Defenseman Jake Middleton, who has missed the past 10 games with a hand injury, is skating and shooting, Guerin said, and could return as soon as the Wild’s Jan. 7 home game with St. Louis.

Spurgeon will have several days to return to practice before this contest. The 35-year-old has been a strong contributor to their offensive attack on the blue line.

The latest blow came when Jared Spurgeon was slew-footed into what ... Back home against the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night, the Minnesota Wild will have a handful of new players on the bench ...

M innesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon (lower body) will not play against Washington on Thursday. He was injured in Tuesday's tilt against Nashville and might be out for a while, as it was ...

ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Wild announced on Monday that they have placed defenseman Jared Spurgeon on the Injured Reserve list. Spurgeon, 35, suffered a lower-body injury against the Nashville ...

The Wild’s leading scorer and captain Jared Spurgeon will be back in action ... Kaprizov didn’t resume skating until the homestand against St. Louis and Colorado earlier this month, and ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild power play was ... including during a match penalty for a slew-foot against captain Jared Spurgeon — to get by the Predators, 5-3, Tuesday night at Xcel Energy ...