Minnesota came out fighting to avenge the slew foot that injured Jared Spurgeon, but the Predators comfortably won the game itself.

Not since the preseason have the Wild had a practice as crowded as the session they held Friday at Tria Rink in St. Paul. “Felt nice,” alternate captain Marcus Foligno said. “Got a bit of a break.” But when it came time to leave for a road trip to Nashville and Colorado,

Kaprizov has missed the past 10 games with a lower-body injury that has required lots of treatments and pushed-back timetables.

Minnesota will continue to be short-handed when it visits the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night for the first game of back-to-back road contests for the Wild. Kirill Kaprizov, who still leads Minnesota in goals (23) and assists (27) despite missing the past seven games with a lower-body injury,

The Wild did a lot of roster manipulation to get David Jiricek onto the roster for his NHL debut. The right-shot former Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman was by far the Wild’s best and somehow wasn’t on for a goal against in 16 minutes.

The Wild already were missing captain Jared Spurgeon (lower body), who is expected to be out for another week or two after taking a slew foot from Nashville forward Zachary L’Heureux in their game on Dec.

who has an upper-body injury from an elbow he took from Blues forward Jake Neighbours at the end of his first shift. The Wild already were missing captain Jared Spurgeon (lower body), who is expected to be out for another week or two after taking a slew ...

Jordan Kyrou, Jake Neighbours and Robert Thomas scored early in the second period for a 4-2 lead for St. Louis that prompted the Wild to pull goalie Filip Gustavsson, who'd allowed a total of three goals over two earlier wins against the Blues this season.

Boldy snapped in a shot off a pass from Mats Zuccarello on a 2-on-1 rush after Blues defenseman Jake Broberg’s stick ... Minnesota captain Jared Spurgeon (lower body) remains sidelined ...

The move was necessary to make the call-ups needed to have a full roster. It's retroactive, so Kaprizov can return whenever he's ready.

Jared Spurgeon (899 games, 114 goals, 283 assists, 397 points) F: Andrew Brunette (489 games, 119 goals, 202 assists, 321 points) F: Joel Eriksson Ek (522 games, 127 goals, 158 assists ...

We are firmly into the second half with a neck-and-neck-and-neck race for the top of the fantasy podium. Connor Hellebuyck will surely start getting some additional rest later in the season, so ...