Brian Burke, the former NHL executive turned hockey luminary, has a theory about officiating in hockey. The first call of a game is the most important one because it sets the standard for the rest of ...

Minnesota 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 ...

Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon (illness) was unable to practice on Wednesday. Fantasy managers should continue to monitor Spurgeon's status leading up to their game on Saturday against ...

Spurgeon notched two power-play assists and two hits in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Rangers. Spurgeon has somewhat quietly earned five points over his last five outings, three of which ...

Zuccarello, Frederick Gaudreau and Jared Spurgeon all had a goal and an assist for the Wild, and Filip Gustavsson made 33 saves. Vinnie Hinostroza scored Minnesota's first goal of the game on the ...

Minnesota Wild center Jakub Lauko, center Devin Shore, center Yakov Trenin, defenseman Jared Spurgeon and defenseman Jonas Brodin celebrate a goal against the Detroit Red Wings in the first period ...