Kaprizov scored against Colorado, but Minnesota lost its chance to play in the NHL playoffs

Minnesota’s Russian forward Kirill Kaprizov scored a goal against Colorado in the NHL regular season match, but the Wild lost their chance to make it to the playoffs.

The match in Denver ended with a score of 5:2 in favor of Colorado. Canadian Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon scored a hat-trick. Kaprizov scored his 42nd goal of the season in the first period, scoring on the power play.

After this defeat, Minnesota lost its chance to play in the playoffs.

NHL. Regular season

Colorado Avalanche (Denver) – Minnesota Wild (St. Paul) – 5:2 (2:2, 3:0, 0:0)

Goals: Lehkonen, 4:33 (bol.). McKinnon, 8:38, 34:50, 39:08. Makar, 26:15. — Kaprizov, 10:14 (bol.). Baldy, 19:40 (bol.).

Other matches of the day:

Florida Panthers (Sunrise) – Ottawa Senators (Ottawa) – 2:0 (2:0, 0:0, 0:0)

Goals: Lundell, 12:02 (bol.). Cousins, 14:48.

Dallas Stars (Dallas) – Buffalo Sabers (Buffalo) – 3:2 (1:2, 2:0, 0:0)

Goals: Robertson, 6:15. Johnston, 23:38. Pavelski, 27:08. — Tah, 4:09. Dalin, 9:38.

Seattle Kraken (Seattle) – Arizona Coyotes (Glendale) – 5:0 (2:0, 1:0, 2:0)

Goals: Wright, 1:08. Burakovsky, 2:14 (bol.). Schultz, 24:29. Tanev, 46:38. Borgen, 49:35.

Nashville Predators (Nashville) – Winnipeg Jets (Winnipeg) – 3:4 OT (1:3, 0:0, 2:0, 0:1)

Goals: Novak, 4:05. Stastni, 47:34. O’Reilly 49:41. — Vilardi, 6:51 (bol.). Scheifle, 8:19. Demelo, 12:46. Connor, 61:52.

“Anaheim Ducks” (Anaheim) – “Los Angeles Kings” (Los Angeles) – 3:1 (1:1, 0:0, 2:0)

Goals: Vatrano, 17:46. Killorn, 41:51. Zegras, 45:50. — Thomas, 5:50.