The move was necessary to make the call-ups needed to have a full roster. It's retroactive, so Kaprizov can return whenever he's ready.

Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN Watch: FanDuel Sports Network Listen: 101 ESPN, Blues App QUICK HITS BLUES The St. Louis Blues (19-18-4) are halfway through the season and, with the playoffs a few months out,

Currently, the Minnesota Wild (25-11-4) have five players on the injury report, including Kirill Kaprizov, in their matchup against the St. Louis Blues (19-18-4) at Xcel Energy Center on Tuesday, January 7 at 8:00 PM ET.

Hynes also had praise for defenseman Zeev Buium, the Wild's top prospect, and his performance at the World Juniors.

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Wild host the St. Louis Blues after Mats Zuccarello scored two goals in the Wild's 4-0 win against the Carolina Hurricanes. Minnesota has a 25-11-4 record overall and an 8-4-2 record in Central Division games. The Wild have gone 10-3-2 in games they convert at least one power play.

A depleted Wild roster could soon receive the ultimate shot in the arm — but maybe not as soon as possible.

Kirill Kaprizov last played on Dec. 23, scoring his team-leading 23rd goal of the season in a win over the Chicago Blackhawks. He did not make the team’s post-Christmas trip to Dallas.

The Minnesota Wild placed Kirill Kaprizov on long-term injured reserve (LTIR) on Thursday, retroactive to Dec. 23 when he suffered his injury. The move, while removing the Russian forward from the Wild lineup, will also help the team navigate a cap crunch and address its injury-plagued lineup thanks to the cap relief LTIR provides.

Kirill Kaprizov (lower body) was placed on the Long-Term Injury Reserve (LTIR), Marcus Johansson (concussion) was placed on the Injured Reserve, Ben Jones was sent to Iowa, Jakub Lauko (lower body) was activated off LTIR and Brendan Gaunce, Liam Ohgren, and Devin Shore were recalled.

The Minnesota Wild remain bitten by injuries to key players, but help is on the way. Veteran defenseman Jake Middleton could return to the ice when the Wild host the St.

Matt Boldy's tiebreaking goal early in the third period for the Minnesota Wild completed their comeback from a two-score deficit to beat the St. Louis Blues 6-4 on Tuesday ... as does star left wing Kirill Kaprizov (lower body). The Wild were inches ...

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