Jared Spurgeon scored 58 seconds into overtime, lifting the Minnesota Wild 3-2 over the Nashville Predators, who have now lost six games in overtime.

Zach L'Heureux was suspended 3 games for a slew-foot on the Wild's Jared Spurgeon on Dec. 31. The Predators winger had to answer for the hit on Saturday.

Spurgeon, 35, missed the last nine games with a lower-body injury after he was slew-footed by Nashville Predators forward Zachary L'Heureux. Without Spurgeon in the lineup the Wild went 5-4-0.

Minnesota Wild athletic trainer John Worley, right, helps defenseman Jared Spurgeon off the ice after an injury during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Nashville Predators ...

Nashville faces Minnesota Saturday for the first time since New Year's Eve, when Zachary L'Heureux was issued a match penalty for a slew foot against Wild captain Jared Spurgeon.

Minnesota Wild captain Jared Spurgeon is still injured after getting slew-footed by Nashville Predators forward Zach L'Heureux on New Year's Eve. The Wild players haven't forgotten about that ...

During the team's 5-3 win over Nashville on New Year's Eve, Spurgeon fell feet first into the boards after being slew-footed by the Predators Zach L’Heureux.

Minnesota Wild general manager and president of hockey operations Bill Guerin didn't mince words when it came to assessing the slew-foot that took out captain Jared Spurgeon last week.

Spurgeon, 35, suffered a lower-body injury against the Nashville Predators after Zachary L'Heureux slew-footed him. He was given a three game suspension.

Bill Guerin told reporters Spurgeon's injury isn't as bad as the team originally thought and provided an update on the captain.