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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 2022-23. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Alex Ovechkin WSH · 75 P in 73 GP Roope Hintz DAL · 75 P in 73 GP Brock Nelson NYI · 75 P in 82 GP Johnny Gaudreau CBJ · 74 P in 80 GP Andrei Kuzmenko VAN · 74 P in 81 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: 3 points326-27

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 3 3 0 3 1 0 9 1 1.00 $17M
7 seasons Career 400 233 245 478 82 175 1407 292 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

2022-23 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
67 40 35 75 4 45 261 66 1.12 15.3 21:07

Contract

$9MCap hitends in 2026, then UFA
$120KCap dollars per point75 points in 67 games
$545KCap dollars per goal above replacement16.5 goals above replacement
$12.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.6MValueworth less cap hit

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 695 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 3 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 2022-23 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.

2022-23 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+16.5Goals above replacement21st of 696 skaters, 18th of 461 forwards
+2.8Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+12.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 461 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+4.2 85th percentileEven-strength defence+1.1 70th percentilePower play+5.1 99th percentilePenalty kill0.0 30th percentilePenalties+2.3 94th percentile

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, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. 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

55.1Corsi for %1101 attempts for, 897 against
+7.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.8Expected goals for %49.0 expected for, 38.8 against
+6.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
54.3Goals for %44 for, 37 against
100.3PDO8.1% shooting + 92.1% saves
293Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 613 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Mats Zuccarello · Kirill Kaprizov · Sam Steel38354:4256.956.718-12
Mats Zuccarello · Ryan Hartman · Kirill Kaprizov24249:2058.861.112-11
Mats Zuccarello · Frederick Gaudreau · Kirill Kaprizov28131:3351.254.55-3
Mats Zuccarello · Kirill Kaprizov · Matt Boldy4576:4158.355.01-3

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.

38Goalsnot counting empty-netters
32.8Expected goalsfrom 365 unblocked attempts
+5.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.39 expected goals per 60 minutes98th
Shot quality 9.0% chance per attempt75th
Finishing +5.2 goals above expected89thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 446 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0102030Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 38Expected 32.8

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 this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 11, 2023 vs WPG L 1-3 1 0 1 -2 0 8 1 22:13
Apr 8, 2023 vs STL W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:26
Mar 8, 2023 @ WPG W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14:50
Mar 7, 2023 vs CGY L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 23:18
Mar 4, 2023 @ CGY W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 20:06
Mar 2, 2023 @ VAN W 2-1 2 0 2 2 2 9 0 21:55
Feb 28, 2023 vs NYI W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 6 2 24:21
Feb 26, 2023 vs CBJ W 3-2 (OT) 3 0 3 2 0 8 4 25:36
Feb 24, 2023 @ TOR L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 21:07
Feb 23, 2023 @ CBJ W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 20:17
Feb 21, 2023 vs LAK W 2-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 22:50
Feb 19, 2023 vs NSH W 4-3 2 0 2 1 2 6 2 20:58
Feb 17, 2023 vs DAL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 23:20
Feb 15, 2023 vs COL L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 24:37
Feb 13, 2023 vs FLA L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 6 1 23:51
Feb 11, 2023 vs NJD W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 24:05
Feb 9, 2023 vs VGK L 1-5 1 0 1 -1 0 3 4 17:31
Feb 8, 2023 @ DAL L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 22:54
Feb 6, 2023 @ ARI L 2-3 1 0 1 -1 0 4 2 20:52
Jan 28, 2023 vs BUF W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 5 4 23:35
Jan 26, 2023 vs PHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 22:19
Jan 24, 2023 @ TBL L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 21:08
Jan 21, 2023 @ FLA L 3-5 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 22:21
Jan 19, 2023 @ CAR L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 4 2 0 21:28
Jan 17, 2023 @ WSH W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:21
Jan 14, 2023 vs ARI W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 17:49
Jan 12, 2023 @ NYI W 3-1 1 1 2 2 0 5 1 20:11
Jan 10, 2023 @ NYR L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 20:24
Jan 8, 2023 vs STL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 26:39
Jan 7, 2023 @ BUF L 5-6 (OT) 1 0 1 -2 4 6 1 20:37
Jan 4, 2023 vs TBL W 5-1 2 0 2 2 0 6 1 17:10
Dec 31, 2022 @ STL W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 20:20
Dec 29, 2022 vs DAL L 1-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 20:06
Dec 27, 2022 @ WPG W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 18:23
Dec 22, 2022 @ SJS L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 22:54
Dec 21, 2022 @ ANA W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 21:46
Dec 18, 2022 vs OTT W 4-2 1 2 3 2 0 4 0 17:52
Dec 16, 2022 vs CHI W 4-1 1 2 3 3 2 3 0 18:43
Dec 14, 2022 vs DET W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 20:18
Dec 12, 2022 vs EDM W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 18:38
Dec 10, 2022 @ VAN W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 19:37
Dec 9, 2022 @ EDM L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 6 1 21:58
Dec 7, 2022 @ CGY L 3-5 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 20:29
Dec 4, 2022 @ DAL W 6-5 (SO) 1 0 1 -3 0 3 1 22:06
Dec 3, 2022 vs ANA W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 2 5 1 23:54
Dec 1, 2022 vs EDM W 5-3 1 2 3 1 0 3 0 18:28
Nov 27, 2022 vs ARI W 4-3 1 2 3 0 0 5 1 22:36
Nov 25, 2022 vs TOR L 3-4 1 1 2 0 0 9 1 22:37
Nov 23, 2022 vs WPG W 6-1 1 1 2 -1 0 5 3 20:19
Nov 19, 2022 vs CAR W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 23:33
Nov 17, 2022 vs PIT L 4-6 0 1 1 -2 0 3 1 17:50
Nov 15, 2022 @ NSH L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 21:38
Nov 13, 2022 vs SJS L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 23:25
Nov 11, 2022 @ SEA W 1-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 18:19
Nov 9, 2022 @ ANA W 4-1 2 0 2 -1 0 9 1 22:44
Nov 8, 2022 @ LAK L 0-1 0 0 0 0 15 3 0 10:26
Nov 3, 2022 vs SEA L 0-4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 23:43
Nov 1, 2022 vs MTL W 4-1 2 0 2 1 0 5 1 19:57
Oct 30, 2022 @ CHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 23:37
Oct 29, 2022 @ DET L 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 19:46
Oct 27, 2022 @ OTT W 4-2 1 1 2 1 0 4 2 18:50
Oct 25, 2022 @ MTL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20:26
Oct 22, 2022 @ BOS L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 21:36
Oct 20, 2022 vs VAN W 4-3 (OT) 1 2 3 1 0 7 1 24:09
Oct 17, 2022 vs COL L 3-6 2 0 2 -3 0 5 2 22:49
Oct 15, 2022 vs LAK L 6-7 1 1 2 -1 2 4 2 22:26
Oct 13, 2022 vs NYR L 3-7 0 1 1 -4 2 4 1 21:06