'You Guys Give Me S---': Kirill Kaprizov Responds To Criticism With Dominant Playoff Performance
Fueling a crucial Game 3 victory, Minnesota's superstar channeled outside skepticism into a relentless performance, dragging the Wild back into the series through pure grit and competitive fire.
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Marcus Foligno could see it before the game even started.
Kirill Kaprizov had that look. “I looked to him, he just had that look in his face today,” Foligno said after the Minnesota Wild ’s 5-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 3. “Just a leader for sure tonight.
Honestly I thought it was his best game all year. I mean really. ” Kaprizov scored, created chances all night and helped drag the Wild back into their second-round series Saturday night.
But afterward, inside the Wild locker room, teammates were talking less about the points and more about the way their superstar competed. “That’s what he does that makes him so special as a player,” Foligno said. “It’s like the 1-on-1 plays is what everyone wants to think Kirill can do, but it’s the battle level that is just so infectious for our group and it’s insane.
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