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@2026-27 season
- GP
- 10
- G
- 1
- A
- 4
- PTS
- 5
- +/-
- +6
- PPP
- 1
- SOG
- 13
- TOI/G
- 20:32
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | TOI | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | @UTA | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:00 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 25 | @VAN | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 20:06 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | @SEA | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:48 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 22 | @CGY | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs VGK | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:30 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 10 | @FLA | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 24:42 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | @TBL | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 24:54 | 2 | 5 |
| Oct 6 | @BUF | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 21:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs BOS | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 20:06 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 1 | @NSH | W 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 19:06 | 1 | 3 |
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| Apr 13 | @STL | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 18:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 9 | @DAL | L 4-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:24 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 7 | vs SEA | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 3 | 18:30 | 1 | 3 |
| Apr 5 | @DET | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:00 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 4 | @OTT | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 14:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2 | vs VAN | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 26 | @FLA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24 | @TBL | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:48 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 21 | vs DAL | W 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 24:06 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 19 | vs CHI | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:18 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 17 | @CHI | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 15 | vs TOR | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:00 | 0 | 5 |
| Mar 14 | vs NYR | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 16:12 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 12 | vs PHI | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:24 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 10 | vs UTA | W 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 8 | @COL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 6 | @VGK | W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 21:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 3 | vs TBL | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:24 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 1 | vs STL | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:06 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 27 | @UTA | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:48 | 2 | 1 |
| Feb 26 | @COL | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:18 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 4 | @NSH | W 6-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 18:48 | 4 | 1 |
| Feb 2 | vs MTL | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:30 | 1 | 2 |
| Jan 31 | @EDM | W 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 29 | vs CGY | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:42 | 1 | 2 |
| Jan 27 | vs CHI | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 22:42 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 24 | vs FLA | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 22 | vs DET | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:36 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 20 | @MTL | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:30 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 19 | @TOR | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:30 | 1 | 2 |
| Jan 17 | @BUF | W 5-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:18 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 15 | vs WPG | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 18:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 12 | vs NJD | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:06 | 1 | 3 |
| Jan 10 | vs NYI | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 15:42 | 1 | 2 |
| Jan 8 | @SEA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:30 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 5 | @LAK | L 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19:30 | 1 | 2 |
| Jan 3 | @LAK | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:00 | 3 | 2 |
| Jan 2 | @ANA | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 18:36 | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 31 | @SJS | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 | @VGK | W 5-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 19:36 | 0 | 6 |
| Dec 27 | @WPG | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 19:12 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 23 | vs NSH | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:54 | 2 | 2 |
| Dec 21 | vs COL | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:36 | 2 | 5 |
| Dec 20 | vs EDM | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:18 | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 18 | @CBJ | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 18:54 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 16 | vs WSH | W 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 | 23:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 14 | vs BOS | W 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:30 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 13 | vs OTT | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 22:18 | 0 | 4 |
| Dec 11 | vs DAL | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:06 | 1 | 3 |
| Dec 8 | @SEA | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 18:06 | 3 | 1 |
| Dec 6 | @VAN | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:36 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 4 | @CGY | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 19:54 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 2 | @EDM | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:42 | 3 | 2 |
| Nov 29 | vs BUF | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:24 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 28 | vs COL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:36 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 26 | @CHI | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:24 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | @WPG | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:00 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 21 | @PIT | W 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:12 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 19 | vs CAR | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:00 | 2 | 4 |
| Nov 16 | vs VGK | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 22:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs ANA | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 17:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs SJS | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:36 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 9 | vs CGY | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 24:00 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 7 | @NYI | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 21:24 | 2 | 3 |
| Nov 6 | @CAR | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 22:54 | 4 | 4 |
| Nov 4 | vs NSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs VAN | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | 21:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs PIT | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:12 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs WPG | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 27:06 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs SJS | L 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 27:18 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs UTA | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:12 | 3 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | @NJD | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:18 | 4 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | @NYR | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:18 | 2 | 5 |
| Oct 18 | @PHI | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:18 | 4 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | @WSH | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:00 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 14 | @DAL | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:24 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 13 | vs LAK | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 21:00 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 11 | vs CBJ | L 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 18:30 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 9 | @STL | W 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:24 | 1 | 2 |
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| Apr 15 | vs ANA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 21:42 | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 11 | @CGY | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:54 | 1 | 2 |
| Apr 9 | vs SJS | W 8-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:24 | 1 | 2 |
| Apr 6 | vs DAL | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 20:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 4 | @NYI | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:00 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 2 | @NYR | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 22:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 31 | @NJD | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 23:12 | 1 | 3 |
| Mar 29 | vs NJD | L 2-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 | 19:30 | 3 | 3 |
| Mar 27 | vs WSH | W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 20:42 | 2 | 5 |
| Mar 25 | vs VGK | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 21:48 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 24 | @DAL | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 21:18 | 0 | 1 |
Latest news
Spurgeon (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Thursday, per the NHL media site.
Spurgeon's move to IR cleared the roster spot for the Wild to acquire Cameron Crotty off waivers from the Senators. The Wild have dealt with a number of injured on the blue line this season. Spurgeon is considered week-to-week and won't be eligible to return until Tuesday's game versus the Flyers at the earliest, though it sounds like his absence will stretch beyond that.
RotoWire via ESPN · 5d ago
The Wild announced Thursday that Spurgeon (undisclosed) is considered week-to-week, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Spurgeon exited Tuesday's game against the Mammoth due to an undisclosed injury, and he's facing a multi-game absence. It's not yet clear when the 36-year-old will be able to return to action, but David Spacek and Carson Lambos are candidates to see additional playing time in the near future, while it's possible that Spurgeon will land on injured reserve at some point.
RotoWire via ESPN · 5d ago
Spurgeon (undisclosed) did not finish Tuesday's game versus the Mammoth after blocking two shots on the same shift. Head coach John Hynes had no status update on the defenseman after the contest, per Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.
Spurgeon was injured in the second period. The 36-year-old recently returned from an upper-body injury that cost him four contests. If Spurgeon misses additional time beyond Tuesday, David Spacek will likely get to play in a bottom-four role while Jonas Brodin and Zach Bogosian would get extra ice time.
RotoWire via ESPN · 7d ago
Spurgeon (upper body) will play in Thursday's game against Calgary, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.
Spurgeon traveled with the Wild for the start of their current road trip, and he'll return to action with four games remaining in the trip. Spurgeon has missed the last four games due to his upper-body injury, but he recorded a goal, four assists, 14 blocked shots, five hits and four PIM while averaging 22:22 of ice time over his first six appearances of the regular season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 22
Spurgeon (upper body) will travel with the Wild on their upcoming five-game road trip, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports Sunday.
Spurgeon hasn't been in the lineup since Oct. 12 and was placed on injured reserve earlier Sunday due to his upper-body injury. It wasn't made explicitly clear by head coach John Hynes if Spurgeon will play on the road trip, but the fact that he is traveling is a good sign. Minnesota's final game on the road before returning home will be in Utah on Oct. 27.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 19
Spurgeon (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Sunday.
Minnesota also recalled forward Hunter Haight and defenseman Carson Lambos from AHL Iowa on Sunday. Spurgeon has missed the last two games, and there is no timeline for his return. He has earned one goal, four assists, seven shots on net, 14 blocked shots and five hits in six appearances this season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 18