To honor the culinary atrocities of The Great Minnesota Get-Together on Sunday night, Kirill Kaprizov had the series on a stick.
Multiple times he broke in alone against Dallas Stars goalie Jake Oettinger, the standout from Lakeville. Each time, Oettinger denied him. Kaprizov took four shots in the Wild's 3-2 Game 4 loss and did not produce a goal nor an assist.
While Wild fans bleat about poor referee calls, what they should be lamenting is that the best player in franchise history had a chance to win a pivotal game and didn't.
They say the NBA is a "make or miss league.