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Shero, Guerin’s senior advisor with the Wild and a longtime NHL executive who managed the Pittsburgh Penguins to a Stanley Cup in 2009, died Wednesday morning in Arizona after a brief illness at the ...
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Kirill Kaprizov scored 1:01 into overtime, Joel Eriksson Ek netted four goals and the Minnesota Wild escaped with an 8-7 win over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.
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Kaprizov has missed 28 straight games, and 40 of the past 43, because of a lower-body injury.

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Souhan: Kirill Kaprizov’s return gives hope to the Wild future
Sports can’t be solely about championships. Sports must be about hope. Hope for the next game, the next season, even the next moment. So what happened on Wednesday night at the Xcel Energy Center felt momentous.
Joel Eriksson Ek, Kirill Kaprizov put on a show in returns in emotional day for Wild
In their long-awaited returns, Eriksson Ek and Kaprizov reminded everyone just what the Wild have been missing these past several weeks.
Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov combine for 6 goals in Wild win
Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Kaprizov returned from injuries Wednesday night and combined for 6 goals as the Minnesota Wild beat the San Jose Sharks 8-7 in overtime. Ek, Kaprizov and Marc-Andre Fleury spoke from the locker room after the game.
NHL roundup: Joel Eriksson Ek scores 4, Wild top Sharks 8-7 in OT
Kirill Kaprizov scored 1:01 into overtime, Joel Eriksson Ek netted four goals and the Minnesota Wild escaped with an 8-7 win over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.
Wild stars Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek expected to return Wednesday night: Sources
If Kaprizov and Eriksson Ek return, the Wild’s lone missing player will be defenseman Jake Middleton, who is day-to-day.
Eriksson Ek scores 4 goals, Kaprizov nets OT winner in Wild's 8-7 slugfest over Sharks
The ice at Xcel Energy Center was decorated with hats Wednesday night as Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Kaprizov returned from injuries to power the Minnesota Wild in an explosive offensive showing (and horrible defensive showing) and an 8-7 win overtime over the San Jose Sharks.
Kaprizov, Eriksson Ek to return for Wild against Sharks
Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek will each return for the Minnesota Wild against the San Jose Sharks at Xcel Energy Center on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET; FDSNNO, NBCSCA). “We’re hopeful they’re going to play,
‘He Only Knows One Way’: Behind Joel Eriksson Ek’s Four Goal Game
ST. PAUL - Wild forward Joel Eriksson Ek had missed the last 21 games with a lower-body injury. He had played only 42 games on the hearing coming into game 79 for the team. They are 28-12-3 with him in the lineup and are 15-17-4 without him in the lineup.
Wild's Kirill Kaprizov: Might be back Wednesday
Minnesota has averaged just 2.25 goals per game over its past 28 outings without Kaprizov compared to the team's average of 2.92 over the Wild's first 50 games. Kaprizov will presumably serve on the top line and first power-play unit if he's able to play against the Sharks.
Wild stars Kaprizov and Eriksson Ek sure know how to make an entrance and brighten a playoff picture
The scoring punch the Minnesota Wild have been sorely lacking made a timely and triumphant appearance following the long-awaited return of vital forwards Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Kaprizov from their long-term injuries.
Canadiens' Ivan Demidov Compared to Wild Star by NHL Analysts
The Canadiens drafted Demidov with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2024 NHL draft. The forward posted 49 points in 65 games this season in the KHL—the highest total ever recorded by a player under 20 in the league, surpassing Kaprizov’s mark of 42 from the 2016-17 season.
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