John Hynes worked overtime in the offseason to create depth and condition the Minnesota Wild, which has helped the team rank third in the Western Conference despite an onslaught of injuries. However,

The Colorado Avalanche (28-18-1) continue their homestand against the Minnesota Wild (27-15-4) in another matinee matchup at Ball Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 1:08 p.m. MT. READ MORE: How Will Jared Bednar Spend His Time During 4 Nations?

Spurgeon (lower body) will not be on the Wild's upcoming two-game road trip, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports. Spurgeon has been out of action since Dec. 31, when he was hurt versus Nashville.

Minnesota came out fighting to avenge the slew foot that injured Jared Spurgeon, but the Predators comfortably won the game itself.

Bill Guerin might have been a little too honest at the conclusion of the 2022-23 season. "I rarely bring this up, but I'm going to bring it up today because it's real and it's important," Guerin said.

A first-period parade to the penalty box by the Oilers wasn’t that advantageous for the Wild. Why? Because Edmonton’s stars were rested and raring to go. Despite the power play gifting the Wild a two-goal head start,

Wild players wanted a stiffer penalty for Zach L’Heureux from the NHL but say they're happy to take matters into their own hands Saturday.

L'Heureux was called for a slew-foot on Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon, who suffered an injury on the play and has missed the past eight games. L'Heureux was suspended three games for the play ...

When the Minnesota Wild face off against the Nashville Predators Saturday at Bridgestone Arena, they will be without their captain, Jared Spurgeon – and they haven't forgotten why. Predators ...

Minnesota Wild captain Jared Spurgeon is still injured after getting slew-footed by Nashville Predators forward Zach L'Heureux on New Year's Eve. The Wild players haven't forgotten about that ...

Retribution was on deck. The Wild (27-15-4) were determined to even the score for Zach L'Heureux's slew-foot of Jared Spurgeon on New Year's Eve. That meant there was no shortage of hand-to-hand ...

Kaprizov, who's been out since Dec. 23 with a lower-body injury, joined his first full practice since then on Friday as did defensemen Brock Faber (upper body) and Jared Spurgeon (lower body ...