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.

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

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.

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.

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,

Dylan Loucks is the Site Admin and Reporter for the Minnesota Wild team site with The Hockey News. A resident of St. Paul, MN, Loucks has spent the last four years covering hockey and in his spare time likes to work on his expected goals model and other models he is creating.

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,

Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber was ruled out of Tuesday's 6-4 victory against the St. Louis Blues due to an upper-body injury.Faber's last shift came midway through the opening frame. Faber's last shift: pic.

During Blues practice on Sunday morning in Las Vegas, coach Jim Montgomery shuffled his lines, which notably featured splitting up Robert Thomas and Pavel Buchnevich.