Kaprizov was the first of the Russians to score a hat-trick in the season 2026/27 NHL
Kirill Kaprizov scored his seventh hat-trick in the NHL career, which helped Minnesota achieve an away victory over Florida with a score of 4:1
Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov became the first Russian hockey player to score a hat-trick in the 2026/27 NHL season.
In the guest match against Florida, Kaprizov scored three goals - in the 7th, 25th and 58th minutes - and gave an assist. Minnesota won 4-1. For the player, this is the seventh hat-trick of his career in the NHL.
Kaprizov was among the leaders of the sniper race this season of the NHL. He now has six abandoned washers. A similar result has Winnipeg forward Kyle Connor and Edmonton defender Evan Bouchard. Among Russians, the closest pursuer of Kaprizov is Vasily Podkolzin of Edmonton, who scored five goals.
The decorated hat-trick allowed Kaprizov to reach 16th place in the list of the best Russian snipers in the history of regular NHL championships. With 236 goals, he was ahead of Sergey Samsonov, who scored 235 goals. The leader of this rating is Alexander Ovechkin (929).
Also Kaprizov came in second place in the history of “Minnesota” in the number of games played in the “regulars” of the NHL. The meeting against Florida was the forward’s fifth in the Wild, in which he scored at least four points. According to this indicator, the Russian matched Mats Zuccarello and Matt Boldy. The record holder of the club is Marian Gaborik with seven similar matches.
Minnesota is second in the Central Division, scoring 7 points in five meetings. Florida is fifth in the Atlantic Division with 6 points after five games.
On the night of October 13, Minnesota will play against Vegas at home. "Florida" a day earlier will hold an away meeting against "Buffalo".
