Spurgeon was ruled out of Tuesday's game with a lower-body injury after the hit. Following the game, Wild head coach John Hynes said he had no further information on the extent of the injury. Hynes called it a "cheap hit" and "undisciplined play."

The Nashville Predators dropped another game on Tuesday, and now young forward Zachary L'Heureux is facing a suspension for a dirty play on Jared Spurgeon.

The Wild power play was finally the catalyst for a win instead of contributing to another loss. After a 0-for-15 drought, the Wild scored three times — including during a match penalty for a slew-foot against captain Jared Spurgeon — to get by the Predators,

Kirill Kaprizov hasn't been in the Minnesota Wild lineup for over a week and they placed him on injured reserve today. But, there is good news.

WildThe Minnesota Wild will be without their star forward and defenceman for now. Kirill Kaprizov is being placed on injured reserve while Jared Spurgeon sustained a possibly serious injury on New Year’s Eve.

Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov will miss Friday night’s game at Dallas because of a lower body injury.