Top scorer Kirill Kaprizov will have surgery later this week. The big picture: News that the star winger's lingering lower-body injury hasn't fully healed comes as the Wild embark on a challenging four-game road trip this week.

The Minnesota Wild will face a minimum of four weeks without superstar Kirill Kaprizov after it was determined Tuesday that he requires surgery to repair his lingering lower-body injury. Sources close to Kaprizov said the winger is scheduled to undergo surgery Friday.

Kaprizov, of course, was removed from the injured reserve last week and played for the first time in 2025 the past three games but now there's a report from Wild insider Michael Russo indicating that Kaprizov could require shoulder surgery, which would effectively end his season.