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 ...

A ccording to the team, Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon (lower body) was placed on the injured reserve on Monday evening. The 35-year-old defenseman was initially expected to miss at ...

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 ...

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 ...