In a day of zero positive news, Marcus Johansson and Jonas Brodin also won't travel with the team on the road.
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 boost Thursday when star Kirill Kaprizov and captain Jared Spurgeon were activated from injured reserve.
Kaprizov has missed the past 10 games with a lower-body injury that has required lots of treatments and pushed-back timetables.
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 host the Utah Hockey Club Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center, and could be getting two of their best players back from injury. Forward Kirill Kaprizov and defenseman Jared Spurgeon were on the ice with the team at practice on Wednesday at TRIA Rink.
Their lineup got a big boost Thursday when star Kirill Kaprizov and captain Jared Spurgeon ... Minnesota was still missing defenseman Jonas Brodin (lower body) for the seventh straight game ...
Superstar winger Kirill Kaprizov and veteran defenseman Jared Spurgeon returned to practice on Wednesday. Head coach John Hynes told reporters he's "cautiously optimistic" that both will play in their upcoming game against the Utah Hockey Club at Xcel Energy Center.
Minnesota Wild star Kirill Kaprizov and captain Jared Spurgeon ... Minnesota was still missing defenseman Jonas Brodin (lower body) for the seventh straight game and left wing Marcus Johansson ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — 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 ...
Kaprizov has been out for 12 games with a lower-body injury. Spurgeon has been out for nine games with a lower-body injury. Defenseman Jonas Brodin (lower-body) hasn’t started skating.
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 Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center that continued the Wild’s woes at home.