With two top forwards out, it’s becoming more likely the Wild, third in the West, become active at the March 7 trade deadline.

Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov turns up ice against the Utah Hockey Club during a Dec. 20, 2024, game at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

The Minnesota Wild have been plagued by injuries in 2024-25. Kirill Kaprizov, arguably the team's best player, suffered a lower-body injury that required surgery in late January and while he was initially expected to miss around a month, that timeline has changed.

On pace for 104 points, the Wild have a 99 percent chance to make the playoffs, according to Dom Luszczyszyn’s model. But there are a number of questions as the team tries to make last season’s playoff absence a one-off.

The Minnesota Wild revealed some updated injury news regarding one of their star players. Wild General Manager Bill Guerin gave an updated on the timeline of the Kirill Kaprizov injury.