Kirill Kaprizov missed half of the regular season with a lingering lower-body injury that kept him out until just before the NHL playoffs began as the Minnesota Wild barely got in.He's fully recovered now.

This wasn’t the way many envisioned this series shaking out. The play of Minnesota Wild superstar Kirill Kaprizov and the rest of the youngsters have the State of Hockey believing.

If the Vegas Golden Knights don’t quickly find an answer to neutralize Minnesota Wild first-liners Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy, their aspirations for a second Stanley Cup championship in three years will be over.