The Minnesota Wild have had bad luck with injuries recently. Joel Eriksson Ek, Kirill Kaprizov, and Jacob Middleton headline the list of players who have missed time for a team with contending aspirations.

Wild captain Jared Spurgeon avoided a season-ending injury when he was slew-footed by Nashville’s Zachary L’Heureux, but Spurgeon won’t be back anytime soon. He’ll be sidelined two to three weeks, President of Hockey Operations Bill Guerin announced,

It’s not as bad as we originally thought,” general manager Bill Guerin said. “It’s still bad enough, because he’s not in our lineup, so he’s going to be week to

General manager Bill Guerin called Spurgeon “week to week” without going into further specifics about the injury other than confirming surgery will not be required.

Minnesota Wild captain Jared Spurgeon was expected to sit out two to three weeks because of an apparent right leg injury.

The Wild will be without defenseman Jared Spurgeon for two to three weeks due to a lower-body injury, Minnesota president of hockey operations Bill Guerin told reporters Thursday. The team's captain suffered an apparent right leg injury Tuesday when he was slew-footed by Nashville rookie forward Zachary L'Heureux and rammed feet-first into the boards.

The Minnesota Wild's biggest enemy right now is injuries, but they did get some good news on Kirill Kaprizov, Jake Middleton and Jared Spurgeon.

Ottawa Senators right wing Drake Batherson (19) checks Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon (46) in the third period at Xcel Energy Center on Dec. 29, 2024.