The NHL will hold a hearing for the player whose illegal hit injured Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon.

PAUL - Nashville Predators forward Zachary L'Heureux will have a hearing for slew-footing Minnesota Wild captain Jared Spurgeon from Tuesday night's game. The NHL Department of Player Safety announced that L'Heureux will have a hearing for what he did to Spurgeon.

Just a few minutes into the second period rookie Zachary L'Heureux took out Wild captain Jared Spurgeon with a slew foot. Spurgeon had both his legs taken out from under him and a

Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has recalled forward Brendan Gaunce and defenseman Carson Lambos from the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL) and placed forward Kirill Kaprizov on Injured Reserve.

Star forward Kirill Kaprizov was placed on the Injured Reserve List to make room for a call-up. Brendan Gaunce returned to the Iowa Wild on Tuesday and scored three goals. He has now been recalled again by the Wild with Kaprizov out.

Kaprizov, who has missed three games with a lower-body injury, is still tied for second in the league in goals scored (23) and eighth in points (50).