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Minnesota Wild Emerge Victorious In Overtime Kiriller

Jan 14, 2021; Los Angeles, California, USA; Minnesota Wild center Victor Rask (49) celebrates his goal with left wing Kirill Kaprizov (97) during the third period against the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports

Minnesota Wild opened their season Thursday night with a win in overtime against the Los Angeles Kings, let’s look at the key takeaways from the game. Instead of a game recap, let’s change things up today and look at the biggest takeaways from the season opener.

1. The biggest takeaway from the Wild’s season opener was that highly-touted Russian prospect Kirill Kaprizov will have an impressive rookie season.