The Wild, Quinn Hughes
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Kirill Kaprizov ignites the Wild, surpassing legends and etching his name in franchise history with a monumental power-play goal record.
While the Minnesota Twins are reportedly expected to reveal who the Pohlad family's new limited partners are at some point this month, one such partner is believed to be Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold.
Vladimir Tarasenko had two goals and an assist, Filip Gustavsson made 25 saves, and Kirill Kaprizov became Minnesota's career leader in power-play goals in the Wild's 5-0 win over the Washington Capitals.
Vikings, Timberwolves, Wild make Minnesota sports history not done since 2003 originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Minnesota sports fans got to experience quite the Sunday.
And while it’s still early, Hughes sounded like a superstar who appreciated so much how he was valued — and how much Guerin gave up — that he’d strongly consider re-signing with the Wild when he becomes a unrestricted free agent in 2027.
In a blockbuster trade, Minnesota added Quinn Hughes on Friday. “It will be exciting to see what he can do there and it’ll be fun to play against him tonight,” Tom Wilson said.
Vladimir Tarasenko scored twice and Filip Gustavsson had his third shutout this season as Minnesota continued to ride the momentum from Quinn Hughes’ arrival.
This run is a far cry from the last few years, when the Wild's season fell apart once injuries started to pile up.