Minnesota Wild head coach John Hynes said he is "cautiously optimistic" that star forward Kirill Kaprizov and captain Jared Spurgeon will return to the lineup against the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday.

Coach John Hynes mentioned at the time Kaprizov was sore ... and that’s something that I’d like to see.” Utah Hockey Club update: Utah hasn’t played since Monday, when it defeated Winnipeg ...

The crash course John Hynes taught last season after taking over as coach of the Wild helped the team turn the page on its lousy start. Case in point: The Wild won more games than they lost with ...

Coach John Hynes pointed out the positives in the process ... better fate but lost to one of the hottest teams in the league (Utah is in an 8-1-2 stretch) and a great goaltending performance.

DETROIT — While many of his players jetted off to Mexico, Florida or the Caribbean over the 4 Nations Face-Off, Minnesota Wild coach John Hynes was hard at work in Montreal and Boston ...