Wild Captain Jared Spurgeon Returns To Lineup Tonight

ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Wild (28-15-4) have been without captain Jared Spurgeon since December 31st. He is set to return tonight against the Utah Hockey Club (20-19-7).

Related: Wild's Superstar Kirill Kaprizov Returns To The Lineup Tonight

Spurgeon, 35, missed the last nine games with a lower-body injury after he was slew-footed by Nashville Predators forward Zachary L'Heureux.

Without Spurgeon in the lineup the Wild went 5-4-0. They played a few games without Spurgeon, Kirill Kaprizov, Brock Faber, Jonas Brodin, and Jakub Lauko.

It is safe to say the Wild are excited to get Spurgeon back into the lineup and start to get healthy again.

Faber has been back in the lineup the last couple of games and Kaprizov will join Spurgeon tonight. Lauko has been back as well. The only two injuries are Marcus Johansson and Brodin.

With Spurogeon back in the lineup, David Jiricek was sent down to the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL).

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