Wild Bounce Blackhawks, NHL Scores

Just one week ago, the Minnesota Wild were reeling from eight straight losses and the firing of their head coach.

So the scene on Sunday could not have been more surreal. They beat their biggest rival by five goals in a football stadium filled with 50,426 giddy fans for a season-best four-game winning streak.

Jason Pominville and Erik Haula each had a goal and two assists, and the Wild celebrated the first outdoor game in franchise history with a 6-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.

"What a feeling," Haula said. "First to get the win, and have the whole team play that well."

With an ideal faceoff temperature of 35 degrees, the Wild turned the NHL's 17th edition of open-air hockey into a romp past their postseason nemesis and primary rival at TCF Bank Stadium on the University of Minnesota campus.

The Blackhawks pulled goalie Corey Crawford for Scott Darling after 19 saves in two periods. Nino Niederreiter and Ryan Carter each added a goal and an assist, and Matt Dumba and Thomas Vanek also scored.

Sunday, February 21 Scoreboard

Pittsburgh 4, Buffalo 3

Minnesota 6, Chicago 1

NY Rangers 1, Detroit 0 (OT)

Tampa Bay 4, Carolina 2

Anaheim 5, Calgary 2

Vancouver 5, Colorado 1

Monday, February 22 Schedule (All Times Central)

Columbus at Boston, 6 p.m.

Arizona at Washington, 6 p.m.

Nashville at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

San Jose at St. Louis, 7 p.m.