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NHL roundup: Kirill Kaprizov becomes first player to reach 10 goals

Kirill Kaprizov handles the puck against the Columbus Blue Jackets
Kirill Kaprizov handles the puck against the Columbus Blue JacketsAbbie Parr / CTK / AP

Minnesota Wild superstar forward Kirill Kaprizov became the first player to reach 10 goals for the 2026-2027 season during the team's Sunday win over the Columbus Blue Jackets!

Wild 2-1 Blue Jackets

The Wild missed out on a perfect 5-on-3 opportunity after Columbus' Conor Garland and Charlie Coyle both drew minor penalties. Roles reversed later on when Minnesota's Zach Bogosian received a two-minute minor, and the Blue Jackets couldn't capitalize.

After going scoreless for the first 18 minutes of the match, Minnesota's Danila Yurov put the Wild on the board first. But the Blue Jackets needed just one minute to respond with a goal of their own.

Adam Fantilli recorded his second of the season, his first goal since the season opener, to tie things up 1-1.

The Wild went on the power play less than two minutes into the second period and that's when Kaprizov sent home his 10th of the season. 

Minnesota went on to outshoot the Blue Jackets a whopping 34-14 as they improved to 6-2-1. Columbus sits second-from-last in the Eastern Conference as they fell to 3-4-0.

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