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Ladd, Sharp help Blackhawks rally past Wild

Sep 27, 2008 - 3:21 AM CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Andrew Ladd and Patrick Sharp are ready for the regular season.

Ladd and Sharp scored two goals apiece as the Chicago Blackhawks rallied from a three-goal deficit on Friday to post a 4-3 preseason victory over the Minnesota Wild.

The Wild had a tremendous first period as Stephane Veilleux scored 36 seconds into the game and James Sheppard and Petr Kalus netted power-play goals less than 4 1/2 minutes apart midway through the session for a 3-0 bulge.

But Chicago battled back as Ladd tallied 85 seconds into the middle period and Sharp scored with 4:24 to go, cutting the deficit to one. After netting a career-high 36 goals last season, Sharp forged a tie at 1:55 of the third with his third of the preseason.

Ladd completed the comeback at 6:48, beating goaltender Josh Harding with a wrist shot for a 4-3 advantage.

Patrick Kane, the 2008 Calder Trophy winner, and new captain Jonathan Toews each had an assist and Cristobal Huet turned aside 28 shots for the Blackhawks.

Harding made 29 saves for Minnesota, which registered 13 shots in each of the first two periods.