MOSCOW, Jan 31 Minnesota defeated New York on the road Islanders» in the match of the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL). The meeting in Elmonte (New York) ended with a score of 4:3 (2:1, 1:1, 1:1). For the Wild, goals were scored by Brandon Duhamet (4th minute), Joel Eriksson (5), Matt Baldy (23) and Kirill Kaprizov (52), who also scored an assist. The Islanders scored Brock Nelson (14), Ross Johnston (25) and Oliver Wahlström (57). New York club goalkeeper Ilya Sorokin saved 17 of 21 shots. Kaprizov was recognized as the first star of the match. On account of his 40 points for performance (18 goals + 34 assists) in 39 games this season. «Minnesota», who won the fifth victory in a row, is third in the Western Conference of the NHL. The Islanders are 11th in the East. false» width=»100%» height=»360″>In another game, Columbus beat Montreal 6-3 (4-1, 0-1, 2-1). As part of the Blue Jackets, Vladislav Gavrikov scored an assist and Yegor Chinakhov scored the puck. “Colorado” defeated “Buffalo” – 4:1 (1:0, 2:1, 1:0). Avalanche's Valery Nichushkin scored two points (1+1) per game.
