THIRD STAR – KIRILL KAPRIZOV, LW, MINNESOTA WILD
Kaprizov (5-13—18 in 9 GP) paced the NHL with 2.00 points per game, finding the score sheet in eight of his nine contests to lift the Wild to a 6-1-2 month (14 points) while leading or co-leading the team in goals, assists, points and plus/minus (+8). The 2020-21 Calder Memorial Trophy winner also ranked among the top October players in multi-point games (t-1st; 7), assists (t-3rd; 13), points (t-3rd; 18), power-play assists (t-7th; 5) and power-play points (t-9th; 6). Kaprizov, who placed second among League forwards in average time on ice (22:49), set a career high with six consecutive multi-point performances to close the month (Oct. 15-29: 4-10—14) – matching a franchise record established by Mats Zuccarello from Jan. 14-28, 2022 (4-9—13). The 27-year-old is averaging 1.21 points per game since entering the NHL in 2020-21 (165-183—348 in 287 GP), sitting among League leaders in that span in power-play goals (5th; 59), goals (6th; 165), overtime goals (t-6th; 8), points (10th; 348), power-play points (t-11th; 123) and game-winning goals (t-16th; 23).
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