Kyle Connor missed practice Saturday with an illness, according to Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press.

Gabriel Vilardi didn't take part in Saturday's practice because of an illness, Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press reports.

Alex Killorn is expected to be unavailable for four-to-six weeks after suffering a fractured finger in Wednesday's preseason contest versus San Jose.

John Gibson (upper body) is fine after leaving Friday's game against the Kings in the second period and should be ready for the start of the regular season, according to Eric Stephens of The Athletic.

Mike Matheson (lower body) skated Saturday, Patrick Friolet of RDS.ca reports.

William Nylander (illness) returned to practice Saturday, Terry Koshan of The Toronto Sun reports.

Brady Tkachuk (face) is wearing a non-contact jersey at practice Saturday, Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun reports.

Cam Atkinson (lower body) is expected to play Saturday versus New Jersey, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

John Gibson exited Friday's preseason game versus the Kings with an upper-body injury.

Marcus Foligno signed a four-year, $16 million contract extension with the Wild on Friday,

Spencer Martin was claimed off waivers by the Blue Jackets on Friday, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.

Mats Zuccarello signed a two-year, $8.25 million contract extension with the Wild on Friday.

Cale Makar (lower body) is practicing in a regular jersey Friday, Brennan Vogt of The-Rink.com reports.

Nikolaj Ehlers (neck) is practicing in a regular jersey Friday, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports.

Jake Guentzel (ankle) participated in a practice Friday, Dave Molinari of Pittsburgh Hockey Now reports.

William Nylander missed practice Friday with flu-like symptoms, according to Lance Hornby of The Toronto Sun.

Cale Makar is recovering from a lower-body injury that has lingered all offseason, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.

Andrei Vasilevskiy will miss at least 8-10 weeks after undergoing back surgery Thursday, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.

Brady Tkachuk suffered a cut above his eye that required some stitches, but he avoided a serious injury, Ian Mendes of The Athletic reports.

Jordan Kyrou has suffered a lower-body injury and will not play versus Chicago on Thursday, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports.