Kirill Kaprizov’s Eight-Year Deal with Minnesota Wild: What This Blockbuster Contract Means for the NHL’s Future
Kaprizov posted 56 points (25-31=56) and a plus-19 rating in 41 games during the 2024-25 regular season, leading the team in plus-minus rating and ranking second in goals and third in points, before tallying a team-leading nine points (5-4=9) and three power-play goals (PPG) in six games during the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. He established a franchise single-season record for fewest games required to record 50 points, reaching the mark in his 34th game of the season on Dec. 23 at Chicago. Kaprizov recorded 366 points (174-191=366) through the first 300 games of his NHL career, trailing only Sidney Crosby (507), Connor McDavid (394), Alex Ovechkin (384) and Evgeni Malkin (371) for most among active NHL players. Only Ovechkin (204) and Auston Matthews (176) recorded more goals than Kaprizov (174) through 300 career games. Since debuting at the start of the 2020 season, Kaprizov trails only Matthews (0.70) and Leon Draisaitl (0.63) for the highest goals per game average among NHL players.
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