The Minnesota Wild are getting stomped in Ottawa on Saturday night. Of course, they are trying to do so without superstar Kirill Kaprizov in the lineup after he exited the lineup with the same lower body injury he has been dealing with for the past month+.

The Minnesota Wild will face a minimum of four weeks without superstar Kirill Kaprizov after it was determined Tuesday that he requires surgery to repair his lingering lower-body injury. Sources close to Kaprizov said the winger is scheduled to undergo surgery Friday.

Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov, who scored a team-high 23 goals through 37 games this season, will undergo surgery on a lower-body injury and miss at least a month, general manager Bill Guerin announced Tuesday.