Brodin is entering the final year of a six-year deal that he signed in 2014. Starting in the 2021-22 season, Brodin's AAV will go up from $4.167M to $6.0M, tying him for the 26th highest-paid blueliner in the NHL. Brodin is a terrific defensive-defenseman but is also coming off of a career-high 28 points (2G / 26A) in 69 games.
Kaprizov was drafted in the fifth-round back in 2015 but has been regarded as one the best NHL affiliated prospects in the world over the last few years. The 23-year-old Russian took his game to new heights in 2020, setting KHL career-bests in goals (33) and points (62) in 57 games. With the KHL playoffs cancelled due to Covid-19, Kaprizov became eligible to sign with the Wild and come to the NHL.
Giroux was a fifth-round pick in 2018 and finished the 2020 first on Saginaw (OHL) in goals (44) and third in points (75). The 20-year-old centre will likely report to Iowa (AHL) next season.
Petersen allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Kings win over the Wild last Saturday. Petersen is riding a three-game winning streak, posting a 1.67 GAA and .953 SV% in the process. Tonight he'll face a Senators team that played in Anaheim last night and have lost seven of their last eight road games (1-5-2) while scoring just 1.88 goals per game.
Fleury allowed four goals on 24 shots in the Golden Knights loss in Winnipeg on Friday. Fleury has struggled in his last two games, allowing a combined eight goals on just 41 shots (.805 SV%). His last win came against the Oilers, who he'll face again tonight in Edmonton--He's 1-1-0 while stopping 56 of the 60 shots (.920 SV%) that he's faced in his two starts vs. Connor McDavid and Co. this season.
Petersen stopped 42 of the 43 shots that he faced in the Kings win in Vegas last Sunday. Petersen has been terrific in his last two starts, stopping 77 of the 79 shots (.975 SV%) that he's faced. Today he faces a Wild team that is 5-1-0 with 4.33 goals per game in their last six games.
