Minnesota Wild star forward Kirill Kaprizov is eligible to sign an extension on July 1, 2025. That’s not right around the corner, but it’s also not necessarily a lot of time for the Wild organization to prove to Kaprizov that they can build a contender.
The last time Rick Tocchet opened the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Nashville Predators were his first round opponent. Back in the summer of 2020, Tocchet was behind the bench of the Arizona Coyotes and drew the Preds in the opening round of the summer bubble postseason in Edmonton.
One of the more surprising teams to miss out on the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs is the Minnesota Wild. The Wild were officially eliminated from the postseason with a loss on April 9 to the Colorado Avalanche in which they surrendered five goals.
The Minnesota Wild faced the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night, April 15, for their final road game of the season. The points no longer matter for the Wild, but they still had some competition, especially the youngsters looking to earn a spot next season.
Kirill Kaprizov scored two goals and added one assist, and the Minnesota Wild pulled away for a 6-2 win over the host San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.
Kirill Kaprizov had two goals and an assist and Jesper Wallstedt made 24 saves for his first career victory and shutout as the visiting Minnesota Wild defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 on Sunday.
During the clash between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, Jack Eichel was ejected from the game. This came after he was assessed a five-minute major for spearing Kirill Kaprizov.
The Vegas Golden Knights had a chance to finish off the Minnesota Wild’s legitimate playoff hopes Saturday with a win. The Golden Knights concluded their four-game Central Division road trip in Minnesota Saturday, but Golden Knights’ top center Jack Eichel finished his trip a little bit early.
One of the biggest names in the game had a premature to exit on Saturday. Vegas Golden Knights forward Jack Eichel was given a five-minute major penalty, and a game misconduct, for spearing Kirill Kaprizov of the Minnesota Wild.
Kirill Kaprizov had two goals and one assist, and the Minnesota Wild pulled away for a 4-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.
The Minnesota Wild were all over the place when they took on the San Jose Sharks at home in the second game of a back-to-back on Sunday, March 3. In the first period, they outshot the Sharks but couldn’t get anything to go in the net.
David Quinn kept it real after the San Jose Sharks’ 4-3 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night. “They got Kaprizov and we don’t,” Quinn said of Wild star winger Kirill Kaprizov.
Kirill Kaprizov notched a hat trick, completing it with the go-ahead score with 3:59 remaining in the third period, to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday evening in St.
There is only one team in the NHL that has posted 80 points already this season. The Vancouver Canucks have been dominant all year long and haven’t shown much signs at all of major weakness.
Kirill Kaprizov might not be as excited for this year's All-Star Weekend as the time where he got to hangout with Alex Ovechkin and then pay homage to him in a the creative shootout, but he's there in Toronto regardless.
Where would the Minnesota Wild be in the standings if Kirill Kaprizov hadn't missed the first two weeks of January after getting cross-checked in his back against Winnipeg on Dec.
The Minnesota Wild are getting back one of their most important offensive performers as they try to regain their mojo.
With the NHL All-Star Game just under a month away on Saturday, Feb. 3 in Toronto, the announcements were made for each team selection on Thursday evening, Jan.
Kirill Kaprizov joins a long list of Wild players on IR.
Michael Russo of The Athletic notes that Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson and forward Kirill Kaprizov had to leave Saturday night's against the Winnipeg Jets.
Kirill Kaprizov might be getting a call from NHL Player Safety after a nasty hit to the head of Alex Carrier in the Minnesota Wild versus Nashville Predators game on Thursday night.
Minnesota Wild left winger Kirill Kaprizov is expected to miss the next 3-4 weeks of action while recovering from a lower-body injury.
Kaprizov left the game midway through the third period after the Jets defenseman fell on him, and Kaprizov’s legs split awkwardly as he landed on the ice.
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