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Kirill Kaprizov

#97 · Left wing · Minnesota Wild

Born Apr 26, 1997 in Novokuznetsk, RUS (age 29) · 5'10", 202 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 135th overall in 2015 by MIN (round 5)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2021-22. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Steven Stamkos TBL · 106 P in 81 GP Leon Draisaitl EDM · 110 P in 80 GP Auston Matthews TOR · 106 P in 73 GP Matthew Tkachuk CGY · 104 P in 82 GP Johnny Gaudreau CGY · 115 P in 82 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0501002020-21: 51 points5120-212021-22: 108 points10821-222022-23: 75 points7522-232023-24: 96 points9623-242024-25: 56 points5624-252025-26: 89 points8925-262026-27: 8 points826-27

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2020-21 MIN 55 27 24 51 10 16 157 29 0.93 $925K
2021-22 MIN 81 47 61 108 27 34 289 73 1.33 $9M
2022-23 MIN 67 40 35 75 4 45 261 66 1.12 $9M
2023-24 MIN 75 46 50 96 11 36 277 55 1.28 $9M
2024-25 MIN 41 25 31 56 19 16 145 16 1.37 $9M
2025-26 MIN 78 45 44 89 10 28 269 52 1.14 $9M
2026-27 MIN 5 6 2 8 2 0 13 2 1.60 $17M
7 seasons Career 402 236 247 483 83 175 1411 293 1.20

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2020-21 MIN 7 2 1 3 -3 4 10 14 0.43
2021-22 MIN 6 7 1 8 1 2 27 4 1.33
2022-23 MIN 6 1 0 1 -3 12 17 14 0.17
2024-25 MIN 6 5 4 9 -1 4 22 6 1.50
2025-26 MIN 11 4 11 15 10 2 25 16 1.36
5 seasons Playoffs 36 19 17 36 4 24 101 54 1.00

2021-22 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 47 61 108 27 34 289 73 1.33 16.3 19:06

Contract

$9MCap hitends in 2026, then UFA
$83KCap dollars per point108 points in 81 games
$418KCap dollars per goal above replacement21.5 goals above replacement
$16.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$7.2MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 716 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Minnesota Wild on Sep 21, 2021, as a new contract: 5 years and $45M, beginning in 2021-22. It runs through 2025-26, with 4 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2021-22 $9M $5M $0 $5M
2022-23 $9M $10M $0 $10M
2023-24 $9M $12.5M $0 $12.5M
2024-25 $9M $10M $0 $10M NMC
2025-26 $9M $7.5M $0 $7.5M NMC

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Sep 30, 2025 Minnesota Wild Extension 2026-27 to 2033-34 8 $136M $17M
Sep 21, 2021 Minnesota Wild New contract 2021-22 to 2025-26 5 $45M $9M
Jul 13, 2020 Minnesota Wild Entry-level 2019-20 to 2020-21 2 $2.775M $925K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2021-22 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2021-22 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+1.8Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+0.8Even-strength defence-0.1Power play+0.4Penalty kill-0.1Penalties+0.5

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

05101520252020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

56.8Corsi for %92 attempts for, 70 against
+5.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.2Expected goals for %3.8 expected for, 3.1 against
-1.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
57.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
60.0Goals for %6 for, 4 against
101.4PDO12.5% shooting + 88.9% saves
32Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Mats Zuccarello · Ryan Hartman · Kirill Kaprizov658:1756.254.22-3
Mats Zuccarello · Kirill Kaprizov · Tyson Jost42:3625.039.11-0
Mats Zuccarello · Frederick Gaudreau · Kirill Kaprizov32:110.00.00-0
Mats Zuccarello · Joel Eriksson Ek · Kirill Kaprizov22:0450.083.80-0

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

7Goalsnot counting empty-netters
3.7Expected goalsfrom 43 unblocked attempts
+3.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.92 expected goals per 60 minutes99th
Shot quality 8.7% chance per attempt65th
Finishing +3.3 goals above expected94thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 89 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

