Just when things were looking up for Kirill Kaprizov's health, the Minnesota Wild announced that he would be undergoing surgery on Tuesday. The star forward missed practice after talk within the organization as to whether he would need surgery rumbled over the last several days.

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Minnesota Wild hit the ice in a non-conference matchup. Toronto is 19-10-0 at home and 30-18-2 overall. The Maple Leafs have a 13-5-1 record when scoring a power-play goal.

Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov, who scored a team-high 23 goals through 37 games this season, will undergo surgery on a lower-body injury and miss at least a month, general manager Bill Guerin announced Tuesday.

Boldy should still be able to carve out a decent share of offense even with Kirill Kaprizov back from a lower-body injury. For the season, Boldy has 18 goals, 27 helpers, 13 power-play points ...

The Minnesota Wild placed their top-scoring contributor on LTIR on Friday in Kirill ... Kaprizov has been out of the lineup for 10 games, the next highest-scorer on the team, Matt Boldy, is ...

The Wild look to have superstar winger Kirill Kaprizov and captain ... Despite missing an extended period, Kaprizov still has a nine-point cushion ahead of Matt Boldy for the team lead in points.

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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 ...

The Minnesota Wild have been better on the road this season and they have another chance to show why on Wednesday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Wild opened a five-game trip Sunday night with a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks to improve to 18-5-3 on the road.

Rest during the holiday break wasn’t enough for Wild superstar Kirill Kaprizov to return from a lower-body injury. Missing 12 games over five weeks didn’t sufficiently enable the injury to heal after a three-game return.

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