And the clearest signal that Kaprizov and Spurgeon would be back is that the Wild reassigned defenseman David Jiricek two hours after practice. If you did the salary cap math, it really was the only option to get below the cap ceiling once Kaprizov is activated from LTIR.

The Wild feel they are doing the right thing by sending David Jiricek down to Iowa. ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Wild (28-15-4) have made a few roster moves ahead of its game tonight against the Utah Hockey Club (20-19-7). The Wild activated forward Kirill Kaprizov off Long-Term Injured Reserve and defenseman Jared Spurgeon off Injured Reserve.

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 ...

The captain of the Chicago Blackhawks Nick Foligno hilariously taunted the Minnesota Wild superstar Kirill Kaprizov and was punished by the referees last night. Is the NHL finally protecting their ...

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 ...

It’s ultra-tight in the standings in the East and that’s why the Canadiens must continue to win their games. The trade involving Martin Necas and Mikko Rantanen caused quite a stir over the weekend. Yesterday, Necas showed that he can help his new team ...

The Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota Wild were meeting in tumultuous times. Both teams had lost their previous two games, with Minnesota losing 5-4 to the Calgary Flames the night before.

The Chicago Blackhawks organization did great with their Hockey Fights Cancer festivities. Unfortunately, all the emotion in the building didn’t transfer to the 20 guys wearing red sweaters on Sunday night.

Bogosian logged an assist and two PIM in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Blackhawks. Bogosian ended a five-game point drought with the helper. He has five points over 12 outings in January, but his role ...

goalie Elvis Merzlikins (31 saves), a growing confidence level and another memorable goal by Kirill Marchenko 3:45 into overtime. “I think you can see the makeup of our team and how much each ...

THROUGH GAMES OF MONDAY, JAN. 27, 2025

Joseph Woll will start for the Maple Leafs. The Wild are on the front end of a back-to-back tonight. They play the Montreal Canad