On January 22, Minnesota Wild defeated the Carolina Hurricanes with a score of 5:2 in a regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL). “Wild” Russian hockey player Kirill Kaprizov scored a hat-trick. Yoel Eriksson Ek and Jacob Middleton scored another goal each for the winners.
Thanks to these goals, Kirill Kaprizov took fourth place in the list of the best snipers in the history of the team. After this match, the 26-year-old Russian striker scored 132 goals in his Minnesota career. In this indicator, he was equal to American striker Jason Zucker. Marian Gaborik (219) ranks first on the list of the best snipers in Minnesota history. Mikko Koivu (205) is in second place, followed by Zach Parise (199).
The Russian forward played 39 games in the NHL this season and scored 18 goals and 25 assists. Kaprizov is by far the team’s top scorer in the regular season.
Panarin’s previous goal helped Rangers beat Anaheim.