NHL roundup: Record-setting night for Wild
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[April 23, 2022]
Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and
three assists to become the first Wild player to reach 100 points,
Kevin Fiala recorded a career- and franchise-high five assists and
Minnesota set club records for single-season wins and points with a
6-3 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Friday in Saint Paul, Minn.
Joel Eriksson Ek had two goals with an assist, while Ryan Hartmann,
Mats Zuccarello and Nicolas Deslauriers also scored for the
playoff-bound Wild, who improved to 7-0-2 in their past nine.
In his second season, Kaprizov already set the franchise's
single-season point mark, but pushed his total to 101 as Minnesota
scored five times through the first 14:29 of the second period.
Daniel Sprong and Yanni Gourde scored the game's first two goals for
Seattle, which came in riding the first three-game winning streak in
its initial season. The Kraken's Matty Beniers scored his third
goal, and he has a point in each of his first five NHL contests.
Oilers 6, Avalanche 3
Evander Kane scored three goals in the second period and added an
assist as host Edmonton beat Colorado to clinch a playoff berth.
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Kailer Yamamoto and Kris Russell had a goal and an assist each, Evan
Bouchard contributed a goal and Connor McDavid had three assists for
Edmonton. Oilers goalie Mike Smith stopped 34 shots.
Valeri Nichushkin scored two goals, Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and
an assist, Andre Burakovsky notched two assists and Darcy Kuemper
made 21 saves for the Avalanche. Colorado, which played its second
straight game without leading scorer Mikko Rantanen (illness), has
lost three in a row for the first time since Oct. 16-21.
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Minnesota Wild left wing Kirill Kaprizov (97) skates up ice against
the Seattle Kraken during the first period at Xcel Energy Center.
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Senators 2, Blue Jackets 1 (SO)
Tim Stutzle scored the lone goal in the shootout and visiting Ottawa
rallied for a win against Columbus.
Brady Tkachuk scored in regulation and Filip Gustavsson made 33
saves for the Senators, who improved to 4-1-1 in their past six
games. They have won consecutive games in shootouts, having topped
the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Tuesday.
Jack Roslovic scored for the eighth time in his past six games for
the Blue Jackets, who have lost four straight (0-3-1). Elvis
Merzlikins made 25 saves.
Capitals 2, Coyotes 0
Conor Sheary had a goal and an assist as Washington defeated Arizona
in Glendale, Ariz., to pull into a tie with the Pittsburgh Penguins
for third place in the Metropolitan Division.
John Carlson also scored and Vitek Vanecek made 19 saves to earn his
fourth shutout of the season and the sixth of his career for the
Capitals, who are 7-1-1 in their past nine games.
Arizona, which opened the season 0-10-1, has lost nine straight
(0-8-1), getting outscored 49-13 during that stretch. Karel Vejmelka
stopped 27 shots in the latest defeat.
--Field Level Media
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