Minnesota beat New Jersey in an NHL game, Kaprizov has a double and an assist 
Russian striker Minnesota Wild Kirill Kaprizov earned three scoring points in the victorious National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match against the New Jersey Devils. This was reported by the Lenta.ru correspondent.
The meeting took place on the night of Friday, December 3, and ended with a score of 5: 2. As part of the winners, Caprice scored the first double of the season and made an assist. The Russian's points brought the team the fifth victory in a row in the NHL.
At the end of the game, the 24-year-old striker entered the top 5 scorers of this season in the NHL. He caught up on points with Jonathan Huberdeau from Florida and compatriot Evgeny Kuznetsov from Washington. The best of the Russians in terms of the number of goals scored is Alexander Ovechkin. He is ranked third.
Last season was his debut in the NHL for Kaprizov. He played 55 regular season appearances for Minnesota and has 51 points (27 goals and 24 passes). In the new season, the hockey player has nine goals and 20 assists in 23 meetings.