Joseph Woll will start for the Maple Leafs. The Wild are on the front end of a back-to-back tonight. They play the Montreal Canad

The Minnesota Wild last played away on January 26 against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Wild won by a score of 4-2 in regulation, and their current league record is 29-17-4 for a 0.620 Points %. Tied with the Leafs in Points %, the Wild are third in the central with a goal differential even more slight than the Leafs at +3.

THROUGH GAMES OF WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29, 2025

Wild star winger Kirill Kaprizov missed Tuesday’s practice and will undergo surgery to address his nagging lower-body injury, according to Michael Russo and Joe Smith of The Athletic. Russo and Smith report the surgery,

Wild prospect Liam Ohgren has been rewarded with some top-six time. ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Wild (28-16-4) are set to host the Calgary Flames (23-16-7) tonight. At morning skate, it looked like there would be no changes to the lineup other than the goaltender.

Thursday night’s shutout loss at Xcel Energy Center was the latest in a two-week flop on home ice, and was goaltender Filip Gustavsson’s fourth loss in a row.

Upon his return from injury on Wednesday, Kirill Kaprizov’s teammates said they missed his smile. “It’s really good to have him back,” Kaprizov’s Norwegian bestie, Mats Zuccarello, said after seeing him after Wednesday’s practice.

The Minnesota Wild hosted the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday evening, Jan. 23, in their third meeting of the season. After being injured, they welcomed Kirill Kaprizov and Jared Spurgeon back to the lineup,

The Wild had their best player back for the first time in a month, but they didn’t play like it. Kirill Kaprizov’s return was spoiled by a 4-0 shellacking from Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center that continued the Wild’s woes at home.

Aside from Kaprizov, who was back after the winger missed 12 games because of a lower-body injury, captain Jared Spurgeon suited up for the first time since New Year’s Eve and s