In the middle of the first period of the meeting, Caprice grappled with Whitecloud.

The Canadian threw the Russian onto the ice, but he instantly jumped to his feet and threw the opponent onto the ice with a throw.

The Vegas defender had his nose smashed.

Kirill Kaprizov is a TOUGH customer, don't mess with the Russian # mnwildpic.twitter.com / 9xccR72iB9

- Alex Micheletti (@AlexMicheletti) May 6, 2021

Whims spends his debut season in the NHL, for him this fight was the first in the NHL.

Earlier, Kaprizov's double did not save Minnesota from defeat in the NHL match with Vegas.