Jared Spurgeon ended a 33-game scoring drought with two of Minnesota’s three second-period goals and the Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Friday.

Jared Spurgeon scored twice, and the Minnesota Wild rallied for a 3-2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks at Xcel Energy Center on Friday. Spurgeon, who turned 35 on Friday, scored his first two goals of the season,

The Predators have won 14 of their last 19 games vs. the Wild, a stretch that included a seven-game win streak from March 27, 2018-Oct. 24, 2019. Nashville allowed two-or-fewer goals in six of those seven wins. Steven Stamkos has picked up points in seven of his last 11 games vs. Minnesota (2g-5a).

PAUL - The Minnesota Wild (15-4-4) are back in action tonight to cap off their back-to-back. They play host to the Nashville Predators (7-12-5) for a Central Division clash. Nashville is coming off two straight losses and are 3-3-4 in their last ten games.