ST. LOUIS — In March 2018, Jake Neighbours turned 16 and got his driver’s license. From then on, playing for the Midget AAA Calgary Buffaloes, he’d pick up teammate Ozzy Wiesblatt in his gold 2010 Chevy Malibu and the two would head to practice and games together.

It may be days or even weeks before Minnesota Wild fans see superstar forward Kirill Kaprizov back on the rink in his game uniform, but at Thursday’s morning skate, coach John Hynes gave the first indication that better days may be ahead for the high-scoring Russian.

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Kaprizov has missed the past 10 games with a lower-body injury that has required lots of treatments and pushed-back timetables.

Johansson, 34, has now been played on the Injured Reserve with a concussion. Liam Ohgren was recalled from the Iowa Wild and will take Johansson's spot on the second line. Let us know what you think by commenting below or on the Forum.

The Wild did a lot of roster manipulation to get David Jiricek onto the roster for his NHL debut. The right-shot former Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman was by far the Wild’s best and somehow wasn’t on for a goal against in 16 minutes.

The Wild already were missing captain Jared Spurgeon (lower body), who is expected to be out for another week or two after taking a slew foot from Nashville forward Zachary L’Heureux in their game on Dec.

PAUL - The Minnesota Wild (26-11-4) host the Colorado Avalanche (25-16-1) tonight before going on the road. They will play the Avalanche with a few key guys out. Jonas Brodin and Brock Faber both got injured in the Wild's 6-4 win over the St.

The Minnesota Wild have added defensemen Jonas Brodin and Brock Faber to their list of key injured players, leaving them out of the lineup for the game against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.