If Kaprizov has surgery this week for a lower-body injury that has been ailing him since December, he would miss six weeks, ...

The timing of the offensive struggles was difficult because Hartman had been elevated to a bigger role with both Kirill Kaprizov sidelined and, for a time, Joel Eriksson Ek. The Wild needed more ...

Minnesota Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek had a dominant performance ... The first line of Eriksson Ek, Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy combined for seven goals and 16 points in the high scoring ...

Still, the Wild simply do not have a player who is capable of replicating Kaprizov’s dynamic play with the puck, which has ...

Bill Guerin thought it was good that the Minnesota Wild had no other Russian players when they signed Kirill Kaprizov in July ...

The 27-year-old center has also played on the top line over the last two contests, which should help his production while seeing time alongside Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello. Eriksson Ek has ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Rest during the holiday break wasn’t enough for Minnesota Wild superstar Kirill Kaprizov to return ... and Jonas Brodin and center Joel Eriksson Ek missing significant time.

On Saturday, the Wild closed out Hockey Day Minnesota 2025 on a disappointing note, with some penalty-kill struggles and ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Rest during the holiday break wasn’t enough for Wild superstar Kirill Kaprizov to return ... and Jonas Brodin and center Joel Eriksson Ek missing significant time.

(Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll (60) makes a save as Minnesota Wild’s Joel ...