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.

After allowing just five shots in the first two periods, the Wild had to scramble to keep the lead against Chicago in a narrow 4-2 win.

Jared Spurgeon, Frederick Gaudreau and Joel Eriksson Ek scored to give the visiting Minnesota Wild a three-goal edge, and they held on to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Sunday.

Jared Spurgeon, Joel Eriksson Ek and Frederick Gaudreau scored to help the Minnesota Wild top the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2.

CHICAGO (AP ... Foligno closed it out with an empty-netter with 1:42 left. Filip Gustavsson finished with 18 saves. The Blackhawks dropped to 1-4-3 in their last eight games.

In the middle frame, Chicago’s Nick Foligno was whistled for holding Wild star forward Kirill Kaprizov, and complained a bit too forcefully about the call, drawing a second penalty. Minnesota made it 3-0 on the extended power play, as Eriksson Ek recorded his ninth goal of the season and second of the weekend.

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.

CHICAGO -- Matt Boldy had three assists, and the Minnesota Wild held on for a 4-2 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Sunday. Boldy has 14 points (five goals, nine assists) in his past 11 games.

The Wild scored early and played two periods of stifling defense versus the Central Division cellar-dwelling Chicago Blackhawks ... got 18 saves from Filip Gustavsson, winning for the sixth ...

Chicago was limited to five shots ... closed it out with an empty-netter with 1:42 left. Filip Gustavsson finished with 18 saves. The Blackhawks dropped to 1-4-3 in their last eight games.

Gustavsson is set to start on the road against Toronto on Wednesday, per Kevin Falness of KFAN 1003. Gustavsson saved 18 of 20 shots en route to a 4-2 win over Chicago on Sunday. He has a 19-10-3 record,

Read the recent NHL news and rumors about Filip Gustavsson for fantasy hockey. Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson stopped 32 of the 33 shots