Wild’s Red-Hot Kirill Kaprizov Joins List of Legendary Left Wingers

Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov joined an exclusive group of NHL left wingers after recording a goal and three assists in a 4-1 victory against the San Jose Sharks. According to StatsCentre, Kaprizov became just the fifth left winger in league history to post at least 16 goals and 14 assists through his team's first 18 games of a season.

Kaprizov shares the historic scoring milestone with Dave Andreychuk, Luc Robitaille, Charlie Simmer, and Herb Cain. He later added another assist in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, lifting his season tally to 16 goals and 15 assists across 19 games.