Chicago bullish: The Blackhawks have made it to the second round each of the past three seasons and won the Stanley Cup in 2013.
Head-to-head this season: The Blackhawks won the first three games against the Wild, but Minnesota allowed one goal in winning each of the last two after acquiring goalie Devan Dubnyk on Jan. 16. Dubnyk made 56 saves on 57 shots in the two victories. Wild forward Jason Zucker led the team with three goals this season against Chicago.
Tale of the tape Regular-season numbers:
Blackhawks Wild
48-28-6Record46-28-8
24-12-5Home record 22-13-6
24-16-1Away record24-15-2
3-2*Season series2-3