Mitchell, 25 (1/7/93), has tallied five points (3-2=5) including one game-winning goal in 21 games with Minnesota this season. He tallied his first career NHL point with an assist vs. Columbus on Oct. 14 and his first NHL goal against the New York Islanders on Oct. 26. The 6-foot-1, 196-pound native of Orangeville, Ont., owns five points in 32 career NHL games with Minnesota.
Mitchell has also collected 28 points (14-14=28) including four power-play goals and two game-winning tallies in 33 games with Iowa this season. He was signed by the Wild as a free agent on March 4, 2014 and wears sweater No. 59 with Minnesota.
Murphy, 24 (3/31/93), has recorded two points (1-1=2), six penalty minutes (PIM), a plus-5 rating, 12 shots on goal and 11 blocked shots in nine games with Minnesota this season. He owns 39 points (7-32=39) and 44 PIM in 160 career NHL games with Carolina (2012-17) and Minnesota. The 5-foot-11, 185-pound native of Aurora, Ont., has also tallied 28 points (4-24=28) in 48 contests with Iowa this season. Murphy leads team defensemen in assists and ranks second in scoring.
He was originally selected by Carolina in the first round (12th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft and was signed as a free agent by the Wild on July 1, 2017. Murphy wears sweater No. 6 with Minnesota.
Spurgeon, 28 (11/29/89), has collected 37 points (9-28=37) and eight PIM in 61 games this season for Minnesota. The 5-foot-9, 168-pound native of Edmonton, Alta., leads the team in blocked shots (127), ranks second in TOI/game at 24:32 (T-16th in the NHL) and T-4th in assists.
Minnesota plays at the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday at 9:30 p.m. CT on FOX Sports North and KFAN 100.3 FM.
