NHL
Kirill Kaprizov Has Four Points as Wild Beat Sharks 4–1
Kaprizov scored his 16th goal and assisted on the other three as Minnesota won its third straight. Quinn Hughes added a goal and two assists.
Kirill Kaprizov recorded a point on every Minnesota goal Friday, scoring once and setting up three more in the Wild’s 4–1 win over the San Jose Sharks at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul.
Quinn Hughes added a goal and two assists, and Jesper Wallstedt made 23 saves. Minnesota improved to 12–3–3 with its third straight win and has earned points in seven consecutive games.
Hughes set up Kaprizov’s league-leading 16th goal on a two-man advantage in the first period. After Macklin Celebrini tied it by deflecting a Dmitry Orlov shot in the second, Maxim Shabanov put Minnesota back ahead at 14:15 on a power play, with Kaprizov and Hughes credited with the assists.
Kaprizov helped set up Hughes at 6:54 of the third and picked up his third assist when Zach Bogosian scored his first of the season. Minnesota went 2-for-5 on the power play and killed all three San Jose chances, according to the official game summary.
Yaroslav Askarov stopped 25 shots for the Sharks, who fell to 7–10–1 with their fourth consecutive loss. Minnesota hosts Tampa Bay on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET.
