Minnesota Wild head coach Dean Evason played in the National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs in St. Louis commented on the double of the Russian striker Kirill Kaprizov after losing to the Blues. His words were reported on Twitter by journalist Michael Russo.
“If we had 20 players like Kaprizov, then we would be more competitive,” Evason said.
Recall that among the winners, Vladimir Tarasenko scored a hat-trick, while Ryan O’Reilly and Brandon Saad each scored one. Pavel Buchnevich played 15:56 and had two assists. Ivan Barbashev spent 12:57 on the ice and had an assist. Alexey Toropchenko played 9:22.
The score in the series was 3-2 in favor of the Blues. Game six is on May 13 in St. Louis will be played. It starts at 04:30 Moscow time.
Previously reportedTarasenko was recognized as the best player of the match against Minnesota.