ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Wild star Kirill Kaprizov needs surgery on the lingering lower body injury he recently returned from and will be sidelined for at least a month.

What they're saying: Kaprizov will be out at least four weeks, GM Bill Guerin told reporters — and it could be closer to six, ...

ST PAUL, MINNESOTA - DECEMBER 15: Kirill Kaprizov #97 of the Minnesota Wild celebrates at the bench after scoring a goal in the first period of his game against the Vegas Golden Knights at Xcel ...

Still, the Wild simply do not have a player who is capable of replicating Kaprizov’s dynamic play with the puck, which has ...