The Chicago Blackhawks have an embarrassing history against the Minnesota Wild, but they nearly outdid themselves Sunday at the United Center.

The Chicago Blackhawks had their comeback against the Minnesota Wild come up just short despite a good third period.

Joel Eriksson Ek added a power play marker in the second period as Minnesota got 18 saves from Filip Gustavsson, winning for the sixth time in their last eight games on the road. Marcus Foligno

Jared Spurgeon put the Wild up 1-0 at 5:43 of the first period, taking a pass in the slot from Boldy and putting the puck past the stick side of Mrazek. Frederick Gaudreau made it 2-0 at 7:17, when his shot from the bottom of the right face-off circle got past Mrazek on the short side.

The Blackhawks, who have won just once in their past seven games, dealt away Taylor Hall.

If proximity leads to familiarity, the Chicago Blackhawks and Tampa Bay Lightning should be getting to know each other pretty well. They will meet for the second time in five days on Tuesday night, this time in Florida to cap their season series.

The Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota Wild were meeting in tumultuous times. Both teams had lost their previous two games, with Minnesota losing 5-4 to the Calgary Flames the night before.

In the middle of another losing season, Chicago Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson is preaching patience.

The Chicago Blackhawks made for a lively third period while trying to catch the Minnesota Wild, but the finish was all-too-familiar in this series: another Hawks loss.

Goalie Filip Gustavsson’s 18 saves and Marcus Foligno’s empty-netter preserved earlier goals from captain Jared Spurgeon, Frederick Gaudreau and Joel Eriksson Ek as the Wild moved to 18-5-3 on the road.

Confident organization, led by Bedard, is on right track but have struggled this season despite veteran additions