On March 10, Minnesota Wild defeated the Nashville Predators with a score of 4:3 in overtime. Russian forward Kirill Kaprizov also scored two points among the winners.
Kaprizov scored Minnesota’s second goal, helping tie the game. The Russian was also involved in the Wild’s winning goal and had an assist.
For the Russian, this goal was the 145th goal of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL). He rose to 33rd place in the list of the best Russian snipers in league history, surpassing Alexander Radulov, who scored 144 goals. Kaprizov’s next target is Sergei Nemchinov, who has 152 career goals in the NHL.
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 58 games in the NHL this season and recorded 31 goals and 40 assists. He is the team’s top scorer so far.
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