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

Kirill Kaprizov (lower body) was placed on the Long-Term Injury Reserve (LTIR), Marcus Johansson (concussion) was placed on the Injured Reserve, Ben Jones was sent to Iowa, Jakub Lauko (lower body) was activated off LTIR and Brendan Gaunce, Liam Ohgren, and Devin Shore were recalled.

Kaprizov, who's been out since Dec. 23 with a lower-body injury, joined his first full practice since then on Friday as did defensemen Brock Faber (upper body) and Jared Spurgeon (lower body), according to The Athletic's Michael Russo.

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,

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.

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

The Minnesota Wild are trying to hang onto their spot near the top of the NHL standings, and on Friday they revealed the reinforcements are on the way.

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.

An up-to-date 2024-25 Minnesota Wild depth chart, along with projected lines for their next NHL game and current salary cap situation.

The Minnesota Wild recalled goaltender Dylan Ferguson on an emergency basis Saturday, per The Athletic’s Joe Smith. The transaction comes after Wild head coach John Hynes confirmed that Wild starting netminder Filip Gustavsson is out of the lineup due to an illness.