Already without leading scorer Kirill Kaprizov, the team did not see the defenseman return following a collision with a Predators rookie.

When you have a player on their team do what he did, that gave us life,” Wild coach John Hynes said. “Obviously, it was a cheap hit.”

PAUL - Minnesota Wild captain Jared Spurgeon suffered a bad leg injury in the second period against the Nashville Predators. The Wild, who are already without Kirill Kaprizov, Jake Middleton, and Jakub Lauko,

Nashville's Big Bash 2024" is airing on Tuesday, Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. The event will be hosted by Keith Urban and Rachel Smith. There are several ways to watch with a free live stream.

“Nashville’s Big Bash,” the network’s annual New Year’s Eve broadcast, returns to TV and streaming for a five-hour marathon of performances and celebrity guest appearances. Launched in 2021, this marks the fourth year of CBS airing the country music program on New Year’s Eve.