Selected by Minnesota in the fifth round (No. 135) in the 2015 NHL Draft, Kaprizov has led the Wild in points in four of his five NHL seasons and won the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year in 2020-21. He has 386 points (15th in the NHL), and 185 goals (ninth) in 319 games since entering the League.

Among the top priorities in the Minnesota Wild's offseason, is securing a contract extension for Kirill Kaprizov, the left wing who has one year left on his deal, and is the club's franchise forward and holder of 386 points in 319 regular-season games.

Russian star Kirill Kaprizov can become a free agent after next season, but he says he wants to stay and the Wild finally have salary cap flexibility.