Hynes also had praise for defenseman Zeev Buium, the Wild's top prospect, and his performance at the World Juniors.

While Kaprizov could be back this week, Wild coach John Hynes did not "want to put a timeline" on his potential return, according to Smith, but added the fact Kaprizov is skating every day and continuing to do more and more each day is "a good sign." There are signs Minnesota could be gearing up to have some players return soon.

PAUL - The Minnesota Wild are set to go on the road to face the Nashville Predators. They made a few roster moves before leaving Minnesota. Kirill Kaprizov has missed the last ten games with a lower-body injury.

Minnesota Wild head coach John Hynes provided injury updates Friday, Brock Faber will travel with the team this weekend, Kirill Kaprizov will not.

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 – and one of the most valuable players,

This just in, the Minnesota Wild have announced that they have re-moved superstar Kirill Kaprizov back to long-term injured reserve just a day after removing him from long-term injured reserve. The Russian forward hasn’t played a game since December 23rd and completed the 2024 calendar year as the NHL’s top scoring forward,