Blackhawks Take Control in Thrilling 6-Player Clash

The Chicago Blackhawks welcomed the Minnesota Wild to the United Center on Tuesday night for some St. Patrick's Day hockey. That also meant a return for Nick Foligno, who was traded just a couple of weeks ago.

Although Foligno would never get quite the ovation that a guy like Jonathan Toews got as a former captain, the organization and its fans are clearly happy with him for the way he conducted himself while playing an important leadership role during the rebuild. welcome back, captain ❤️ pic. twitter.

com/VpEKN00tb8 — Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) March 17, 2026 Right after the TV timeout in which Foligno was honored, a different former Blackhawks player found the back of the net. Brock Faber and Kirill Kaprizov made a nice play to set up Ryan Hartman in front of the net to make it 1-0 at 6:17. Just over a minute later (7:58), Marcus Johansson made it 2-0 Wild.

At that point, it looked like the Wild were going to end their losing streak in a big way. Louis Crevier, who leads the NHL in shots over 100 mph, had something to say about that. After Frank Nazar sent him into the attacking zone, he blasted a 102 mph shot past Filip Gustafsson to get the Blackhawks on the board at 10:47.