Wild hold off Maple Leafs, showing they can overcome the absence of Kirill Kaprizov
The Minnesota Wild survived without Kirill Kaprizov the first time, and they can do it again. That’s the message they sent Wednesday, when they upended the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 at Scotiabank Arena to kick off Kaprizov’s second hiatus with their most convincing victory in weeks.
Wild to ask Kaprizov to change his ways, Faber’s return, plus redemption vs. L’Heureux?
Kaprizov has missed the past 10 games with a lower-body injury that has required lots of treatments and pushed-back timetables.
Wild hand Maple Leafs 3rd straight regulation loss
Jared Spurgeon and Marat Khusnutdinov scored in the first period, Filip Gustavsson stopped 31 shots, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Wednesday night.Marcus Foligno added an empty-netter in the final minute as Minnesota won its second straight to improve to 3-5-0 in their last eight games.
Wild shut out by Utah 4-0 despite return of Kirill Kaprizov, Jared Spurgeon
The Wild had their best player back for the first time in a month, but they didn’t play like it. Kirill Kaprizov’s return was spoiled by a 4-0 shellacking from Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center that continued the Wild’s woes at home.
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"So worth, this is so funny": Fans react as Nick Foligno gets extra two-minute penalty for animatedly imitating Kirill Kaprizov's alleged dive
Joel Eriksson Ek tipped in Kirill Kaprizov’s pass during a four-minute ... Frank Nazar cut the deficit to 3-2. Marcus Foligno secured the win for the Wild with an empty-net goal at 18:18.
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Kaprizov continues to work back from injury, on ice with Wild
Minnesota Wild head coach John Hynes provided injury updates Friday, Brock Faber will travel with the team this weekend, Kirill Kaprizov will not.
Gustavsson back to his best, fourth-line hustle in win over Leafs: Wild takeaways
Facing another month-plus without their star forward, the Wild set the blueprint for how to win without Kaprizov.
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Wild’s home woes continue in 5-4 loss to Flames
On Saturday, the Wild closed out Hockey Day Minnesota 2025 on a disappointing note, with some penalty-kill struggles and defensive shortcomings that eventually led to a 5-4 win by the Calgary Flames. Trailing by three late, the Wild got a pair of goals in the final 77 seconds, but their rally fell just short.
Wild send slumping Maple Leafs to third straight loss
Filip Gustavsson made 31 saves as the Minnesota Wild edged Toronto 3-1 on Wednesday, sending the Maple Leafs to a third straight regulation loss.
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Wild bring back Kaprizov and Spurgeon from injuries for game against Utah
Their lineup got a big boost Thursday when star Kirill Kaprizov ... game and left wing Marcus Johansson (concussion) for the third game in a row. Against Utah, Kaprizov had three shots on goal ...
Kaprizov, Spurgeon back in action as Wild fall to Utah
Wild star Kirill Kaprizov and captain Jared Spurgeon were activated from injured reserve Thursday and played in the team's 4-0 loss to Utah.
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Minnesota Wild down slumping Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1
Filip Gustavsson made 31 saves as the Minnesota Wild edged Toronto 3-1 on Wednesday, sending the Maple Leafs to a third straight regulation loss.