Jared Spurgeon, the captain of the Minnesota Wild, is set to miss two to three weeks due to a right leg injury sustained from a slew-footing incident involving Nashville's Zachary L’Heureux. The NHL's Department of Player Safety suspended L’Heureux for three games following the incident, which caused Spurgeon's leg to bend awkwardly as he collided with the boards.

General manager Bill Guerin reassured fans that the prognosis for Spurgeon's injury is not as severe as initially feared. The Wild's defense has already been impacted by injuries, with Jake Middleton sidelined for nearly a month after taking a puck to his hand. Additionally, leading scorer Kirill Kaprizov is day-to-day with a lower-body issue.