Athletistic / Hockey. In the early morning of February 10 (Moscow time), the Minnesota Wild defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins with a score of 3:2 in a home game of the NHL regular season. The winning goal of this match was scored by the Russian striker of the “savages” Kirill Kaprizov.
For the fourth consecutive season, Kaprizov scored at least 20 goals in the NHL regular season. The 26-year-old Russian became the first player in Minnesota history to achieve this feat with the St. Paul club. Previously, nine players, including Kaprizov, shared the record for the most consecutive seasons with more than 20 goals.
This season, Kirill Karpizov played 44 matches and scored 47 (20+27) points using the goal+pass system. Minnesota has scored 51 points in 51 games and is in 12th place in the Western Conference standings. The “Savages” are three points from the playoff zone.
Source: Sport
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