Minnesota Wild · Left wing · Shoots L

Kirill Kaprizov

Age 29 · 5'10" · 202 lb · Born in Novokuznetsk, RUS

Cap hit

$17M

16.3% of $104M cap

Term

8 yrs

Through 2033-34, then UFA

Clause

NMC

Surplus value

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arrives with the trade tools

Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source

2026-27 regular season

Goals

33.3% shooting

Assists

0 primary

Points

1.00 per game

TOI/GP

20:53

PP 5:46 · PK 0:00

xGF%

74.6

5v5, +20.3 vs. last yr

Game Score

+0.40

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

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0 W · 1 L

Plus/minus

Blocks 0 · Hits 1

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	G	A	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	TK	+/-	GS
Oct 1 @ NSH · W 3-1	1	0	3	1	0	20:53	5:46	0:00	0-1	100	1	0	+1	+0.40
May 13 @ COL · OTL 4-3	0	1	0	1	2	22:36	1:07	0:00	—	57	3	0	+1	-0.46
May 11 vs COL · L 5-2	0	0	1	0	2	24:27	5:05	0:00	—	83	0	0	-2	-0.38
May 9 vs COL · W 5-1	1	2	4	0	2	23:27	3:11	0:00	—	43	2	1	+3	-0.42
May 5 @ COL · L 5-2	1	0	4	3	1	23:12	3:16	0:00	0-1	90	1	0	-1	+0.45

GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 1,292 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%54.3%

82nd percentile

Relative xGF%+5.4

90th percentile

HDCF%52.9%

69th percentile

CF%51.3%

69th percentile

Relative CF%+4.5

93rd percentile

FF%51.4%

69th percentile

GF%54.3%

73rd percentile

CF/6060.3

72nd percentile

CA/6057.4

51st percentile

ixG/601.77

94th percentile

Goals above expected+6.9

94th percentile

IPP63.5%

46th percentile

PDO101.3

69th percentile

OZS%66.9%

89th percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play styleElite offensive playmaker

Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2025-26

Kaprizov is a high-volume scorer who creates chances at an elite level, generating dangerous shots from prime scoring areas. He lacks physicality and puck management touch, making him more finesse than grit in his overall game.

Elite shooterCreative playmakerFinesse forward

Shooting volume: 94
Playmaking: 84
Zone entries(est.): 59
Forechecking: 21
Physicality: 11
Defensive impact: 59
Puck management: 9
Speed: 53

Where he shoots from

Slot 43% · Mid-range 40% · Perimeter 17%(423 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Elite shooting volume at 94th percentile, converting from dangerous areas with 43% in the slot
Playmaking excellence at 84th percentile creates numerous scoring chances for teammates
Solid defensive impact at 59th percentile provides two-way balance

Watch-outs

Puck management ranks just 9th percentile, turning the puck over in key situations
Physicality at 11th percentile means limited forechecking and board play engagement
Forechecking impact is weak at 21st percentile, limiting defensive pressure

Similar style: Clayton Keller (UTA), Viktor Arvidsson (DET)

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.

Where his Game Score comes from

2025-26 · 78 GP · goals above average

Season total +14.3 goals, or +0.18 per game.

Even strength offense: +1.5
Even strength defense: +0.4
Power play: +1.1
Penalty kill: +0.1
Finishing: +7.1
Playmaking: +3.4
Penalties: +0.8

Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

By season

Regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI/GP	FO%	GS/GP
2026-27	MIN	1	1	0	1	+1	3	20:53	—	+0.40
2025-26	MIN	78	45	44	89	+10	269	22:09	—	+0.18
2024-25	MIN	41	25	31	56	+19	145	22:28	—	+0.33
2023-24	MIN	75	46	50	96	+11	277	21:35	—	+0.30
2022-23	MIN	67	40	35	75	+4	261	21:07	—	+0.27

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

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Beat writers

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Media

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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Age curve

How players at his position age, and where his contract falls on that curve, arrives with the trade tools.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2025-26, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 22.4 mph; 60th pct
20+ mph bursts: 89
Hardest shot: 87.8 mph; 68th pct
Distance: 282.5 mi
OZ time: 45.9%; 93rd pct
DZ time: 36.1%