The oft unheralded defenseman was the victim of Toronto’s Mitch Marner after just seven seconds, but the Minnesota Wild comeback victory was most definitely spurred on by Jared Spurgeon‘s performance.
He finished the game with two assists and a goal for a three-point afternoon; not bad for a player that gave the puck away meekly just a couple of seconds in, leading to a goal against.
Perhaps it was the fact that he was victim of Marner not once but twice early on that sparked his offensive performance. His want to make up for his mistakes would’ve driven him on and on this occasion, he and his teammates had the luck in front of net that saw it rewarded.