The Minnesota Wild placed their top-scoring contributor on LTIR on Friday in Kirill Kaprizov because of an aggravated lower-body injury.
Minnesota has been one of the NHL’s biggest surprises in 2024-24, sitting in second place of the Central Division with 58 points.
They’ve been without their franchise player since Dec. 23, when Kaprizov collected a goal in the Wild’s 4-3 win over the Blackhawks…