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11:44 AM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (hip/back surgeries) said Friday that he is feeling very good and is confident he will be ready to play next season, according to Michael Russo of The Athletic.
5:11 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) is scheduled to undergo left hip surgery Feb. 6 followed by back surgery roughly four weeks later. He will miss the rest of 2023-24 but is expected to be ready for training camp.
3:18 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (lower body) was moved to long-term injured reserve Monday, per PuckPedia.
12:55 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) reaggravated his lower-body injury Tuesday, according to Joe Smith of The Athletic.
6:34 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday.
1:47 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (lower body) will return to the lineup Saturday against Winnipeg.
12:13 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (lower body) will not be in the lineup for Wednesday's clash with Detroit, Kevin Falness of KFAN FM100.3 reports.
11:16 AM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (lower body) was ruled out Saturday against Boston, per Jessi Pierce of NHL.com.
12:07 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (lower body) will be sidelined versus Montreal on Thursday but hasn't been ruled out for Saturday's clash with Boston, Jessi Pierce of NHL.com reports.
12:42 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (lower body) didn't accompany the Wild on the team's two-game road trip, per Sarah McLellan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
1:33 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (lower body) won't play Saturday against Vancouver, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
1:03 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (lower body) will be a game-time decision for Friday's matchup with Vancouver, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.
12:23 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) is considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury and won't play Thursday versus Calgary, Jessi Pierce of NHL.com reports.
9:28 AM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) didn't record a point but collected three blocked shots, two hits and a minus-1 rating in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Sabres.
4:06 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (upper body) has been taken off injured reserve ahead of Friday's matchup with Buffalo.
4:46 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (upper body) is expected to be unavailable for at least the Wild's next two games, Jessi Pierce of NHL.com reports Wednesday.
12:37 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (upper body) is nearing a return to action after taking part in an optional morning skate Tuesday, but he won't play in the evening's matchup with the Islanders, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.
5:48 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) was placed on long-term injured reserve Wednesday.
12:38 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) Joe Smith of The Athletic, Spurgeon (upper body) is working out off the ice but is 'still not close' to resuming skating.
12:34 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (upper body) will miss the start of the season and should be considered week-to-week at this time, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
2:49 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (rest) is slated to play in Minnesota's playoff opener against Dallas on Monday, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.
1:05 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (rest) won't be in the lineup for Thursday's regular-season finale against the Predators, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
3:37 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (undisclosed) is expected to return to the lineup Tuesday against the Jets, NHL.com reports.
1:30 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (undisclosed) isn't expected to play Monday against Chicago, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
11:49 AM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (illness) will return to the lineup Thursday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
7:44 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (illness) won't suit up for Tuesday's game versus the Devils, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
8:41 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) scored an even-strength goal and added a short-handed assist in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Bruins.
6:21 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (abdomen) is expected to skate with Group A on Thursday in the first day of on-ice activities at the Wild's training camp.
2:01 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) had surgery for a core muscle injury and is expected to be fully recovered in six weeks, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
11:11 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (upper body) will return to the lineup Friday versus the Avalanche, Jessi Pierce of NHL.com reports.
11:52 AM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (upper body) won't play in Thursday's game against the Flames but could still be cleared to suit up versus Colorado on Friday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
11:34 AM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (upper body) won't play Tuesday versus Arizona, but his injury isn't as bad as initially feared, source reports.
10:18 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (upper body) will not return to Sunday's tilt with Nashville.
9:42 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) scored twice and blocked four shots in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win over the Sharks.
9:33 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) had a goal and a power-play assist in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Kings.
10:38 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) logged an assist, two shots on goal and a plus-3 rating in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Capitals.
11:16 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) delivered two assists in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Bruins.
11:40 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) logged a power-play assist, two shots on goal, two hits and a minus-3 rating in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Panthers.
2:03 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (lower body) was activated from injured reserve and is expected to play Saturday against Chicago.
12:42 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (lower body) will likely return from injured reserve to play Saturday versus Chicago, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
12:54 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (lower body) is unlikely to return for several weeks, per Michael Russo of The Athletic.
5:25 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (lower body) won't be available for the Winter Classic on Jan. 1 against the Blues, Sarah McLellan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
11:32 AM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Thursday.
1:18 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (lower body) does not require surgery but is "not short term" according to head coach Dean Evason, Jessi Pierce of The Athletic reports.
11:16 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) aggravated the lower-body injury that kept him out of eight contests during Thursday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Sabres, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
2:47 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (lower body) took part in Thursday's practice and is expected to suit up against the Sharks, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
3:46 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (lower body) could be ready to play against San Jose on Thursday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
12:41 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (lower body) will join the Wild on next week's road trip to practice, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
12:27 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (lower body) is week-to-week, Sarah McLellan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
9:13 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (lower body) won't play Sunday versus the Lightning after suffering an injury Saturday against the Panthers, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
7:21 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (lower body) was injured in the first period and is unlikely to return to Saturday's game versus the Panthers.
2:16 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (rest) will return to the lineup for Sunday's game 1 against the Golden Knights, Sarah McLellan of Star Tribune Sports reports.
