Kirill Kaprizov first came to Minnesota during unique circumstances. Mid-pandemic and not confident in his English, Kaprizov has taken a few years to blossom and show his personality. Despite a language barrier, Mats Zuccarello and Matt Dumba helped Kaprizov by taking him under their wing. Kaprizov proves that the Wild's strategy of drafting Russian players is a smart gamble.
Kyrou scored on his backhand in the fourth round of the shootout for St. Louis. Frederick Gaudreau didn't get a shot off on his attempt for Minnesota. Brayden Schenn also scored for the Blues (35-29-3), who have won three straight. Jordan Binnington made 22 saves.
The Ducks could not get their offense going tonight in Minnesota, falling 2-0 to the Wild at XCel Energy Center. The loss, Anaheim's fourth in a row and second to begin a four-game midwestern road trip, dropped the club to 23-40-3 on the season. Kirill Kaprizov and Zach Bogosian scored for the Wild, who improved to 33-27-7 on the season and pulled with four points of the Western Conference's second Wild Card berth with their third straight win.
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
11 | LW | |
24 | D | |
12 | LW | |
25 | D | |
47 | D | |
14 | C | |
7 | D | |
29 | G | |
17 | LW | |
89 | C | |
33 | D | |
32 | G | |
38 | RW | |
54 | C | |
90 | LW | |
97 | LW | |
22 | C | |
68 | C | |
10 | C | |
27 | C | |
6 | D | |
4 | D | |
5 | D | |
23 | C | |
15 | C | |
46 | D | |
36 | RW |