Did you show the product with your face? Kaprizov demolished Chicago, scoring four points
Dmitry Storozhev October 2, 2024, 08:20 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
Recent rumors have sent Kirill to the Blackhawks camp: did he play against the future team today?
There are just a few days left until the start of the NHL regular season. In preseason games, star players increasingly stand out: one of them played in the game today with up to four points.
It’s good that we are talking about Kirill Kaprizov, the third scorer of the last regular season among the Russians (the forward from Minnesota scored 96 points, behind only Artemy Panarin and Nikita Kucherov) appeared on the ice for the second time during the preseason. The first match against Winnipeg also went well: there Kaprizov scored a double, which helped the “savages” win 8:5.
Today the Wild’s opponents were Chicago. The latest rumors led Kirill there: as if to calm the agitated Minnesota fans, the Russian forward played extremely effectively, conveying a kind of greeting to the team in which, according to rumors, he himself would not mind ending up in the future.
Kaprizov took the stage for the first time five minutes into the second half. At that time, the “savages” managed to equalize the score and take a minimal lead: Kirill, together with his traditional linemate Mats Zuccarello, helped the team captain Jared Spurgeon to increase this lead to two goals.
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In the middle of twenty minutes, Kaprizov made another assist. After a throw-in in the attacking zone, the puck ended up in the hands of the Russian, who, a couple of seconds after receiving it, threw it into the goal; Marco Rossi, who had managed to get it right on that point, had already managed to get it out. to the spot and stuck his stick in to change the direction of the shot.
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And a few minutes later Kirill distinguished himself. Spectators at the Excel Energy Center saw a familiar and already beloved combination performed by the Minnesota leaders: Zuccarello made an accurate cross pass from the left and Kaprizov put the puck into the goal, realizing the numerical advantage of the “savages” .
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While Marc-André Fleury was joking with the crowd and his teammates as a snow shoveler, his teammate Filip Gustafsson worked on the Wild’s final line and did so with varying degrees of success: a second before the second break, Connor Bedard also converted the power. He played and scored his first goal this preseason.
However, the locals had the last word in the match. Kaprizov helped the team captain score a double. There was also a bit of luck. Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy tried to intercept Spurgeon’s shot from the blue line, but it was his touch that disoriented Chicago goaltender Drew Commesso, who allowed seven goals today after 42 shots.
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7:2 – Minnesota defeated the Hawks at home and continued alternating wins and losses in the preseason. And winning is what Wild owner Craig Leopold believes will convince Kaprizov to stay with the club: “He wants to win. Therefore, we must show not only him, but also other unrestricted free agents that we want to win too. And we are used to victories. “This is the state of hockey and we are going to win again.”
