The move was necessary to make the call-ups needed to have a full roster. It's retroactive, so Kaprizov can return whenever he's ready.

Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN Watch: FanDuel Sports Network Listen: 101 ESPN, Blues App QUICK HITS BLUES The St. Louis Blues (19-18-4) are halfway through the season and, with the playoffs a few months out,

Kaprizov has missed the past 10 games with a lower-body injury that has required lots of treatments and pushed-back timetables.

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Wild host the St. Louis Blues after Mats Zuccarello scored two goals in the Wild's 4-0 win against the Carolina Hurricanes. Minnesota has a 25-11-4 record overall and an 8-4-2 record in Central Division games. The Wild have gone 10-3-2 in games they convert at least one power play.

Kirill Kaprizov last played on Dec. 23, scoring his team-leading 23rd goal of the season in a win over the Chicago Blackhawks. He did not make the team’s post-Christmas trip to Dallas.

Dylan Loucks is the Site Admin and Reporter for the Minnesota Wild team site with The Hockey News. A resident of St. Paul, MN, Loucks has spent the last four years covering hockey and in his spare time likes to work on his expected goals model and other models he is creating.

Matt Boldy's tiebreaking goal early in the third period for the Minnesota Wild completed their comeback from a two-score deficit to beat the St. Louis Blues 6-4 on Tuesday ... as does star left wing Kirill Kaprizov (lower body). The Wild were inches ...

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The Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues met for the third time this season and the first time in St. Paul on Tuesday evening, Jan. 7. The Wild had a boost to their lineup once again as Jake Middleton rejoined the roster after missing the past 11 games but they were still without Kirill Kaprizov,

ST PAUL, Minn. — Matt Boldy's tiebreaking goal early in the third period for the Minnesota Wild completed their comeback from a two-score deficit to beat the St. Louis Blues 6-4 on Tuesday for ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Wild host the St. Louis Blues after Mats Zuccarello ... The Wild won 4-2 in the last meeting. Kirill Kaprizov led the Wild with two goals. TOP PERFORMERS: Marco Rossi ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Matt Boldy's tiebreaking goal early in the third period for the Minnesota Wild completed their comeback from a two-score deficit to beat the St. Louis Blues 6-4 on Tuesday for ...