Minnesota is facing an extensive list of absentees, including injuries to superstar Kirill Kaprizov, team captain Jared Spurgeon, and top-four defender Jacob Middleton. Both Kaprizov and Middleton ...

Minnesota played without star forward Kirill Kaprizov ... lower body) and defenseman Jacob Middleton (seventh straight, upper body). Wild: A team that took a 2 1/2-hour flight on Friday morning ...

It’s a good thing that defensemen Jacob Middleton is trending towards a ... That doesn’t mean Kirill Kaprizov is any closer to returning though, and it’s going to be a bit for Spurgeon.

Additionally, forward Kirill Kaprizov, who has 50 points this season, is also on injured reserve (IR). Jacob Middleton and Declan Chisholm have partially made up for the injured defensemen.