Russian Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov set a club record for most regular seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with 20 consecutive goals.
On the night of February 10, Moscow time, the Russian player scored a goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the regular season match (3:2). This goal was his 20th goal of the 2023/24 season. Kaprizov achieved that goal for the fourth consecutive NHL season, the best result in Minnesota history.
Kaprizov, 26, has been playing for Minnesota since 2020; He previously played for CSKA Moscow for three years. He also played for Novokuznetsk Metallurg and Ufa Salavat Yulaev in Russia.
Minnesota earned its second straight victory; prior to this, the team had defeated the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL regular season. Pittsburgh went on a two-game winning streak with wins over the Montreal Canadiens and the Winnipeg Jets.
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