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Coach John Hynes, per Michael Russo of The Athletic, told reporters he is “cautiously optimistic” that star forward Kirill Kaprizov and captain/defenceman Jared Spurgeon will return from injury ...

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 ...

Wednesday after practice, when Zuccarello chatted with The Athletic about what life has been like for the Wild and his pal Kirill Kaprizov ... neither Kaprizov nor Spurgeon had been activated ...

So, with star forward Kirill Kaprizov and captain Jared Spurgeon skating full practices with the team Wednesday at TRIA Rink, Hynes was still talking about being “cautiously optimistic” that ...

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 ...

Their lineup got a big boost Thursday when star Kirill Kaprizov and captain Jared Spurgeon were activated from injured reserve. The two were in the lineup for the Wild's 4-0 loss to Utah.