Spurgeon was ruled out of Tuesday's game with a lower-body injury after the hit. Following the game, Wild head coach John Hynes said he had no further information on the extent of the injury. Hynes called it a "cheap hit" and "undisciplined play."

The Nashville Predators dropped another game on Tuesday, and now young forward Zachary L'Heureux is facing a suspension for a dirty play on Jared Spurgeon.

The Wild power play was finally the catalyst for a win instead of contributing to another loss. After a 0-for-15 drought, the Wild scored three times — including during a match penalty for a slew-foot against captain Jared Spurgeon — to get by the Predators,

The Minnesota Wild faced another division rival, the Nashville Predators, in their annual New Year’s Eve game on Tuesday evening, Dec. 31, which goes back to before 2020.