6:25 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (rest) will not play Thursday's season finale against the Blues, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
11:18 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) collected an assist and two shots on goal in Friday's 4-3 overtime win over the Ducks.
11:30 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) registered a pair of assists, three shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Monday's 6-5 win over the Golden Knights.
5:37 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) scored a goal on two shots in Wednesday's 5-2 win over Arizona. He also provided two blocks and one hit.
1:30 AM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) scored a power-play goal on five shots and added a pair of blocked shots in Thursday's 3-2 shootout win over the Golden Knights.
11:00 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) scored a goal on two shots and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Coyotes.
11:21 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) posted an assist, three shots on goal and three blocked shots in Friday's 3-1 win over the Kings.
6:06 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) Dean Evason said Wednesday that Spurgeon (upper body) will be in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Ducks, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
4:37 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (upper body) isn't expected to be in the lineup for Tuesday's game against LA, Randy Johnson of the Star Tribune reports.
1:20 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) Dean Evason said Sunday that Spurgeon (upper body) will travel with the team for their upcoming three-game road trip, Sarah McLellan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
1:33 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (upper body) was activated from the NHL's COVID-19 protocol Saturday.
7:04 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (upper body) was placed in the league's COVID-19 protocols Wednesday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
2:29 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (upper body) is considered questionable for Thursday's game against the Avalanche, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
11:40 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) left Tuesday's game versus the Avalanche with an upper-body injury, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
11:43 AM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) has no points, 10 shots and a minus-1 rating while averaging 24:50 of ice time through the first five games this season.
11:47 AM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) was named the Wild's full-time captain Sunday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
11:26 AM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) scored an even-strength goal on two shots in Saturday's 7-3 loss to the Kings.
11:14 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) scored a power-play goal on his only shot of the game Tuesday in a 4-0 win over Vegas.
11:10 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) picked up an assist in Sunday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Flames.
1:28 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (hand) will be a game-time decision against Arizona on Thursday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
2:04 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) Bruce Boudreau relayed Friday that he hopes to have Spurgeon back at some point during the upcoming road trip, Jessi Pierce of The Athletic reports.
1:35 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) is expected to sit out around two weeks due to a broken hand he suffered during Tuesday's win over the Panthers.
7:59 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) suffered an upper-body injury and won't return to Tuesday's game versus Florida.
8:48 AM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) scored a goal and two assists with a plus-5 rating and six blocks in a 7-2 victory against the Wild on Friday.
8:41 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) has racked up two goals and ten points while averaging 22:58 of ice time through the first 20 games.
11:04 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) had two assists and two shots in Saturday's 4-3 win over Arizona. He also had two hits and blocked a pair of shots.
11:57 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) scored a goal on two shots and added two hits and two blocks in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Kings.
1:21 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) had two shots on goal, two blocked shots and was a minus-2 in Thursday's loss at Nashville.
1:36 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) signed a seven-year, $53 million extension ($7.57 million AAV) with the Wild on Saturday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
11:02 AM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) produced 14 goals and 43 points while averaging 24:09 of ice time in 82 games this campaign.
12:56 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) logged 24:40 of ice time and dished out a power-play assist in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Hurricanes.
12:32 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) dished out an even-strength helper and had three blocks in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Flames.
1:11 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) has five points and 20 blocks while averaging 24:26 of ice time in his last 10 games.
8:19 AM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) scored a goal and three points in a 5-4 loss to the Flyers on Tuesday.
10:33 AM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) went top shelf for his eighth goal of the season in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Avalanche.
8:29 AM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) recorded a pair of assists -- including one on the power play -- in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Jets.
5:46 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) scored two goals Saturday in a 4-3 win over Ottawa.
5:31 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) collected a goal and two assists to pace the Wild to a 4-3 win over the Maple Leafs on Thursday.
11:36 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) recorded two assists and a plus-3 rating in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Panthers.
11:20 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) recorded three assists in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Coyotes.
10:09 AM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) tallied a pair of assists, a plus-4 rating and four shots on goal in a 5-2 victory over the Ducks on Friday.
12:30 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) was the primary setup man on Jonas Brodin's empty-net shorthanded goal Saturday, as the Wild defeated the Avalanche at home, 3-2.
7:48 AM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) skated for 24:05 in Thursday's 4-1 road loss to the Avalanche, but he came up empty on his lone shot attempt.
6:22 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) notched an assist during a 6-2 victory in Game 3 over Winnipeg.
2:50 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (hamstring) participated in line rushes during pregame warmups, indicating he'll be in the lineup for Wednesday's Game 1 against the Jets, Sarah McLellan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
8:44 AM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (hamstring) will be a game-time decision for the playoff opener against the Jets on Wednesday, Sarah McLellan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
12:03 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (hamstring) is hoping to play in Wednesday's Game 1 meeting with Winnipeg, but has yet to receive medical clearance, Sarah McLellan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
12:20 PM - Jared Spurgeon (Min) (hamstring) is expected to practice Monday, according to coach Bruce Boudreau, Michael Russo of The Athletic Minnesota reports
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