The Foligno brothers matched up in the first game for the Central Division foes after the All-Star break, and Marcus Foligno’s ninth of the season lifted Minnesota to its 11th consecutive victory over Chicago. Foligno also tangled with Blackhawks defenceman Jarred Tinordi in the second.
“Yeah, it’s weird,” Foligno said of fighting with his brother’s teammate. “Nick says they’re all good guys.”
Nick Foligno called it “just two big boys fighting.”
“It’s never easy or fun to watch, but at the end of the day it’s my teammate over there so I’m cheering him on,” he said, “and you know we’ll discuss that in the summer.”
Jacob Lucchini scored in the first for Minnesota, which had dropped two in a row.