Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov, who scored a team-high 23 goals through 37 games this season, will undergo surgery on a lower-body injury and miss at least a month, general manager Bill Guerin announced Tuesday.

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.

It is not a season-ending injury, but it will put him on the shelf for the next little while,” Minnesota general manager Bill Guerin said, meeting with reporters at TRIA Rink

PAUL - The Minnesota Wild will be without their star forward Kirill Kaprizov for a good stretch of time. He missed practice on Tuesday after playing in the last three games. He had two assists in those three games but was feeling uncomfortable,

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.

The Minnesota Wild will have to temporarily find a way to survive without star forward Kirill Kaprizov amid the latest news.

Minnesota Wild star Kirill Kaprizov will undergo surgery for a lower-body injury and is expected to be out week-to-week, general manager Bill Guerin announced Tuesday. The surgery addresses an issue that has lingered since December, forcing Kaprizov to miss 12 games earlier this season.

Kirill Kaprizov, leading scorer for the playoff-hopeful Wild, will miss at least four weeks to have surgery on a lingering lower-body injury, the team said Tuesday.

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.

Jared Spurgeon and Marat Khusnutdinov scored in the first period, Filip Gustavsson stopped 31 shots, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Wednesday night. Marcus Foligno added an empty-netter in the final minute as Minnesota won its second straight to improve to 3-5-0 in their last eight games.

The Minnesota Wild play against the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight at 6:00 p.m. Minnesota will be without the services of star left winger Kirill Kaprizov. Kaprizov is dealing with a lower body injury that has required surgery,