Kirill Kaprizov is making his return on Friday, when the Minnesota Wild face the Anaheim Ducks.
Thank goodness.
#mnwild coach Dean Evason said “unless something unforeseen happens,” Kirill Kaprizov will play Friday vs. Anaheim.
— Sarah McLellan (@sarah__mclellan) January 12, 2022
After getting helplessly hit by Boston Bruins depth forward Trent Frederic — in a game where the Wild ended up winning, so suck it Trent — it appeared that Kaprizov was seriously injured. The 24-year-old needed assistance getting to the trainer’s room, and even head coach Dean Evason expressed some initial concern, using his typical phrase of it “looking not good.