The move was necessary to make the call-ups needed to have a full roster. It's retroactive, so Kaprizov can return whenever he's ready.

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Currently, the Minnesota Wild (25-11-4) have five players on the injury report, including Kirill Kaprizov, in their matchup against the St. Louis Blues (19-18-4) at Xcel Energy Center on Tuesday, January 7 at 8:00 PM ET.

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 2024-24, sitting in second place of the Central Division with 58 points.

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Wild host the St. Louis Blues after Mats Zuccarello scored two goals in the Wild's 4-0 win against the Carolina Hurricanes. Minnesota has a 25-11-4 record overall and an 8-4-2 record in Central Division games. The Wild have gone 10-3-2 in games they convert at least one power play.

Kaprizov has missed the past 10 games with a lower-body injury that has required lots of treatments and pushed-back timetables.

Kirill Kaprizov last played on Dec. 23, scoring his team-leading 23rd goal of the season in a win over the Chicago Blackhawks. He did not make the team’s post-Christmas trip to Dallas.

The Minnesota Wild placed Kirill Kaprizov on long-term injured reserve (LTIR) on Thursday, retroactive to Dec. 23 when he suffered his injury. The move, while removing the Russian forward from the Wild lineup, will also help the team navigate a cap crunch and address its injury-plagued lineup thanks to the cap relief LTIR provides.

Matt Boldy's tiebreaking goal early in the third period for the Minnesota Wild completed their comeback from a two-score deficit to beat the St. Louis Blues 6-4 on Tuesday ... as does star left wing Kirill Kaprizov (lower body). The Wild were inches ...

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The Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues met for the third time this season and the first time in St. Paul on Tuesday evening, Jan. 7. The Wild had a boost to their lineup once again as Jake Middleton rejoined the roster after missing the past 11 games but they were still without Kirill Kaprizov,

Brock Faber returned for the Minnesota Wild against the Nashville Predators on Saturday night after missing four games because of injury.Faber last played Jan. 7, when he left early in a 6-4 victory over the St.