The good news for the Minnesota Wild is that Kirill Kaprizov is expected to return sooner rather than later from his lower-body injury. The bad news for the Wild is that they are not sure whether Kaprizov will be back in time for their game against the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night in St.

Kirill Kaprizov of the Wild during a game Dec. 18 at Xcel Energy Arena. (Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov will miss Friday night’s game at Dallas because of a lower body injury.