src=»/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/16d0857c1a0f16cb970dcd6381c9cf»Andrey SenchenkoSports correspondentAll materialsEmail authorKirill Kaprizov broke and updated the Minnesota Wild record for goals in a single NHL playoff series, and also repeated the achievements of Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin. However, the Wild still lost to the St. Louis Blues. Vladimir Tarasenko responded to Kaprizov's double with a hat-trick, which helped the Bluesmen take the lead in the series. Simple arithmetic: in the first four games, the Russian striker “Wild” participated in six goals out of 13 goals for the entire team, scoring five of them. In the current NHL playoff draw, even such monsters as Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl do not have a comparable impact on the game and the result of the club, although everyone knows that the entire Edmonton Oilers depends on the actions of this couple as much as possible. A considerable share of «guilt» in the battle with Kaprizov also lies on the St. Louis. The coaching staff, headed by Craig Berube, paid special attention to the Russian and demanded that his players deprive Kirill of freedom and the opportunity to influence the result. This task, however, has already failed. “Bluesmen” managed to close forward “Minnesota” only in the first match of the series, but subsequently Kaprizov invariably destroyed the opponent's defensive redoubts. The reaction of the fans of the 2019 Stanley Cup-winning club speaks for itself: Blues fans hate the Russian more and more with each Kaprizov goal and become furious at how defenders act against him. According to The Athletic observers, St. Louis, in the tutelage of the Russian, was initially doomed to failure. Kaprizov is the strongest player in this confrontation. St. Louis simply doesn’t have a hockey player who matches his level, ”says one of the latest materials of the publication. Berube's wards failed to completely “turn off” Kaprizov in the fifth match of the series, which returned to St. Paul. The players of “St. Louis” regularly met the Russian with powerful and sometimes dirty power moves and blows with a club in the face, but Kirill has already got used to such attention to his person in his short time in the NHL. Today Kaprizov hit the gates of the “bluesmen” twice. It took him less than four minutes and two majority in the first period, which he realized. In the first, that in the second cases, the Russian was not embarrassed by the density in front of Jordan Binnington's goal, which was created by the defenders, and with two accurate shots, Kirill sent the puck into the net. Now on account of the highest paid player, «Minnesota» 7 goals in the current draw of the NHL playoffs and in the series against «St. Louis», respectively. Thus, Kaprizov broke and updated the club record, which since 2003 belonged to Marian Gaborik and Wes Wals. By the way, until now, the last players among all the teams in the NHL who scored 7 goals during one playoff series were Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin. The leaders Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals, respectively, scored seven times each in the 2009 Stanley Cup head-to-head streak. of-the-series/t-333293798/c-11669204?autostart=false» width=»540″ height=»360″>Also, Kaprizov repeated the achievements of former Minnesota snipers Wals and Andrew Brunett in goals in one playoff season. The already mentioned Gaborik with nine abandoned goals remains the owner of the club record. The second goal of Kaprizov turned out to be especially beautiful in today's match: in an instant, the Minnesota forward managed to handle the puck after a strong pass from Kevin Fiala and, despite the blocking from Robert Bortuzzo, threw it exactly under the crossbar . After Kirill's take, American journalists and bloggers (including those from St. Louis) showered the Russian with compliments with delight. the-period/t-333293798/c-11669364?autostart=false» width=»540″ height=»360″>
- — “St. Louis” could not contain the first two majority of “Minnesota”. More precisely, he could not restrain Kaprizov. Cyril has both the first and the second goal the result of the surgical accuracy of the throw. He just saw a gap the size of a puck near the top corner of the goal and hit it right there,» Chris Long wrote. “Kirill’s work keeping the puck in the offensive zone is even more amazing,” said Dani Mizutani. because the club did not have enough money? It's crazy,» Phil Hughes said.
- —»I think it's safe to say by now that Kirill Kaprizov deserves all his money in Minnesota,» Zach continued. Staton.
- —»Kaprizov is incomparable. His influence on the game in the first match was not felt, but in subsequent meetings he shows outstanding hockey,» added Brandon Kiley.
- —»It's kind of comical how the Whims are better than any other Minnesota player,» remarked Grant Becker.