Spurgeon out rest of regular season for Wild

Jared Spurgeon is out four weeks with a partial tear of his right hamstring.
The Minnesota Wild defenseman was injured in the third period of a 5-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday. He appeared to lose an edge playing the puck and his legs split before he fell into the boards.

Spurgeon has 37 points (nine goals, 28 assists) in 61 games this season. The 28-year-old ranks second on the Wild at 24:33 per game, behind defenseman Ryan Suter (26:46). Spurgeon's 13 power-play points (three goals, 10 assists) are second among Wild defensemen behind Suter's 21 (one goal, 20 assists).

The Wild (39-24-7) are in third place in the Central Division, seven points behind the second-place Winnipeg Jets and three points ahead of the Colorado Avalanche and the Dallas Stars for the wild cards into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference.
The Wild next play at the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday (10:30 p.m. ET; ATTSN-RM, FS-N, NHL.TV). Minnesota has 12 games remaining in the regular season, which ends April 8, less than four weeks from Wednesday.
Minnesota on Wednesday recalled defenseman Ryan Murphy and forward Zack Mitchell from Iowa of the American Hockey League.