MN Wild Place Captain on IR, Recall Two Players From Iowa

Nick Wosika-Imagn Images via Reuters Connect The Minnesota Wild are 5-2-1 heading into tonight s home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, fresh off their latest victory Thursday, over the Central division rival Blues. In case you ve been trying to forget, Kirill Kaprizov was knocked out of that game by Joel Hofer s illegal hit. We are still waiting to find out if Minnesota s Russian superstar is playing tonight. Kaprizov s injury status is only the tip of the iceberg, of course. The Wild have been playing without a handful of key players for much of the season. That list includes captain Jared Spurgeon, who s been dealing with an upper-body injury and hasn t played since Oct. 12 against Vegas. Minnesota s 36-year-old defenseman was back at practice Friday, paired with Jonas Brodin. However, head coach John Hynes said at the time that Spurgeon wasn t ready for the Columbus game. Minnesota Wild place Jared Spurgeon on injured reserve Then on Sunday, about fou