The Wild's Kirill Kaprizov is expected to play Thursday after a longer-than-expected break for injury. (Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

The Minnesota Wild placed their top-scoring contributor on LTIR on Friday in Kirill Kaprizov because of an aggravated lower-body injury. Minnesota has been one of the NHL's biggest surprises in ...

ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Wild (28-15-4) have been without their superstar forward Kirill Kaprizov since December 27th. He is set to return tonight against the Utah Hockey Club (20-19-7).

They made a few roster moves before leaving Minnesota. Kirill Kaprizov (lower body) was placed on the Long-Term Injury Reserve (LTIR), Marcus Johansson (concussion) was placed on the Injured ...

Kirill Kaprizov is back in action. After missing the past 12 games with a lower-body injury that popped up after the holiday break, Kaprizov was set to make his highly anticipated return on ...

The Wild went 7-5-0 without Kaprizov in the lineup. Let us know what you think by commenting below or on the Forum. Make sure you bookmark The Hockey News' Minnesota Wild page for the latest ...

Kirill Kaprizov of the Wild battles Vancouver's Quinn Hughes during a game at Xcel Energy Center on Dec. 3. (Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

January 22 - Minnesota Wild head coach John Hynes said he is "cautiously optimistic" that star forward Kirill Kaprizov and captain Jared Spurgeon will return to the lineup against the Utah Hockey ...

But since the end of December, the Wild have been without Kirill Kaprizov and Jared Spurgeon due to injuries. Both players have been activated from injured reserve ahead of Thursday's game against ...

Minnesota Wild head coach John Hynes said he is "cautiously optimistic" that star forward Kirill Kaprizov and captain Jared Spurgeon will return to the lineup against the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday.