Russians reach more NHL landmarks (VIDEO)

It was a record day on the ice for a number of Russian stars

Russian NHL stars Kirill Kaprizov, Artemi Panarin and Alexander Ovechkin continue to break new ground on the ice. 

Minnesota Wild forward Kaprizov set a new franchise record for his team despite their 5-3 defeat to the Calgary Flames on Wednesday, with his goal ensuring that he has now registered points in 13 straight games – a feat not achieved by any other player in the team’s 22-year history.

Prior to Kaprizov’s strike, the record was jointly held by Mikael Granlund and Kevin Fiale, who both recorded points in 12 games in succession in the 2007-08 and 2021-22 seasons respectively.

Earlier in the season, Kaprizov had already broken a 20-year-old Minnesota record for the most consecutive games with assists.   

Kaprizov just took the sole ownership of the longest point and goal streak in franchise history