The Minnesota Wild announced on Thursday that the team has activated forward Kirill Kaprizov and captain Jared Spurgeon from Injured Reserve. Both will play in the game tonight versus the Utah Hockey Club.

Spurgeon scored a goal on three shots in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Blackhawks. Spurgeon has two points over three games since he returned from a lower-body injury. The defenseman was able to get a bit of a breather in this contest since the Wild controlled play well,

Spurgeon notched an assist, two shots on goal and five blocked shots in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Flames. Spurgeon missed nine games due to a lower-body injury, and this was his second contest since his return.

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Makar gained possession, started a 3-on-1 and made a pass from the right circle to Lehkonen, who lifted the puck over Igor Shesterkin. Newcomer Jack Drury and Juuso Parssinen also scored for the Avs, while Nathan MacKinnon and new acquisition Martin Necas set up both Makar goals.

Jared Spurgeon, Joel Eriksson Ek and Frederick Gaudreau scored to help the Minnesota Wild top the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Sunday night. Matt Boldy had three assists for Minnesota in the opener of a five-game trip.

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Karel Vejmelka made 26 saves for his first shutout of the season, Barrett Hayton scored twice and Utah beat the Minnesota Wild 4-0 on Thursday night for its third straight victory. Clayton Keller and Lawson Crouse also scored,

Barrett Hayton scores twice, Karel Vejmelka earns first shutout of season as Utah Hockey Club beats Minnesota, 4-0, for third straight win

Johnathan Lawson had 25 points in Little Rock's 62-51 win against Western Illinois on Thursday night. Lawson shot 9 of 19 from the field, including 4 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 3 from the line for the Trojans (12-7,

Jaden Wells had 14 points in UT Arlington's 65-56 win against Seattle U on Thursday night. Wells shot 4 for 9, including 4 for 8 from beyond the arc for the Mavericks (8-11, 1-4 Western Athletic Conference).