Kaprizov Powers Wild Past Sharks 4–1 as Minnesota Reaches 1,000 Wins

November 7, 2026 — Kirill Kaprizov was involved in every Minnesota goal as the Wild beat the San Jose Sharks 4–1 on Friday, November 6, in Saint Paul. The result was Minnesota’s 1,000th regular-season victory, reached in its 1,995th game, according to the NHL.

How the game turned

Kaprizov opened the scoring on a two-man advantage at 7:55 of the first period, scoring his league-leading 16th goal. San Jose’s Macklin Celebrini redirected a shot to tie the game in the second period, but the equalizer lasted just over two minutes. Kaprizov then supplied the pass for Maxim Shabanov’s power-play go-ahead goal.

Quinn Hughes stretched the lead to 3–1 early in the third, and Zach Bogosian added the fourth. Kaprizov finished with one goal and three assists; Hughes had a goal and two assists. Goaltender Jesper Wallstedt made 23 saves.

Why the result matters

Minnesota’s attack is doing more than leaning on one scorer: Kaprizov’s passing helped create the decisive second goal and later contributions. Two power-play goals also made special teams central to the result. For San Jose, Celebrini’s equalizer briefly restored parity, but the Sharks could not sustain it and lost a fourth consecutive game.

The Wild improved to 12–3–3; the Sharks fell to 7–10–1. These are final results, not live scores.

Watch the official recap

The NHL published an official San Jose at Minnesota game recap dated November 7. This is an official-league video link, not an embedded or rehosted clip; third-party embedding permission and playback have not been independently verified.