Athletistic/Hockey. Minnesota Forward Kirill Kaprizov The current regular season is off to a strong start. But the hockey player finally reached the statistical mark of 50 points, simultaneously updating another Wild record.
Previously, the forward recorded an assist in the match against Arizona, becoming the only player in the history of the “Wilds” who scored 50 or more points in four consecutive seasons.
In the 15th minute of the game with the Coyotes, Kaprizov fought hard for the puck, redirecting it to Matt Boldy, who found Joel Eriksson Ek, who opened the scoring.
This is how Kaprizov’s game was rated by hockey fans abroad:
@RandomlyWild:
– I felt like Kirill could easily score about five goals.
@boldyszn:
– And we were supposed to believe all this talk about how after the injury Kaprizov lost his speed and sharpness? Hahaha.
@RussoHockey:
– How skillfully Kaprizov played at the moment with the first puck! The scoring attack turned out to be simply excellent.
@nelsen0424:
– Yes, Kirill played very well in this episode, simply overpowering his opponent and sending a pass to Boldy.
@sethtoups:
“Oh my God, the Kaprizov-Boldy-Eriksson line has been simply mind-blowing at times. In the episode with the first goal, the last actions were carried out by Matt and Yuel, but huge credit here should also belong to Kirill, who won three duels in a row, leaving the puck in the Coyotes zone.
@JimNotTim:
“Sometimes it looked like Kaprizov was playing a video game on the ice.
@larryweasler:
– Kaprizov shone like lightning today.
@Razdevraj:
– Everyone already knows how useful Kaprizov is to this team. Today, in addition to Kirill, Boldy and Faber were also good.
@JimNotTim:
– Number 97 looked a little possessed today.
@CoachBGonzo:
– Kirill is the first hockey player in Wild history to score more than 50 points in four consecutive seasons. Over the entire period, only Koivu and Gaborik have reached this mark more times, but not in a row. Kaprizov is a living legend in Minnesota, and he will only get better in the years to come as the Wild system has many young players who will soon make their presence known.
@DontPanic_4242:
– I never cease to admire Kaprizov’s ability to somehow position his stick and find opportunities to shoot in limited space and with a defender clinging to him, while he is in front the opposing goal.
@B_Marsh92:
– After the All-Star Game break, Kaprizov and Boldi simply began to dominate. During this period, Kirill has the second expected goal in the league, the third in total number of shots, and in terms of moments of great danger, he generally ranks first.
@HerbalAndy:
– And Boldy himself, when playing on the same line as Kaprizov, looks like he is trying much more than before.
@jzulgad:
– It was high time to break the link between Kaprizov and Zuccarello. It is surprising that the new coach took so long.
@The Tree-43:
– Kirill had a weak start to the season, missing three weeks due to injury, but he is still on track with 82 points scored for the championship, and perhaps closer to a hundred if he shows good courage.
In the victorious match of the Savages against Arizona (3:1), Kaprizov played 23 minutes and 36 seconds on the ice, finishing the match with a positive score of “+1”.
In the last three meetings, Kaprizov scored 5 points. The 26-year-old Russian forward’s performance helped Minnesota return to active playoff contention. The Wild have won four in a row and are now four points behind eighth-place Nashville in the West.
Kaprizov graduated from Novokuznetsk hockey. In the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, he was selected by the Minnesota Wild in the fifth round, 135th overall. Olympic champion of the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang. Silver medalist at the 2016 Junior World Championship. Bronze medalist at the 2017 Junior World Championship. Winner of the Gagarin Cup (2019). Bronze medalist at the 2019 World Championship. Winner of the 2021 Calder Trophy for the best rookie in the NHL.
On July 13, 2020, Kaprizov signed a two-year entry-level contract with NHL club Minnesota Wild. He made his NHL debut on January 14, 2021 in a game against the Los Angeles Kings, in which he scored 3 points, gave two assists and scored the game-winning goal in overtime.
On March 12, 2021, the Russian scored his first hat-trick in the NHL, scoring three goals against the Arizona Coyotes. On June 30, 2021, Kirill received the Calder Trophy, the award given to the best rookie in the NHL.
On September 21, 2021, Kaprizov signed a five-year contract with the Minnesota Wild for $45 million.
Andrey Andreev, Sport.Ru
Source: Sport
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