Minnesota Wild star ahead Kirill Kaprizov has resumed skating for the primary time since surgical procedure in late January to restore a lower-body damage.
“That is nonetheless actually step one to getting again. Nothing imminent,” head coach John Hynes cautioned on Thursday.
Kaprizov, 27, stays week-to-week with 10 video games left within the common season. He’ll miss his twenty third consecutive recreation on Thursday night time towards the visiting Washington Capitals.
He was main the Wild with 52 factors (23 objectives, 29 assists) by way of 37 video games previous to the surgical procedure. He additionally missed 12 video games as a result of damage in late December and January earlier than taking part in his most up-to-date contest on Jan. 26.
The Calder Trophy recipient because the NHL’s prime rookie in 2020-21, Kaprizov has totaled 382 factors (183 objectives, 199 assists) in 315 profession video games with the Wild.
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