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Blackhawks vs. Wild Game 3 preview: Corey Crawford to start as series shifts to Minnesota

Chicago looks to avoid falling to Minnesota in Game 3 for third straight postseason.

Corey Crawford will start in goal and Kris Versteeg will remain sidelined with a lower-body injury when the Chicago Blackhawks play the Minnesota Wild in Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals on Tuesday night at Xcel Energy Center.

Versteeg did skate during Thursday's practice, but was not in line rushes.

The Blackhawks hold a 2-0 series lead for the third consecutive year against the Wild. The past two seasons, the Wild have won Game 3 and last year they won Game 4 as well to even the series 2-2.