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Wild's Kirill Kaprizov: Takes over NHL lead in points
Kirill Kaprizov scored twice, dished an assist, added two PIM and went plus-4 in Friday's 5-3 win over the Lightning.Kaprizov's two goals came in the third period, which included an empty-netter to seal the win. He's rattled off a stunning seven straight multi-point efforts to vault into the NHL lead for points. The superstar winger has seven goals, 14 assists, six power-play points, 31 shots on net and a plus-12 rating over 10 appearances. Kaprizov has been a clear top-20 player for a few years now, but this hot start has him in the early MVP conversation.
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Wild's Kirill Kaprizov: Sixth straight multi-point effort
Kirill Kaprizov recorded an empty-net goal and dished out two assists in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Penguins.Kaprizov came through when the Minnesota Wild needed him the most, as he was involved in the team's third and fourth goals, courtesy of Frederick Gaudreau and Mats Zuccarello, respectively, before putting the nail on the coffin with an empty-netter in the final seconds of the contest. Kaprizov has been on an absolute tear and has recorded two or more points in six consecutive games, tallying six goals and four assists in that span. Furthermore, Kaprizov has registered multi-point efforts in seven of his nine outings this season, and he's been one of the most productive forwards in the league over the first few weeks of the campaign.
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Wild's Kirill Kaprizov: Extends point streak to five games
Kirill Kaprizov had two assists and three shots on goal in a 7-5 loss to Philadelphia on Saturday.Kaprizov has amassed three goals and eight assists during his five-game point streak. He has registered a multi-point effort in each appearance during that stretch. Kaprizov earned both helpers in the second period of Saturday's matchup, including one on a power-play goal by Joel Eriksson Ek.
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Wild's Kirill Kaprizov: Four-game, nine-point streak
Kirill Kaprizov scored twice and added an assist in a 4-2 win over the Lightning on Thursday.He opened the scoring in the first with a one-timer from the right circle off a cross-crease pass. His second went into an empty net. Kaprizov is off to a white-hot start to the season. He's riding a four-game, nine-point streak (three goals, six assists), and he's put up points in six of Minnesota's seven games this season (four goals, nine assists). Five of those points came on the power play, including an assist on Matt Boldy's game-winning goal Thursday. Kaprizov is now among the NHL's top-five scorers and elite fantasy play every time his blades touch the ice.
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Wild's Kirill Kaprizov: Two more helpers Tuesday
Kirill Kaprizov notched two assists in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Panthers.The 27-year-old helped set up tallies by Marco Rossi in the first period and Mats Zuccarello in the second. Kaprizov has reeled off three consecutive multi-point performances, and through the first six games this season he's already piled up two goals and 10 points.
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Wild's Kirill Kaprizov: Keeps rolling with two points
Kirill Kaprizov scored a power-play goal on six shots and added an assist in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Blue Jackets.Kaprizov earned his third multi-point effort of the young season. His goal was the game-winner, and he also assisted on Mats Zuccarello's insurance tally. Over five appearances, Kaprizov has two goals, six assists, four power-play points, 17 shots on net and a plus-4 rating while playing massive minutes on the Minnesota Wild's top line. When the 27-year-old winger is dialed in like this, he has 100-point potential, a mark he's reached once in his career and missed by just four points in 2023-24.
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Wild's Kirill Kaprizov: Another multi-point effort
Kirill Kaprizov registered two assists, including one on the power play, in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Blues.Kaprizov set up the opening goal in the power play, scored by Ryan Hartman in the first period, and then contributed to Marco Rossi's first goal of the campaign within the first minute of the third period. This was Kaprizov's second multi-point game across his last two appearances, and he's been the Minnesota Wild's top contributor so far with six points across his first four contests.
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Wild's Kirill Kaprizov: Tallies three points Saturday
Kirill Kaprizov notched one goal and two assists to go along with four shots and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Kraken.The Minnesota Wild came up short despite leading three times throughout the game, but Kaprizov was fantastic, contributing to three of the team's four goals and opening his personal account with a tip-in in the early stages of the third period. Kaprizov is up to four points across his first two outings of 2024-25, and all signs point to the 27-year-old winger having another stellar season after surpassing the 40-goal and 90-point marks in 2023-24.
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Wild's Kirill Kaprizov: Gets four points Tuesday
Kirill Kaprizov contributed a goal and three assists in Tuesday's 7-2 preseason victory over Chicago.Kaprizov's marker was netted with the man advantage, while his three helpers were provided at even strength. Chicago put Drew Commesso, who has no NHL experience, in net, so this wasn't the best test of the Minnesota Wild's scoring abilities. Still, it's fair to expect the 2024-25 campaign to be another stellar one for Kaprizov. The 27-year-old forward scored 46 goals and 96 points in 75 regular-season appearances last year to hit the 40-goal milestone for the third consecutive campaign.
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Wild's Kirill Kaprizov: Goal, assist in win
Kirill Kaprizov scored a goal on five shots and added an assist in Monday's 3-1 win over the Kings.Kaprizov recorded his fourth multi-point effort over the last six games. The winger hasn't gone quietly even with the Minnesota Wild missing out on the playoffs this year. He's up to 45 goals, 95 points, 271 shots on net, 55 hits and a plus-12 rating through 74 appearances. He'll have one more chance to add to those numbers in Thursday's season finale versus the Kraken.