Watching Jake Middleton buzz around practice Monday ... There continued to be no sign of superstar Kirill Kaprizov, who is set to miss his sixth straight game with a lower-body injury.

Joel Eriksson Ek, Kirill Kaprizov, and Jacob Middleton headline the list of players who have missed time for a team with contending aspirations. Then, on New Year's Eve Night, another disaster struck.

Jacob Middleton helped send the game to overtime with a third period goal and Kirill Kaprizov buried the game-winner in the extra frame to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 win over the Vancouver ...

Additionally, forward Kirill Kaprizov, who has 50 points this season, is also on injured reserve (IR). Jacob Middleton and Declan Chisholm have partially made up for the injured defensemen.

Minnesota played without star forward Kirill Kaprizov ... lower body) and defenseman Jacob Middleton (seventh straight, upper body). Wild: A team that took a 2 1/2-hour flight on Friday morning ...

Only defenseman Jacob Middleton beat the reigning Vezina ... That group includes Gustavsson, who stopped 28 of 31 shots on Monday. Wild: Kirill Kaprizov returned to the lineup after a one-game ...

(AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored with 23.4 seconds left ... Frederick Gaudreau and Jake Middleton also scored for Minnesota, and Filip Gustavsson made 30 saves. The Wild improved to 17-4-4, giving ...

Minnesota is facing an extensive list of absentees, including injuries to superstar Kirill Kaprizov, team captain Jared Spurgeon, and top-four defender Jacob Middleton. Both Kaprizov and Middleton ...