Spurgeon, Kirill Kaprizov and Wild

Minnesota Wild forward Joel Eriksson Ek smiled when asked about two of his longtime teammates returning from injuries this week.
The defenseman scored his first goal for Minnesota against Nashville and is sticking to his plan to “go day by day.” ...
"Obviously, it was a cheap hit," Wild head coach John Hynes said on the play. "A pretty dirty play," Declan Chisholm, Spurgeon's defense partner said. "Definitely sucks because Jared is a huge ...