6	2	2	14
Dallas	5	3	1	11
Colorado	5	4	1	11
Winnipeg	4	3	2	10
Nashville	3	2	3	9
St. Louis	4	4	1	9
Chicago	3	6	0	6

Penguins' Ben Kindel back in Pittsburgh after medical emergency

Penguins forward Ben Kindel is back in Pittsburgh and recovering from a medical emergency on the team's flight back from Utah earlier this week.

Former NHL All-Star Ron Duguay dies of cancer at 69

Ron Duguay, who played nearly 1,000 games in the NHL from the late 1970s through the '80s, has died of cancer. He was 69.

Stanley Cup odds: Central-leading Mammoth see odds shorten after hot start

The Carolina Hurricanes are favorites to win the 2027 Stanley Cup while the Utah Mammoth rise.

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