Minnesota Wild star Kirill Kaprizov is expected to miss one-to-two weeks with an injury, reports The Athletic's Michael Russo.
Kaprizov appeared to sustain the ailment after taking a pair of cross-checks to the back from Winnipeg Jets defenseman Brenden Dillon during the third period of Saturday's contest. The Russian departed the game and was unable to suit up for Sunday's rematch against the Wild's Central Division rivals.
Here's the play where Kaprizov was injured https://t.co/al4vYeR5NJ pic.twitter.com/vtJ4XLfpvW
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The 26-year-old also got hurt in Winnipeg last season. He missed around one month with a lower-body injury after getting tangled up with Jets blue-liner Logan Stanley.
Kaprizov leads the Wild with 34 points (13 goals, 21 assists) in 34 games this season.
The Wild also lost goaltender Filip Gustavsson to a lower-body injury during Saturday's outing. Minnesota placed him on injured reserve Monday. He's set to undergo an MRI on Tuesday and is expected to miss at least a couple weeks, per Russo.
Minnesota currently sits in seventh place in the Central Division with a 16-15-4 record.
