Kirill Kaprizov Plays Hero As Wild Continue Racking Up Points

Image courtesy of © Eric Bolte-Imagn Images By Thomas Williams - 1 hour ago That's Wild Kirill Kaprizov netted the overtime winner in Montreal on Tuesday night in a gutsy 2-1 win over the Canadiens. Thankfully the Minnesota Wild have now earned points in nine consecutive games to keep up rocketing up the standings. [Pioneer Press] The Wild are among the NHL's best and the numbers show that this is sustainable. [StarTribune] Jesper Wallstedt is getting compared to Hall-of-Famer Carey Price for his performance in Montreal. [The Athletic] Ryan Hartman looks lost. The veteran forward has just four points through his first 19 games this season and it doesn't look like he's aging gracefully at all. [Hockey Wilderness] A Nikita Kucherov trade might just have too many obstacles to be realistic for the Wild. [Hockey Wilderness] Off the trail... The biggest news of Tuesday is certainly Philadelphia Flyers young star winger Matvei Michkov suddenly wants out, according to ESPN's Kevin Weekes. At just 21 years old, he has been pushed around by his head coach and not been treated on the same level as other game-changing talents on his level. We'll see where this goes but it's a nightmare for everyone in Philadelphia. [Daily Faceoff] The Winnipeg Jets got some good feelings going. In the Connor Hellebuyck-less game against the Devils, Dawson Mercer, who they got in the trade for the legendary goalie, scored two goals in a big win. [Sportsnet] Nick Cousins was demolished by Jakob Chychrun. [Daily Faceoff] By Thomas Williams Think you could write a story like this? Hockey Wilderness wants you to develop your voice, find an audience, and we'll pay you to do it. Just fill out this form .