Andrey SenchenkoSports correspondentAll materialsEmail to the author Minnesota Wild, led by Kirill Kaprizov, failed the sixth game of the series against the St. Louis Blues and ended their performance in the playoffs of the National Hockey League. The next opponent of the Blues will be the formidable Colorado Avalanche, which made it to the second round of the Stanley Cup first. The series with St. Louis clearly showed how Minnesota depends on the actions of one player. What exactly — there is no need to specify. If Kirill Kaprizov does not succeed, then the entire composition of the “Wild” almost completely fails the match. But sometimes even the help of Russian super-efficient talent is not enough. This was the case, for example, in the fifth match of the confrontation, when Kaprizov scored a double, but his team still lost and, having failed to neutralize the magnificent Vladimir Tarasenko, was on the verge of being eliminated from the NHL playoffs. «The goal is not for the player to play well «It's about the team playing well. And we didn't win. Ultimately, that's what we're playing for. We have a chance to make a difference and get the series back in game seven. That's what we need to do.» «, — said Kaprizov on the eve of the sixth meeting. However, Minnesota failed to change the state of affairs. On the contrary, the “Wild” disgustingly played the main game of the year and went on vacation. In the first 20 minutes, the “savages” outperformed the more experienced opponent in shots, but not in the game. “St. Louis” looked more confident and coherent. “Wild”, on the contrary, acted too disassembled. Like, for example, in the episode with Nick Leddy's goal. The Blues defender almost walked from his zone to someone else's and, not noticing any resistance, shot on goal, and Cam Talbot showed the difference in level with Marc-Andre Fleury.In the next 20 minutes, the “savages” showed absolutely the worst period in the series. Failed it and Kirill Kaprizov, who, along with Mats Zukkarello and returned to the composition of Dmitry Kulikov, received «-2″ in the column with the indicator of usefulness. It was from Kaprizov's mistake, for example, that Tyler Bozak's goal came. Aleksey Toropchenko easily screwed up the Minnesota defenders and, having lost the puck, involuntarily gave it to Bozak, who “flashed” Talbot. For Toropchenko, such a peculiar assist was the first point scored in his career in the NHL playoffs. 11687729?autostart=false» width=»540″ height=»360″>For the “Wild”, Bozak's washer was the third missed — not long after that Ryan O'Reilly scored a goal. The point in the match at the end of the second period was set by Vladimir Tarasenko. The Russian tank, with his signature shot from an acute angle, converted the majority and came close to Al McInnis (58) in points in the playoffs in the history of St. Louis. Now Tarasenko has 57 (40 goals + 17 assists) points. In total, Vlady sent five goals to the Minnesota goal in the course of a series of six matches. c-11687880?autostart=false» width=»540″ height=»360″>In the final period, the Wild tried to make a comeback and bombarded Jordan Binnington with a flurry of shots, but only one of them hit the target. Matt Damba from John Merrill's and Dmitry Kulikov's passes did a great long-range one-timer. The goal was Damba's first in the current playoff run and Minnesota's last of the season. At the end of the match, the “savages” missed from Colton Pareiko into an empty net, this ended their torment.
