0:2 deficit turned around

NHL: Marco Rossi leads comeback win

Marco Rossi (left)(Bild: AP/Ellen Schmidt)

Marco Rossi and captain Jared Spurgeon fired Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in the North American Hockey League (NHL) on Friday. After trailing 2-0, Rossi tied the game with his seventh goal of the season, after which Spurgeon became the match-winner with two goals on his 35th birthday.

Minnesota trailed 2-0 at home in front of 18,500 spectators in St. Paul thanks to a brace from Ryan Donato (3rd, 26th/PP) before Rossi started the comeback. The center converted a pass from Marcus Johansson to make it 1:2 (31st), only 17 seconds later Spurgeon equalized with his first goal of the season. The defenseman added the winner in the 38th minute.

Minnesota has now won 13 of its last 14 duels with the Blackhawks and is currently the second-best team in the Western Conference. Rossi has seven goals and eleven assists after 23 games this season and is his team's third-best player in both categories.

Assist from Kasper
The Detroit Red Wings, with Marco Kasper assisting on a goal, lost 4-5 to the New Jersey Devils. Detroit got out to a quick 2-0 lead thanks to Vladimir Tarasenko (4th/PP) and Lucas Raymond off an assist from Kasper (10th), but the Devils equalized with two power play goals from Dougie Hamilton (17th) and Timo Meier (18th). After Tyler Motte (22) restored the lead, Nico Hischier (32), Stefan Noesen (37) and Jack Hughes (44) turned the game around.