Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon will miss a minimum of four weeks due to a partial tear of his right hamstring, a big blow to a team trying to maintain control of a playoff spot. The Wild announced the news Wednesday, after Spurgeon was hurt against the Avalanche on Tuesday.

They recalled forward Zack Mitchell and defenseman Ryan Murphy from the AHL, in advance of their game on Friday against the Golden Knights.

Spurgeon likely would miss some postseason games if the Wild make it there.

The 28-year-old Spurgeon has nine goals and 28 assists in 61 games this season.

James van Riemsdyk had his third career hat trick and Mitch Marner scored the winning goal in a shootout to lift the Maple Leafs over the Stars 6-5, extending the Leafs’ franchise-record home winning streak to 11 games. ... Mika Zibanejad scored the tying goal late in the third period and then got the winner 2:53 into overtime to rally the Rangers to a 4-3 victory over the Penguins. AP