Kirill Kaprizov is back in action. After missing the past 12 games with a lower-body injury that popped up after the holiday break, Kaprizov was set to make his highly anticipated return on ...

Kirill Kaprizov of the Wild battles Vancouver's Quinn Hughes during a game at Xcel Energy Center on Dec. 3. (Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild activated star Kirill Kaprizov and captain Jared Spurgeon from injured reserve before their game against Utah on Thursday, putting two integral players back ...

The Minnesota Wild are getting a perfect storm of returns for Thursday evening against the Utah Hockey Club as both star forward Kirill Kaprizov and defenseman Jared Spurgeon have been activated ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. --Kirill Kaprizov will return to the lineup for the Minnesota Wild against the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday (8 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+). The forward has missed the past 12 games ...

Following multiple weeks of absence due to injury, the Wild announced that star forward Kirill Kaprizov and captain Jared Spurgeon will both be returning to the lineup. It's the best piece of news ...

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Their lineup got a big boost on Thursday when star Kirill Kaprizov and captain Jared Spurgeon were activated from injured reserve before their game against Utah. "They had a long road to get back ...

Despite Thursday’s tough outcome, Wild players were thrilled to have their captain and star forward back in the lineup.

The Wild had their best player back for the first time in a month, but they didn’t play like it. Kirill Kaprizov’s return was spoiled by a 4-0 shellacking from Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center that continued the Wild’s woes at home.

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