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ST. PAUL, Minn. — 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. Marco Rossi also scored for Minnesota and Marc-Andre Fleury, who turned 40 on Thursday, made 20 saves. Spurgeon's long wrist shot from just inside the blue line handcuffed Petr Mrazek late in the second period for a 3-2 lead. On his 35th birthday, Spurgeon's goals were his first since April 8, 2023, and his eighth career multigoal game. Ryan Donato scored twice and Mrazek stopped 27 shots for Chicago.
