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.

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

Kirill Kaprizov has missed 12 of the last 15 games because of a mysterious lower-body injury, and despite logging 22 minutes in Minnesota's 4-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday, and now he's scheduled to undergo surgery.

Rest during the holiday break wasn’t enough for Wild superstar Kirill Kaprizov to return from a lower-body injury. Missing 12 games over five weeks didn’t sufficiently enable the injury to heal after a three-game return.

The captain of the Chicago Blackhawks Nick Foligno hilariously taunted the Minnesota Wild superstar Kirill Kaprizov and was punished by the referees last night.

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

The Minnesota Wild have made a few roster moves following the injury news. Defenseman Jonas Brodin has been placed on Long-Term Injury Reserve and forward Kirill Kaprizov has been placed on Injured Reserve.

Wild GM Bill Guerin said Tuesday Kirill Kaprizov needs surgery on a lower body injury and is out at least four weeks.

The news coming from the Minnesota Wild today isn't great, as their superstar Kirill Kaprizov has reportedly suffered an injury setback and will require surgery.

Kaprizov (lower body) will be back in the lineup versus Utah on Thursday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports. Kaprizov will return to the lineup for the first time since Dec. 23 against Chicago, a stretch of 12 games on long-term injured reserve.

The Minnesota Wild survived without Kirill Kaprizov the first time, and they can do it again. That’s the message they sent Wednesday, when they upended the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 at Scotiabank Arena to kick off Kaprizov’s second hiatus with their most convincing victory in weeks.