Kirill Kaprizov has a four-point game as the Wild set a league record, Mammoth forward Logan Cooley is on pace for a breakout performance, an update on Canadiens winger Ivan Demidov, and more in today’s NHL Morning Coffee Headlines.

RECAPS OF FRIDAY’S GAMES

NHL.COM: Kirill Kaprizov scored and collected three assists as the Minnesota Wild tamed the San Jose Sharks 4-1. Quinn Hughes had a goal and two assists for the 12-3-3 Wild, who sit in first place in the Western Conference with 27 points. Macklin Celebrini scored for the Sharks (7-10-1), who have lost four straight games and six of their last seven.

Minnesota Wild winger Kirill Kaprizov (NHL Images)

SPECTOR’S NOTE: The Wild became the fastest team in league history to reach 1,000 regular-season wins.

Three unanswered third-period goals by Leo Carlsson, Cutter Gauthier, and Nikita Nesterenko lifted the Anaheim Ducks over the Calgary Flames 5-3. Gauthier has scored 10 goals over the past five games, while Carlsson, Beckett Sennecke and Mikael Granlund each had two points for the 9-7-1 Ducks, who’ve won four straight games. Morgan Frost and Zayne Perekh each collected two assists for the Flames (7-9-1).

SPECTOR’S NOTE: Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal gave up three goals on 11 shots in the first period until he was replaced by Ville Husso, who stopped all 10 shots he faced over the remaining two periods. Defenseman Jackson LaCombe extended his assist streak to nine games.

The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2. Josh Norris tallied twice while Owen Power collected three assists as the Sabres improved to 8-5-3. Kent Johnson had a goal and an assist for the 7-8-0 Blue Jackets.

SPECTOR’S NOTE: Blue Jackets center Sean Monahan suffered a lower-body injury in the second period and winger Dmitri Voronkov departed in the third period with an upper-body injury.

HEADLINES

RG.ORG: Marco D’Amico reports Logan Cooley’s growing confidence, speed off the rush, and an improving two-way game are powering the Utah Mammoth forward to a breakout season.

Cooley had a four-point performance (including a hat trick) in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. He leads the Mammoth with 11 goals and sits second in points with 21, putting him on pace for over 50 goals and 100 points.

TSN: Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes said Ivan Demidov has not suffered a setback with his foot injury and remains on pace to return in the two-to-four-week window he was originally assessed.

Hughes said the teams hoped the 20-year-old winger would return within two weeks, but his injury made it difficult to determine an exact timeline. He also said the Canadiens would not give updates on their players’ injuries unless they’ve suffered a setback.

SPECTOR’S NOTE: Demidov’s agent, Dan Milstein, recently said his client suffered a fractured foot during preseason play. He played in the first two games of the regular season until an MRI revealed the extent of the injury.

Demidov has resumed skating, and Milstein said he expects his client to return to action soon.

THE ATHLETIC: Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares is expected to return to action on Saturday against the Canadiens. He’s missed the last nine games with a knee injury.

CBS SPORTS: Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen is slated to miss Saturday’s game against the San Jose Sharks with an upper-body injury.

DAILY FACEOFF: Winger Robby Fabbri signed a professional tryout offer with the AHL’s Hamilton Hammers.