ManitobaFresh off signing the richest deal in National Hockey League history, Kirill Kaprizov scored a power-play goal that helped the Minnesota Wild beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 in pre-season action Tuesday night.Kirill Kaprizov beats Hellebuyck hours after landing biggest contract in NHL historyThe Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 30, 2025 10:57 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours agoWinnipeg Jets centre Jonathan Toews controls the puck as Minnesota Wild defenceman Zeev Buium defends during the second period of Tuesday night’s pre-season game in St. Paul, Minn. (Abbie Parr/The Associated Press)Marcus Foligno’s short-handed goal at 14:29 of the second period snapped a 2-2 deadlock and lifted the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 win over the visiting Winnipeg Jets at Grand Casino Arena.Matt Boldy and Kirill Kaprizov (power play) also scored for the Wild, who were tied 1-1 after the first period and took a 3-2 lead into the third.Cole Koepke and Vladislav Namestnikov scored for the Jets.Hours after signing the richest contract in NHL history, Minnesota Wild left wing Kirill Kaprizov skates against the Winnipeg Jets in a pre-season game Tuesday night. The Russian winger will be paid $136 million US over the next eight seasons, for an average annual salary of $17 million. (Abbie Parr/The Associated Press)Earlier in the day the Wild signed Kaprizov to the richest contract in NHL history at $136 million US over eight years. It will kick in after this season.Wild netminder Jesper Wallstedt stopped 26 of 28 shot to post the victory. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 16 of 19 shots in the Jets’ net.The Wild went 1-for-2 on the power play, while the Jets were 0-for-4.
$136-million man scores for Minnesota Wild, as Winnipeg Jets fall 3-2 in pre-season action
