Jared Spurgeon left tonight's game with an injury after being drilled by Colorado's Cody McLeod. McLeod hit Spurgeon from behind, and sent the Wild's young defenseman head first into the boards. It's unclear what injury forced Spurgeon out of the game, but he seemed to be favoring his left leg.

The Minnesota Wild was relieved to learn Wednesday that Jared Spurgeon's lower-body injury isn't as serious as it looked. Head coach Mike Yeo says his young defenseman is day-to-day after being checked head-first into the boards by Colorado's Cody McLeod. Yeo says he is "surprised and very disappointed" that McLeod wasn't suspended.

The Minnesota Wild has the weekend off and many of the team's players will spending the holiday relaxing. While some will be home with their families, many will be staying in Minnesota spending time with teammates. Defenseman Marco Scandella will join Matt Cullen's family. Scandella says the guys in the locker room are just like family because of how close they are.

Oakland's Jared Veldeer says he's looking forward to his match up against Vikings sack master Jared Allen.

Vikings defensive end Jared Allen is a new father. His wife gave birth to their first child, a little girl named Brinley Noel Allen. Leslie Frazier says Allen is as "pumped up as you can imagine."