0246Goals 7Expected 3.7

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took in these playoffs, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 29, 2022 vs COL W 4-1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 18:47
Apr 28, 2022 vs CGY W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 15:37
Apr 26, 2022 vs ARI L 3-5 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 22:38
Apr 24, 2022 @ NSH W 5-4 (OT) 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 22:36
Apr 22, 2022 vs SEA W 6-3 1 3 4 0 0 2 0 21:20
Apr 21, 2022 vs VAN W 6-3 1 2 3 2 4 4 0 20:20
Apr 19, 2022 @ MTL W 2-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 21:39
Apr 17, 2022 vs SJS W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 20:31
Apr 16, 2022 @ STL L 5-6 (OT) 1 1 2 2 2 5 0 21:39
Apr 14, 2022 @ DAL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 18:02
Apr 12, 2022 vs EDM W 5-1 0 2 2 2 0 4 0 17:34
Apr 10, 2022 vs LAK W 6-3 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 18:18
Apr 8, 2022 @ STL L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 19:10
Apr 5, 2022 @ NSH L 2-6 1 1 2 1 2 5 0 22:10
Apr 3, 2022 @ WSH W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:04
Apr 2, 2022 @ CAR W 3-1 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 14:47
Mar 31, 2022 vs PIT L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 21:01
Mar 29, 2022 vs PHI W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 5 1 18:43
Mar 27, 2022 vs COL W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 4 2 17:03
Mar 26, 2022 vs CBJ W 3-2 (OT) 2 0 2 1 2 4 2 17:40
Mar 24, 2022 vs VAN W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 5 0 17:21
Mar 21, 2022 vs VGK W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 17:42
Mar 19, 2022 vs CHI W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 18:07
Mar 16, 2022 vs BOS W 4-2 2 0 2 0 2 4 1 16:04
Mar 13, 2022 vs NSH L 2-6 0 0 0 -4 0 3 1 16:20
Mar 11, 2022 @ CBJ L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 19:21
Mar 10, 2022 @ DET W 6-5 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 19:10
Mar 8, 2022 vs NYR W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 16:12
Mar 6, 2022 vs DAL L 3-6 2 0 2 0 0 4 1 24:48
Mar 4, 2022 @ BUF L 4-5 2 1 3 1 0 3 2 19:50
Mar 3, 2022 @ PHI W 5-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 22:11
Mar 1, 2022 vs CGY L 1-5 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 20:10
Feb 26, 2022 @ CGY L 3-7 1 0 1 0 4 5 0 19:55
Feb 24, 2022 @ TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 19:40
Feb 22, 2022 @ OTT L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:15
Feb 20, 2022 @ EDM W 7-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 18:06
Feb 18, 2022 vs FLA L 2-6 1 1 2 -4 0 4 2 18:40
Feb 16, 2022 @ WPG L 3-6 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 18:15
Feb 14, 2022 vs DET W 7-4 2 1 3 1 0 3 0 18:08
Feb 12, 2022 vs CAR W 3-2 1 0 1 1 2 8 2 17:28
Feb 8, 2022 @ WPG L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 7 2 19:23
Feb 2, 2022 @ CHI W 5-0 1 0 1 1 0 3 4 18:20
Jan 30, 2022 @ NYI W 4-3 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 17:20
Jan 28, 2022 @ NYR W 3-2 0 1 1 -2 0 4 0 19:59
Jan 24, 2022 vs MTL W 8-2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 18:33
Jan 22, 2022 vs CHI W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 4 8 3 20:14
Jan 21, 2022 @ CHI W 5-1 0 2 2 3 0 2 0 19:29
Jan 17, 2022 @ COL L 3-4 (SO) 2 0 2 2 0 5 0 19:22
Jan 14, 2022 vs ANA W 7-3 0 2 2 3 0 7 0 17:00
Jan 6, 2022 @ BOS W 3-2 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 10:27
Jan 1, 2022 vs STL L 4-6 1 2 3 1 0 3 1 20:31
Dec 20, 2021 @ DAL L 4-7 1 2 3 -2 0 3 2 24:47
Dec 16, 2021 vs BUF L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 2 0 4 1 18:33
Dec 12, 2021 @ VGK L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 0 6 2 21:22
Dec 11, 2021 @ LAK L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 19:04
Dec 9, 2021 @ SJS W 5-2 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 17:03
Dec 7, 2021 @ EDM W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16:25
Dec 4, 2021 vs TOR W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 5 1 21:07
Dec 2, 2021 vs NJD W 5-2 2 1 3 4 0 4 0 18:52
Nov 30, 2021 vs ARI W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 17:34
Nov 28, 2021 vs TBL W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 16:31
Nov 26, 2021 vs WPG W 7-1 1 3 4 4 0 6 0 16:15
Nov 24, 2021 @ NJD W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 18:19
Nov 21, 2021 @ TBL L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 22:00
Nov 20, 2021 @ FLA L 4-5 1 1 2 0 0 6 6 22:00
Nov 18, 2021 vs DAL W 7-2 1 3 4 4 0 2 0 16:52
Nov 16, 2021 vs SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 18:37
Nov 13, 2021 @ SEA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 16:00
Nov 11, 2021 @ VGK L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 22:59
Nov 10, 2021 @ ARI W 5-2 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 19:29
Nov 7, 2021 vs NYI W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 20:12
Nov 6, 2021 @ PIT W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 22:51
Nov 2, 2021 vs OTT W 5-4 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 6 0 19:57
Oct 30, 2021 @ COL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 19:36
Oct 28, 2021 @ SEA L 1-4 0 1 1 -2 0 6 1 18:54
Oct 26, 2021 @ VAN W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 17:55
Oct 24, 2021 vs NSH L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 18:00
Oct 23, 2021 vs ANA W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 4 3 3 22:43
Oct 19, 2021 vs WPG W 6-5 (OT) 0 3 3 2 4 3 2 22:17
Oct 16, 2021 @ LAK W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 15:21
Oct 15, 2021 @ ANA W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 20:09