John Hines, head coach of the National Hockey League (NHL) club “Minnesota”, appreciated the game of the team’s Russian hockey player Kirill Kaprizov, calling him an outstanding player. Web site NHL.
“I haven’t seen any difference in Kaprizov’s game during my time here. When you’re an elite player like Kaprizov, it’s not a matter of “if” but “when.” “When” the scores will appear, when the performance will increase. And now it’s all there,” Hines said.
Kirill Kaprizov played 32 games in the NHL this season and scored 12 goals and 19 assists.
During last season’s regular season, Kaprizov was the fifth most productive Russian behind Alexander Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin, Artemy Panarin and Nikita Kucherov.
On December 24, Kaprizov was named the first NHL star of the week, collecting seven points (4+3). The second star of the week was Swedish New York Rangers forward Mika Zibanejad, who scored seven points (4+3) in three matches. The third star was Detroit Red Wings’ American forward Patrick Kane, who scored eight points (4+4) after four matches.
Previously Kaprizov brought Minnesota victory In the game against Montreal.