The Minnesota Wild survived without Kirill Kaprizov the first time, and they can do it again. That’s the message they sent Wednesday, when they upended the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 at Scotiabank Arena to kick off Kaprizov’s second hiatus with their most convincing victory in weeks.

Rest during the holiday break wasn’t enough for Wild superstar Kirill Kaprizov to return from a lower-body injury. Missing 12 games over five weeks didn’t sufficiently enable the injury to heal after a three-game return.

Jared Spurgeon and Marat Khusnutdinov scored in the first period, Filip Gustavsson stopped 31 shots, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Wednesday night.Marcus Foligno added an empty-netter in the final minute as Minnesota won its second straight to improve to 3-5-0 in their last eight games.

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost 3-1 to the Minnesota Wild and have scored only one goal in each of their last three games in losing three in a row.

The Minnesota Wild play against the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight at 6:00 p.m. Minnesota will be without the services of star left winger Kirill Kaprizov. Kaprizov is dealing with a lower body injury that has required surgery,

The Wild have struggled since the injuries to these two occurred, winning just four of the 10 games since Brodin was injured, allowing 31.3 shots per game, and ranking 30th in GAA while allowing four or more goals in seven of the 10 outings.

Filip Gustavsson made 31 saves as the Minnesota Wild edged Toronto 3-1 on Wednesday, sending the Maple Leafs to a third straight regulation loss.

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Maple Leafs forward William Nylander helped secure a 4-3 overtime win over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday. Nylander’s sister, Ella, was in attendance at the Scotiabank Arena on the night.

Facing another month-plus without their star forward, the Wild set the blueprint for how to win without Kaprizov.

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Here’s a look at the injury report for the Toronto Maple Leafs (30-18-2), which currently has seven players listed, as the Maple Leafs prepare for their matchup with the Minnesota Wild (29-17-4) at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday,