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They were five minutes away from getting three points in the final game against the Kings, but the defense couldn’t hold a two goal lead, which led to an overtime loss.

When Kane, the NHL’s leading scorer, received the puck, there were no other players within 10 feet of him, giving him ample opportunity to take his time before firing a shot.

In a report from NHL.com, teammate and Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford talked about how well the American-born player is playing right now. Jake Allen made 12 saves in two periods, and Brian Elliott made eight stops in the third. He gathered the puck behind the Blackhawks’ net and wrapped it around into the goal just beating Crawford.

Washington’s Jason Chimera had a goal and an assist and Tom Wilson, Marcus Johansson and Justin Williams also scored for the Capitals, who improved to 7-2-0 on the road and 17-5-1 overall. Patrick Kane is on fire. Forward Zach Parise and defenseman Jared Spurgeon also had assists for the Wild. They went 3-1-2 on the trip.

On Tuesday the Wild and the Blackhawks unveiled their rosters for the 2016 Stadium Series Alumni Game that will rekindle the ferocious rivaly that burned between the two clubs in the 1970s and 80s. Defensively, the Chicago Blackhawks are allowing 2.6 goals per game and are killing 80.3 percent of their power play chances.

But with tension building with each loss over the past three weeks, the Wild delivered a fine game, a nationally televised victory over the defending Stanley Cup champs, the team that has bounced them from the playoffs three straight years.

NOTES: Blackhawks F Patrick Kane was named the NHL’s No. 1 star for November. F Marko Dano was back in the Blackhawks’ lineup after being a healthy scratch against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday…. One curious move in practice was Yeo’s pairing of left-shot defensemen Ryan Suter and Jonas Brodin, with the former openly questioning the switch to reporters afterward. “It’s a story that really shouldn’t even be a story”, Suter said….