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Kaprizov has 4-point night, Wild top Panthers 4-1 to spoil Florida's home opener

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Reynolds, T. (2026, October 11). Kaprizov has 4-point night, Wild top Panthers 4-1 to spoil Florida's home opener. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/kaprizov-has-4-point-night-wild-top-panthers-4-1-to-spoil-florida-s-home-opener/article_bc5eb15b-2e49-5b64-8038-32f189cb6c1d.html

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In the NHL, Kirill Kaprizov scored three goals and added an assist as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Florida Panthers 4-1 in Florida’s home opener on Saturday night. Matt Boldy also contributed with a first-period goal, while Jesper Wallstedt recorded 29 saves for Minnesota. The Panthers’ only goal came from Matthew Tkachuk but struggled offensively and are now 0 for 28 on the power play this season.

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On Saturday night, Kirill Kaprizov of the Minnesota Wild scored three goals and added an assist as his team defeated the Florida Panthers 4-1 in Sunrise, Fla., spoiling Florida's home opener. Matt Boldy also contributed by scoring his first goal of the season just 53 seconds into the game. Jesper Wallstedt, the Wild’s goaltender, continued to impress with 29 saves for a .936 save percentage and a goals-against average of 1.78 over five games this season. The Panthers' only goal was scored by Matthew Tkachuk, but they struggled offensively with just nine total goals in their first five games and were unable to capitalize on any power-play opportunities against Minnesota.

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Fla. Florida Panthers SUNRISE Wild

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Florida GPE · 6× Panthers ORG · 6× Wild PERSON · 5× Kaprizov PERSON · 2× Fla. GPE · 1× Jesper Wallstedt PERSON · 1× Kirill Kaprizov PERSON · 1× Matt Boldy PERSON · 1× SUNRISE GPE · 1× the Minnesota Wild ORG · 1×

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SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov had three goals and an assist, Matt Boldy scored his first goal of the season in the game’s first minute, and the Minnesota Wild spoiled Florida’s home opener by beating the Panthers 4-1 on Saturday night.

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2026-10-11 · Toronto Star

Kaprizov has 4-point night, Wild top Panthers 4-1 to spoil Florida's home opener · assertive framing

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Wild → have → night

Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt continued his hot start, stopping 29 shots. asserted

Wallstedt → continue → shots

Wallstedt has been in net for all five of Minnesota’s games so far, going 3-1-1 with a .936 save percentage and a stingy goals-against average of just 1.78. asserted

Wallstedt → go → 1.78

Boldy gave the Wild the lead 53 seconds into the game. asserted

Boldy → give → game

Kaprizov made it 2-0 with 13:42 left in the opening period, added his second 5 minutes into the middle frame, and finished his hat trick on an empty-netter with 1:04 left. asserted

Kaprizov → make → 1:04

Matthew Tkachuk had the goal for Florida (2-1-2), putting home his own rebound for his team-leading third score of the season. asserted

Tkachuk → have → season

The Panthers — who are without Aleksander Barkov and Brad Marchand — have just nine goals in the season’s first five games and have led for a total of 8 minutes, 40 seconds in that span. asserted

who → have → span

Jacob Markstrom stopped 25 shots for Florida. asserted

Markstrom → stop → Florida

The Panthers were 0 for 5 on the power play and are now 1 for 28 on the man advantage to start the season. asserted

Panthers → start → season

The Wild improved to 42-5-2 all-time when Kaprizov has at least three points. asserted

Kaprizov → improve → points

He’s done it 49 times for the Wild, by far the most in franchise history. asserted

He → do → history

Florida was the last team to play its home opener this season. asserted

Florida → play → opener

Each of the first five Panthers games were home openers; Carolina, San Jose, Anaheim and Los Angeles all began their home schedules with games against Florida. asserted

Carolina → begin → Florida

The game was the 807th for Florida defenseman Aaron Ekblad, breaking a tie with Barkov for the most by a Panthers player. Up next Wild: Host Vegas on Monday night. Panthers: Visit Buffalo on Monday afternoon. ___ asserted

game → break → afternoon