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Kaprizov brings NHL-leading 15 goals into Wild’s game against Sharks

Minnesota hosts San Jose on Friday with Kirill Kaprizov one goal clear of the next-closest scorer.

File photo: Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov scores against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena.
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Kirill Kaprizov enters Friday’s game against the San Jose Sharks with 15 goals in 17 games, one more than any other NHL player. The Minnesota Wild host San Jose at Grand Casino Arena at 8 p.m. ET.

Kaprizov has 26 points, tied for fifth in the league. His assist against Philadelphia on Tuesday extended his point streak to six games, a stretch in which he has four goals and five assists.

At his current rate, Kaprizov would score about 74 goals over 84 games. No NHL player has reached 74 in a season since Teemu Selanne and Alexander Mogilny each scored 76 in 1992–93.

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