Striker “Minnesota” Kaprizov sets new club record for scoring streak

Minnesota Wild leader Kirill Kaprizov scores a goal against the Calgary Flames, setting two new franchise records simultaneously.

How big of the jackpot was when Minnesota Wild managers and supervisors selected Kirill Kaprizov over Joel Eriksson Ek (20th overall), Jordan Greenaway (50th overall), and Alyosha Stezki (111th) in the fifth round of the 2015 NHL Entry Selection. They had no idea how big it was. dismantle At that time, the gaze of the “savages” was clearly diverted, while the Russian striker was conceived on the principle of “let it be”. What can we say, even if Kaprizov himself, according to his confessions, never followed the ceremony?

Now the Savage speaks proudly of Kirill: “Yes, this is our man!”

And there really is something to be proud of. From the moment of debut, Kaprizov showed that a true superstar had arrived in Minnesota, and the Russian has justified this to this day, raising the plan for his glory each time. The 25-year-old striker has managed to break a ton of team records in just over two seasons. Today he was presented with two more Minnesota summits.

In a match against the Calgary Flames, Kaprizov didn’t put things into the background and opened up the score, as the timer clocked just one minute and 27 seconds from the time of the kick-off. Calling Kirill “big brother” in Russian, Matt Damba took a powerful hit from the blue line and hit his Russian teammate on the post. The one in Kaprizov could not even withstand the force of the blow and was broken, but still sent the puck into the castle.

Rus broke two Minnesota records at once with a broken stick. Thus, Kaprizov became the first in the history of the “Wild” hockey player to score in 13 consecutive games in the “regular season” of the NHL as part of the club. The best result so far belonged to Mikael Granlund and Kevin Fiale, who did not leave the field without conceding a goal in 12 consecutive games. Kaprizov outstripped them. It seems he was inspired by the example of Mitchell Marner, who rewrote the history of the Toronto Maple Leafs and increased the score line to 20 games.

In the scoring streak, Cyril and Brian Rolston surpassed Nino Niederreiter and his own success last season. The Russian player scored for the seventh time in a row and set a new Wild record. In the current NHL season, no other player in the league has managed to feature so regularly. Kaprizov became the first league hockey player after the great Pavel Bure to set a franchise record for longest goal streak in his first three seasons. The real Russian Rocket from the 1993/94 draw scored in eight games in a row.

Motivated by the historic success of his team-mate hockey players, “Minnesota” doubled his advantage on his account a minute later. Later, however, Wilde’s business took a sharp downward trend. At just three minutes at the start of the second period, the Calgary players not only bounced back, but also took the lead – Marc-Andre Fleury managed to reflect only six out of nine shots.

The lights’ mentor, Darryl Sutter, built his team based on experience, depriving Minnesota of a chance to turn the game in their favour. Yes, less than five minutes into the end of regular time, the “savages” restored the status quo, but it didn’t last long. “Calgary” immediately reclaimed the advantage and then raised it to the empty net after a goal.

As a result, “Minnesota” received its first defeat in a month. In two days Kaprizova and Co. are waiting in Edmonton for another battle with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.