PREVIEW: Blackhawks vs Wild 11/18

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The Blackhawks look to end their three-game homestand on a high note when they host the Minnesota Wild at 5 p.m. CT on Sunday. Chicago has at least a point in three-straight games.
The Blackhawks are coming off a 2-1 shootout loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Friday. They previously beat the St. Louis Blues 1-0.

The Wild went 1-2-0 on their recent three-game homestand. They are coming off a 3-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night. This will be their second game of a back-to-back.
Mikael Granlund leads the way for the Wild with 19 points (10G, 9A) through 20 games. Zach Parise and Mikko Koivu each have 17.
Devan Dubnyk is the main man between the pipes and has a 9-5-0-2 record with a 2.36 GAA and .925 save percentage this season.
HOCKEY FIGHTS CANCER:
Sunday is Hockey Fights Cancer night for the Blackhawks. The night will kick off with a special Purple Carpet event, Eddie Olczyk will be honored with "One More Shift" and there will be many other moments to help raise cancer awareness throughout the night. Check the links below for some coverage leading up to the game.

SEASON SERIES:
The Blackhawks went 2-3-0 through five games against the Wild in 2017-18.
This season, they are 0-0-1 against Minnesota, following a 4-3 overtime loss on Oct. 11.
They will meet again in Chicago on Dec. 27 and in Minnesota on February 2.
LINEUP NOTES:
The Blackhawks will not hold a morning skate on Sunday.

The lineup at practice on Saturday was as follows based on one of the drills:
Saad-Toews-Kane
DeBrincat-Anisimov-Schmaltz
Fortin-Kampf-Kahun
Martinsen-Kruger-Hayden
Keith-Seabrook
Gustafsson-Jokiharju
Forsling-Rutta
OPPONENT TO WATCH:
Granlund is off to a stellar start to the 2018-19 season with 19 points and a team-high 10 goals. In 418 regular season NHL games, Granlund has scored 88 goals and recorded 199 assists.
He was taken in the first round, ninth overall, of the 2010 NHL Draft.