Russian forward of Minnesota Wild Kirill Kaprizov responded to the inclusion in the rating of hockey players of the National Hockey League (NHL), which affects the organization of the game of their team. His words are quoted Athletic.
“I think Kaprizov is overrated… he didn’t show much in the play-offs,” Kaprizov said.
On October 25, Minnesota defeated Edmonton by a score of 7:4 in an NHL regular season match. Kaprizov scored a hat-trick of assists in this match.
The Russian forward played in six games in the NHL this season and recorded two goals and seven assists. One of the league’s top 10 assists.
Last season, during the NHL regular season, the Russian forward played in 67 games for Minnesota, scoring 40 goals and making 35 assists. Ovechkin became the fifth most productive Russian after Malkin, Panarin and Kucherov. Kaprizov missed nearly a month due to injury.
Previously reportedOvechkin picked up a female reporter after an NHL game.