CHICAGO – Ryan Hartman and Marco Rossi switched places ... banked the Wild a gritty point from a 2-1 overtime loss to the Blackhawks at United Center at the end of a taxing road trip.

Sunday's game between the Blackhawks and Wild was nearly meaningless ... Minnesota rookie forward Marco Rossi ripped in his 21st goal, to put him right on Bedard's tail in that category.

The Montreal Canadiens need help at the center position. The Minnesota Wild seem to like bigger players. That’s the vibe I’ve gotten from Bill Guerin. They currently rank as the 15th biggest team ...

But depleted Chicago had no answer for the Wild's top trio of rookie Marco Rossi ... two-goal game in a 4-1 win over the Blackhawks in St. Paul on Sunday. Rossi, a 22-year-old Austrian, clicked ...