Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon (lower body ... projected to replace Spurgeon in the lineup on Thursday, with Zach Bogosian moving to his place on the second defensive pairing.

Coach John Hynes hinted that he might want to "give a player a break" given the quick turnaround between the next two games.

Minnesota Wild captain Jared Spurgeon is expected to miss two to three weeks with an apparent right leg injury after getting slew-footed earlier this week by Nashville's Zachary L'Heureux ...