Wild F Kirill Kaprizov (knee) sits out against Flames

Field Level Media|published: Sat 23rd November, 17:07 2024

Nov 16, 2024; Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Wild left wing Kirill Kaprizov (97) brings the puck up ice against the Dallas Stars in the third period at Xcel Energy Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Blewett-Imagn Images

Minnesota Wild star forward Kirill Kaprizov did not play in Saturday's road game against the Calgary Flames due to a lower-body injury.

Kaprizov, who entered Saturday tied with Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon for the NHL lead with 34 points, was on the receiving end of a knee-on-knee collision with the Edmonton Oilers' Drake Caggiula in Thursday's game.

Kaprizov finished the game but did not practice on Friday.

"I thought it was a knee-on-knee hit," Minnesota coach John Hynes said following his team's 5-3 road victory over the Oilers. "Thankfully he came back and he looked good. Obviously, you don't want to see those types of hits in the game."

Kaprizov entered Saturday riding a franchise-record 11-game road point streak, with 24 points (eight goals, 16 assists). He also came in with a seven-game point streak, posting 13 points (six goals, seven assists).

The Wild traveled to Calgary with the best record in franchise history through 19 games (13-3-3), including an NHL-best 9-1-2 road mark.

Minnesota was also without forward Marat Khusnutdinov (lower body) and recalled forward Travis Boyd for Saturday's game.

--Field Level Media