Off, injuries are starting to pile up for star players across the league. Among them are Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov and Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen, who are expected to miss several weeks.

The Minnesota Wild will have to temporarily find a way to survive without star forward Kirill Kaprizov amid the latest news.

Wild GM Bill Guerin said Tuesday Kirill Kaprizov needs surgery on a lower body injury and is out at least 4 weeks.

Kirill Kaprizov has missed 12 of the last 15 games because of a mysterious lower-body injury, and despite logging 22 minutes in Minnesota's 4-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday, and now he's scheduled to undergo surgery.

It is not a season-ending injury, but it will put him on the shelf for the next little while,” Minnesota general manager Bill Guerin said, meeting with reporters at TRIA Rink

The captain of the Chicago Blackhawks Nick Foligno hilariously taunted the Minnesota Wild superstar Kirill Kaprizov and was punished by the referees last night.

Kirill Kaprizov will have surgery and be out a minimum of four weeks for the Minnesota Wild because of a lower-body injury. “It is not a season-ending injury, but it will put him on the shelf for the next little while,” Wild general manager Bill Guerin said Tuesday. “We’ve been down this road before, and it’s unfortunate.

The news coming from the Minnesota Wild today isn't great, as their superstar Kirill Kaprizov has reportedly suffered an injury setback and will require surgery.

The Minnesota Wild have made a few roster moves following the injury news. Defenseman Jonas Brodin has been placed on Long-Term Injury Reserve and forward Kirill Kaprizov has been placed on Injured Reserve. Related: Wild's Kirill Kaprizov To Get Surgery: Out Week-To-Week 'A Minimum Of Four Weeks'

Kaprizov to record 2+ points (+143): Kaprizov returned on Jan. 23 after missing a month and has had two games to shake the rust off. Now the Minnesota Wild head to Chicago for a visit with the Blackhawks, whose defensive stats are an eyesore:

Kaprizov (lower body) will be back in the lineup versus Utah on Thursday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports. Kaprizov will return to the lineup for the first time since Dec. 23 against Chicago, a stretch of 12 games on long-term injured reserve.