The Minnesota Wild are getting some firepower back into their lineup. Forward Kirill Kaprizov and defenceman Jared Spurgeon have been activated from injured reserve, the team announced Thursday.

Having their best player and their captain back on the ice didn’t help them turn around their recent struggles at home.

The case remains shrouded in mystery. During a synod held July 25 in Moscow under Patriarch Kirill’s leadership, Metropolitan Hilarion was already temporarily suspended. A month earlier ...