Thursday's Wild-Pittsburgh game recap

Kirill Kaprizov's goal tied Marian Gaborik's franchise single-season points record.

April 1, 2022 at 3:36AM

GAME RECAP

Star Tribune's Three Stars

1. Evgeni Malkin, Penguins: The center delivered the game-winner in overtime and had an assist.

2. Rickard Rakell, Penguins: The winger tallied two goals.

3. Kirill Kaprizov, Wild: The winger scored to reach 83 points and tie Marian Gaborik's single-season points record.

BY THE NUMBERS

1 Overtime loss for the Wild this season.

2 Assists for rookie Matt Boldy, who didn't finish the game after suffering an upper-body injury.

15 Points out of a possible 18 banked by the Wild during its franchise-long nine-game homestand.

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Sarah McLellan

Minnesota Wild and NHL

Sarah McLellan covers the Wild and NHL. Before joining the Star Tribune in November 2017, she spent five years covering the Coyotes for The Arizona Republic.

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