Minnesota Wild star Kirill Kaprizov etched his name into franchise history Tuesday evening, becoming the team’s all-time leading goal scorer during a commanding 5-1 triumph against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Saint Paul.
The 28-year-old Russian forward achieved the milestone with his 220th career goal at 16:41 of the final period, surpassing Marian Gaborik’s previous franchise record. The historic marker came with Minnesota holding a comfortable lead and Tampa Bay’s goaltender pulled for an extra attacker.
The Wild received strong offensive contributions from Brock Faber, Mats Zuccarello, and Quinn Hughes, who each contributed one goal and one assist. Yakov Trenin also found the back of the net as Minnesota ended a two-game losing streak while improving to 7-2-0 over their last nine contests. Matt Boldy delivered three assists, extending his point streak to a career-high-tying 10 games with eight goals and 13 assists during that span. Between the pipes, Filip Gustavsson turned away 24 shots for the victory.
Tampa Bay’s lone response came from Nikita Kucherov, as the Lightning began a four-game road trip with their third consecutive defeat. Andrei Vasilevskiy recorded 17 saves in the losing effort.
Oilers 5, Senators 4 (OT)
Evan Bouchard delivered the overtime winner as Edmonton overcame three separate deficits to defeat visiting Ottawa. Zach Hyman forced extra time with 1:25 left in regulation, redirecting Leon Draisaitl’s pass into the net.
Draisaitl posted an impressive five-point performance with two goals and three assists for Edmonton, which secured just their second victory in seven games (2-5-0). Ryan Nugent-Hopkins contributed a goal for the Oilers, while Connor Ingram stopped 17 shots.
Drake Batherson found the net twice for Ottawa, with Dylan Cozens and Michael Amadio also scoring. Linus Ullmark finished with 32 saves for the Senators.
Stars 6, Flames 1
Sam Steel recorded two goals in a three-point effort while Matt Duchene established a career-high with four assists, propelling Dallas to a franchise-record-extending 10th straight victory over host Calgary.
Jamie Benn and Wyatt Johnston each posted one goal and one assist, with Mavrik Bourque and Nathan Bastian adding single tallies for Dallas. The Stars outscored opponents 12-2 during their two-game road trip on back-to-back nights. Casey DeSmith made 20 saves while Jason Robertson contributed two assists.
Morgan Frost scored Calgary’s only goal as the Flames managed just three wins in 12 games (3-6-3). Starting goaltender Dustin Wolf was removed after allowing four goals on 17 shots, with Devin Cooley making 16 saves in relief.
Avalanche 5, Ducks 1
Parker Kelly scored twice while Cale Makar contributed one goal and two assists as visiting Colorado defeated Anaheim.
Gabriel Landeskog and Martin Necas also tallied goals, with Brock Nelson and Jack Drury each recording two assists for Colorado, winners of three consecutive games. The Avalanche maintained their NHL-leading 91 points, staying six points ahead of Dallas in the Central Division standings before Friday’s meeting in Texas.
Cutter Gauthier scored his sixth goal in six games while Lukas Dostal made 21 saves for Anaheim, which saw its five-game winning streak end. The Ducks had previously won eight straight home games before Tuesday’s setback.
Bruins 2, Penguins 1
Marat Khusnutdinov and Casey Mittelstadt scored the equalizing and go-ahead goals within 50 seconds during the opening period, leading Boston past visiting Pittsburgh.
Jeremy Swayman made 34 saves for his first victory since helping Team USA capture Olympic gold. Boston improved to 6-1-3 in their last 10 games and extended their home winning streak to 11 games.
Erik Karlsson scored while Stuart Skinner stopped 26 shots for Pittsburgh, which had earned points in their first three post-Olympic games (2-0-1).
Blue Jackets 3, Predators 2
Charlie Coyle netted the decisive goal with 13:53 remaining in regulation, giving Columbus a victory over visiting Nashville.
Sean Monahan and Adam Fantilli, who extended his goal streak to four games, also scored for the Blue Jackets, now 9-1-1 in their past 11 contests. Jet Greaves made 21 saves despite missing eight minutes of the first period due to concussion protocol before returning.
Filip Forsberg and Ryan O’Reilly tallied for Nashville, which dropped its third straight game (0-2-1). O’Reilly departed midway through the third period after taking a stick to the face, suffering a visible cut. Justus Annunen stopped 24 shots.
Jets 3, Blackhawks 2 (OT)
Mark Scheifele scored with 2:54 left in overtime as Winnipeg opened an eight-game homestand with a comeback victory over Chicago.
Cole Perfetti tied the game for Winnipeg with 39 seconds remaining in regulation. Scheifele added two assists while Dylan Samberg contributed one goal and one assist. Connor Hellebuyck made 18 saves for the Jets.
Teuvo Teravainen and Ryan Greene scored for Chicago, with Connor Bedard recording two assists. Spencer Knight stopped 29 shots for the Blackhawks.
Sabres 3, Golden Knights 2
Tage Thompson netted his 33rd goal of the season while Alex Lyon made 27 saves as Buffalo built a three-goal advantage over visiting Vegas before holding on for their fourth straight victory.
Owen Power and Jason Zucker added goals with Rasmus Dahlin contributing two assists for Buffalo, which improved to a league-best 25-5-2 since December 9.
Ivan Barbashev and Pavel Dorofeyev scored while Akira Schmid finished with 25 saves for Vegas, losers of three straight games.
Sharks 7, Canadiens 5
Kiefer Sherwood scored the game-winning goal and added an assist as San Jose defeated visiting Montreal for their third consecutive victory.
Macklin Celebrini recorded one goal and three assists for the Sharks. Will Smith and Collin Graf each posted one goal and one assist, while Michael Misa, Alexander Wennberg, and Adam Gaudette also scored. Yaroslav Askarov made 32 saves for San Jose.
Alex Newhook scored twice for Montreal, with Oliver Kapanen, Phillip Danault, and Ivan Demidov each tallying once for the Canadiens, who fell to 5-1-2 in their last eight games. Mike Matheson recorded three assists while Jake Evans added two helpers. Jakub Dobes stopped 21 shots.
Devils 5, Panthers 1
Dougie Hamilton contributed one goal and one assist while Jack Hughes and Connor Brown each recorded two assists in New Jersey’s victory over Florida in Newark.
Arseny Gritsyuk, Cody Glass, Dawson Mercer, and Simon Nemec provided the Devils’ remaining goals. Jacob Markstrom stopped 20 of 21 shots.
Florida extended their losing streak to three games and fell to 2-8-0 in their past 10 contests. Anton Lundell scored the Panthers’ only goal while Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves on 31 shots.
Mammoth 3, Capitals 2
Dylan Guenther, promoted to Utah’s top line during morning practice, collected one goal and one assist to lead the visiting Mammoth past Washington.
Clayton Keller, one of Guenther’s new linemates, recorded two assists as Utah earned their fourth victory in six games. Mikhail Sergachev and JJ Peterka each scored power-play goals while Karel Vejmelka made 23 saves for the Mammoth.
Pierre-Luc Dubois and Ryan Leonard each netted power-play goals while Logan Thompson turned aside 20 shots for Washington, which saw their season-high five-game home winning streak come to an end.
