GLENDALE, ARIZONA - APRIL 19: Kirill Kaprizov #97 of the Minnesota Wild celebrates with Jared Spurgeon #46 and Kevin Fiala #22 after scoring against the Arizona Coyotes during the first period of ...

The injury news keep hitting the Minnesota Wild, and the latest speculation from insider Michael Russo suggests that leading scorer and MVP candidate Kirill Kaprizov is headed for injured reserve ...

Bill Guerin told reporters Spurgeon's injury isn't as bad as the team originally thought and provided an update on the captain.

Kaprizov skated in line rushes on his normal top line with Marco Rossi and Zuccarello on Wednesday, while Spurgeon (who missed nine games) was back on the second pair with Declan Chisholm.

Kirill Kaprizov’s monthlong layoff is over. The Wild’s leading scorer and captain Jared Spurgeon will be back in action Thursday when the Wild face Utah Hockey Club at Xcel Energy Center.

The Minnesota Wild activated star Kirill Kaprizov and captain Jared Spurgeon from injured reserve to put two integral players back in the lineup.

Two of the Wild's core players are returning to the lineup: star forward Kirill Kaprizov and defenseman Jared Spurgeon.

Hearing #mnwild star Kirill Kaprizov is going on injured reserve. Even though it’s retroactive to before break and he could come off anytime, I’m hearing he’s not coming on the 2-game trip.

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.

The Minnesota Wild have activated Kirill Kaprizov and Jared Spurgeon ahead of Thursday night's game against Utah.