Jared Spurgeon Is Invincible For The Wild

The Minnesota Wild powered past the Chicago Blackhawks in a very solid come-from-behind 4-3 win in overtime. And sure, we could all talk about how Kirill Kaprizov finished off the opposition with an absolute laser in the extra period and making it now six straight wins for Minnesota -- but that's a little boring.

Instead, at the end of the game it was pointed out by The Athletic's Michael Russo that in almost 188 minutes of 5-on-5 hockey, Wild captain Jared Spurgeon has not been on the ice for a goal against.

More than any single display of skill or deke or shot rocketing past an opposing goaltender, to hold the other team to zero goals for over three hours of 5-on-5 hockey is just hard to even comprehend.

The last time Spurgeon was on the ice for a goal against was on October 28 against the Winnipeg Jets. Almost an entire month ago. A month! And in that timespan, the Wild have scored nine goals when the captain is out there; it's not some boring shutdown hockey.

That's Wild

• More on the Wild rallying past the Blackhawks to win 4-3 in overtime Wednesday night. [StarTribune]
• While it's all fine and dandy we're experiencing a nice winning streak, the Wild's goaltending might just be covering up a lot of the deficiencies on this team. [Hockey Wilderness]
• Marcus Johansson has become the Wild's holiday bargain. [Pioneer Press]

Off the trail...

• Alex Ovechkin scores No. 908 as the Washington Capitals take down the Winnipeg Jets (thank you, Mr. Great Eight). [NHL.com]
• The Thanksgiving Panic Index: Which NHL teams should truly be worried about not being in the playoff picture at this time? [ESPN]
• The Vancouver Canucks managed to put in a win over the Anaheim Ducks, but there is still so much going wrong for that team. [Sportsnet]