The Minnesota Wild are trying to stay afloat near the top of the West, a mission that will be easier if Kirill Kaprizov and Jared Spurgeon return Thursday, as expected.

The Minnesota Wild have managed to hold together a highly competitive team all season despite a series of injuries that have sidelined several of their most important players. Their lineup got a big ...

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Wednesday after practice, when Zuccarello chatted with The Athletic about what life has been like for the Wild and his pal Kirill Kaprizov ... neither Kaprizov nor Spurgeon had been activated ...

Minnesota fell back on depth, defense and Filip Gustavsson’s goaltending and improved its NHL-best road record.

So, with star forward Kirill Kaprizov and captain Jared Spurgeon skating full practices with the team Wednesday at TRIA Rink, Hynes was still talking about being “cautiously optimistic” that ...

Off, injuries are starting to pile up for star players across the league. Among them are Minnesota Wild forward Kirill ...

Their lineup got a big boost Thursday when star Kirill Kaprizov and captain Jared Spurgeon were activated from injured reserve. The two were in the lineup for the Wild's 4-0 loss to Utah.

Minnesota Wild head coach John Hynes said he is "cautiously optimistic" that star forward Kirill Kaprizov and captain Jared Spurgeon will return to the lineup against the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday.