Minnesota Wild athletic trainer John Worley, right, helps defenseman Jared Spurgeon off the ice after an injury during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Nashville Predators ...

Following multiple weeks of absence due to injury, the Wild announced that star forward Kirill Kaprizov and captain Jared Spurgeon will both be returning to the lineup. It's the best piece of news ...

As of Wednesday afternoon, neither Kaprizov nor Spurgeon had been activated off long-term injured reserve or regular injured reserve, respectively. But 3 ½ hours after coach John Hynes told ...

Coach John Hynes, per Michael Russo of The Athletic, told reporters he is “cautiously optimistic” that star forward Kirill ...

Spurgeon logged an assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Hurricanes. Spurgeon continues to look good in a second-pairing role since his return from a lower-body injury. He's ...

Kirill Kaprizov of the Wild battles Vancouver's Quinn Hughes during a game at Xcel Energy Center on Dec. 3. (Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

(AP) — The Minnesota Wild activated star Kirill Kaprizov and captain Jared Spurgeon ... and 27 assists in 34 games. Spurgeon missed nine games with a lower-body injury that he said Thursday ...

Their lineup got a big boost Thursday when star Kirill Kaprizov and captain Jared Spurgeon were activated ... In his first interview since the injury, Spurgeon declined to comment specifically ...

(AP) — The Minnesota Wild activated star Kirill Kaprizov and captain Jared Spurgeon from injured reserve ... He missed 12 games with a lower-body injury that lingered longer than the Wild ...