Wild’s Jared Spurgeon hurt, Marco Rossi solid: Key takeaways vs. the Blackhawks

With the regular season set to open next Thursday, the Wild suffered a potential major loss on Thursday night when captain Jared Spurgeon left their preseason game against Chicago with an injury, with 59 seconds left in the first period.
“It’s not positive, but we’ll get a better evaluation (Friday),” coach Dean Evason told reporters after the game.
In a 3-2 shootout win at the United Center that featured lots of feistiness and a Mats Zuccarello shootout winner, hard-hitting Blackhawks forward Reese Johnson finished his check on Spurgeon, and the diminutive Wild…