Minnesota Wild’s Russian forward Kirill Kaprizov repeated the club record for the number of hat-tricks in a season of the National Hockey League (NHL).
On the night of March 4, Minnesota hosted the San Jose Sharks on their home ice and won with a score of 4:3. Kaprizov scored three goals into the opponent’s goal. The Russian player scored a hat-trick for the third time this season.
Thus, he repeated Minnesota’s record for hat tricks in a season. Zach Parise (2015/16) and Marian Gaborik (2002/03) had previously achieved this.
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.
The Russian player played in 55 games in the NHL this season and recorded 29 goals and 38 assists. He is the team’s top scorer so far. His hat trick in the game against the Sharks allowed him to score 300 points in his NHL career. Kaprizov became the fifth active player to reach 300 points in the fastest time in the NHL. For this, the Russian striker needed 258 matches.
Previously Evgeni Malkin interrupted 13-game goalless streak.