Kirill Kaprizov reached the mark of 200 points and spent the least number of matches in the history of the club on this, breaking the record of 2008
The Minnesota Wild defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-2 in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season home game, extending their winning streak to five games.
Kirill Kaprizov (9th minute), Mats Zuccarello (22), Jared Spurgeon (30), Frederic Gaudreau (60) scored for the hosts, Marc Kastelic (45), Claude Giroud (59) scored for the hosts.
Kaprizov also chalked up two assists and was recognized as the first star of the match. The Russian broke the club’s record for the fastest score of 200 points. At the moment, the forward has 201 points (93 goals + 108 assists) in 167 regular season games. He surpassed the achievement of Brian Rolston – in 2008 he scored 200 points in 239 games.
Only Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby (142 games), Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin (165), and Pittsburgh forward Evgeni Malkin scored 200 points faster than Kaprizov.
In another game, the Carolina Hurricanes defeated Pittsburgh 3-2 at home. Malkin chalked up the transfer. Carolina goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov saved 23 of 25 shots.
New York Rangers forward Artemi Panarin scored a goal in a 7-1 away win against the Chicago Blackhawks. He also has two assists. Panarin as a result was recognized as the first star of the meeting. Rangers forward Vitaly Kravtsov scored his second goal of the season. Club goalkeeper Igor Shesterkin saved 29 shots out of 30.
Panarin was the third Russian to score 40 points this season. Previously, this mark was reached by Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay Lightning, 47) and Kaprizov (42).