Artem Anisimov scored a power-play goal with 5:42 left in the third period, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Minnesota Wild 2-0 on Saturday night.
Corey Crawford made 24 saves for his second straight shutout as the Blackhawks won their second straight after three straight losses.
Devan Dubnyk stopped 33 shots for Minnesota, which finished a season-long six-game homestand 3-3-0.
With Minnesota's Luke Kunin serving a double-minor for high-sticking, Duncan Keith's shot from just inside the blue line was deflected in front by Anisimov just past the halfway point of the man advantage.
Anisimov has scored in four straight games, including two power-play goals.
Alex DeBrincat added an empty-net goal for the second straight game.
Crawford, who entered the night with a 1.92 goals-against average (fourth-best in the league) and .941 save percentage (third-best), made his best stop early in the third when he got his glove up to thwart a breakaway by Eric Staal. He stacked the pads to stop Jared Spurgeon a short time later on another breakaway.
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Trubisky came into the NFL like a lightning bolt, showcasing an accurate arm and incredible athleticism in his preseason debut.
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His numbers may not have been spectacular, but his accuracy was on full display, and Bears fans began clamoring for him to play after another rough showing by Mike Glennon.
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Glennon finally emerged as a threat in the passing game, but Trubisky held his own too, throwing for over 100 yards for the second time in the preseason.
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The only highlight from this game was a lowlight, as Trubisky took a massive shot late in the game when he was controversially brought back into a game that the Bears were trailing by a wide margin.
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In his first ever start, Trubisky had some stellar moments, but he wasn’t able to lead the Bears to victory, as the team lost to Minnesota.
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Trubisky looked much more comfortable in his second career start, guiding the Bears’ offense through some tough spots against an aggressive defense as he picked up his first career win.
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This game may be known as the “training wheels” game, as Trubisky only attempted seven passes and tried rushing five times. Even despite that, the Bears won thanks to Eddie Jackson.
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This was the first game where Trubisky really was allowed to throw some big passes, and while he made some big throws (and a nearly 50 yard run to boot), he threw a bad pass late in the game that cost his team a chance to tie things up late.
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Despite having two weeks to prepare, Trubisky's accuracy and footwork were off early in the game. He did ultimately recover and threw a gorgeous touchdown to Josh Bellamy, but it wasn't enough as the Bears fell 23-16.
Crawford also came out to stop Mikko Koivu with the left pad, seconds before Jan Rutta cleared a loose puck out of the Chicago crease.
His strong play has been needed. After hitting double digits on opening night, the Blackhawks have scored 33 goals in 13 games, yet have gone 6-5-2.
Both teams missed by inches in the first period.
Chicago's Richard Panik hit the crossbar 13 minutes in, and a redirect from Nino Niederreiter during a late Wild power play bounced off the post, off the far leg of Crawford as he struggled to get back into position and out of harm's way as the goal horn incorrectly sounded.
DeBrincat hit the post on a 2-on-1 with Panik early in the second.
