One reason he is making a run at NHL MVP honors this season is Minnesota superstar Kirill Kaprizov’s endless desire to be on the ice and improve every aspect of his already exemplary game.

Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov left Saturday's loss to the Flames with an injury. Reports surfaced Sunday that it is not serious.

The Minnesota Wild wanted more from their superstar forward Kirill Kaprizov to start the 2024-25 season, and they got it. In 19 games played, Kaprizov led the Wild with a whopping 13 goals and 21 assists for 34 total points.

Star winger Kirill Kaprizov and center Marat Khusnutdinov have been ruled out of Saturday's game against the Flames in Calgary due to lower-body injuries. #mnwild INJURY UPDATE: Forwards Kirill Kaprizov (lower-body) and Marat Khusnutdinov (lower-body) will not play in today’s game at Calgary.

The Wild will be without their best player in Kirill Kaprizov on Saturday after he suffered a lower-body injury.

It would have been easy for the Minnesota Wild to quietly head home, satisfied with winning two out of three on their road trip. But trailing 3-1 late and playing with their star player injured,

Kirill Kaprizov scored a pair of third-period goals, and Jonas Brodin and Ryan Hartman also scored to help the Minnesota Wild beat the St.

Kirill Kaprizov has gone to the dressing room following a collision with Drake Caggiula. pic.twitter.com/pjVyofSQIt Kaprizov will be examined by the Wild’s orthopedist Sunday in Minnesota, a team source said.

Kirill Kaprizov did not play for the Minnesota Wild in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Calgary Flames on Saturday because of a lower-body injury. The 27-year-old forward, who is day to day, went down following a knee-on-knee collision with Drake Caggiula but did not leave a 5-3 win at the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.

The Minnesota Wild have announced that winger Kirill Kaprizov and center Marat Khusnutdinov will not play in Saturday’s game against the Calgary Flames due to lower-body injuries.