Kirill Kaprizov scored his 10th goal of the season as the Minnesota Wild beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Sunday at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, the Minnesota Star Tribune and FOX 9 reported.

Kaprizov is the fastest player in Wild history to reach 10 goals in a season, the Star Tribune and FOX 9 reported. FOX 9 reported that he did it in nine games. He is the first player in the NHL to reach 10 goals this season.

His goal came on a power play early in the second period and broke a 1-1 tie, the Star Tribune and FOX 9 reported. The Star Tribune reported that he beat former Wild goalie Cam Talbot.

FOX 9 reported that Maxim Shabanov and Joel Eriksson Ek assisted on the goal, and that it was the 200th career assist for Eriksson Ek. FOX 9 reported that Kaprizov is the sixth active NHL player to reach 10 goals in nine games or fewer, a group that includes Auston Matthews, Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby.

Danila Yurov scored first for Minnesota late in the first period, and Adam Fantilli tied it for Columbus 61 seconds later, the Star Tribune reported. Goalie Jesper Wallstedt made 13 saves.

The Wild improved to 6-2-1, the Star Tribune and FOX 9 reported. FOX 9 reported that Minnesota is 4-0 at home this season.

The Star Tribune reported that Kaprizov missed Saturday's practice because of illness. He said he was fine after a collision with St. Louis goalie Joel Hofer on Thursday, the Star Tribune reported.

Minnesota played without several injured players, including defensemen Brock Faber and Jared Spurgeon, the Star Tribune and FOX 9 reported.

The Wild start a five-game road trip on Tuesday at Edmonton, the Star Tribune and FOX 9 reported.

What we know: Kaprizov scored his NHL-leading 10th goal in a 2-1 win over Columbus.
What we don't: When the Wild's injured defensemen will return.