Minnesota Wild beat San Jose Sharks 4-1 for 1,000th franchise win

The Minnesota Wild defeated the San Jose Sharks 4-1 on Friday night at Grand Casino Arena, earning the franchise's 1,000th regular-season victory and becoming the fastest NHL team to reach the milestone, doing so in their 1,995th game.

Game summary

Kirill Kaprizov scored his NHL-leading 16th goal and added three assists, giving him a four-point night. Quinn Hughes had a goal and two assists, and Maxim Shabanov and Zach Bogosian also scored for the Wild. Jesper Wallstedt made 23 saves for his 11th victory.

Kaprizov opened the scoring on a 5-on-3 power play at 7:56 of the first period. The Sharks tied the game in the second period on a goal by Macklin Celebrini. Shabanov restored the Wild's lead with a power-play goal with 5:45 left in the second period. Hughes scored at 6:55 of the third period, and Bogosian added a fourth goal with 6:01 remaining.

Team records and streaks

The Wild improved to 12-3-3 and are 6-0-1 in their past seven games. They are 5-0-1 on home ice and 8-0-3 in their last 11 games against the Sharks. Kaprizov, Hughes, Matt Boldy and Joel Eriksson Ek extended their point streaks to seven games.

The Sharks fell to 7-10-1 and have lost four straight games. They are 1-6-0 in their last seven games.

Player quotes

"We just try to play smart," Kaprizov said of his line with Joel Eriksson Ek and Matt Boldy. "Sometimes we go 'D' zone, too, and just try to put puck in offensive zone and just play smart and play good [as a] line. But everyone play good, whole team."

"The first couple of periods it was a good game, a 50-50 game by both teams," coach John Hynes said. "But I really liked how we came out in the third period."

"It's really fun playing with them," Hughes said. "We're moving the puck so quick. There's zero selfishness. We share the puck so fast."

Why it matters

The victory marks the 1,000th regular-season win in Minnesota Wild franchise history, reached faster than any other NHL team. The Wild are next scheduled to host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night.

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Sources

• startribune.com: Minnesota Wild vs Sharks score: Kirill Kaprizov, Quinn Hughes stats
• espn.com: Wild 4-1 Sharks (Nov 6, 2026) Game Recap - ESPN

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