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Jake Middleton and Jared Spurgeon from injury as the team plays without three important veterans. In December, Wild fans were pining for the return of Mats Zuccarello and Joel Eriksson Ek from ...

Superstar winger Kirill Kaprizov and veteran defenseman Jared Spurgeon returned ... his spot on the Wild's top line with Mats Zuccarello and Marco Rossi. Spurgeon will return to a top-4 role ...

Jared Spurgeon scored what turned out to be the ... The goal was Spurgeon's 400th career point. Mats Zuccarello and Joel Eriksson Ek earned the assists. Nylander moved into the slot to swipe ...

After a 0-for-15 drought, the Wild scored three times – including during a match penalty for a slew-foot against captain Jared Spurgeon ... responded well,” Mats Zuccarello said.