Kirill Kaprizov will be out longer than anticipated for the Minnesota Wild because of a lower-body injury, general manager Bill Guerin said Friday. The forward had surgery in late January because ...

That was a hair over three weeks ago to this day. Kaprizov has yet to skate so that four week minimum timetable looks like it will be extended. “Surgery is required," Guerin said back in Late ...

This is big, considering this allows the Wild to have some cap flexibility in case Kirill Kaprizov or Joel Eriksson Ek comes back before the playoffs. As of now, that is the assumption.

Kirill Kaprizov hasn’t played in an NHL game for close to a month – but that might change in the near future. The Minnesota Wild star has been the team’s most important player in 2024-25 ...

Kirill Kaprizov of the Minnesota Wild looks on during the first period of a game against the Utah Hockey Club at Delta Center on Dec. 10, 2024, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Kaprizov missed 12 straight ...

He’s going to be out longer.” Kaprizov scored 23 goals and 50 points in his first 34 games — an 82-game pace of 55 goals and 121 points. Who knew at the time of his easy rebound goal on Dec.