Kaprizov scored into an empty net at 16:41 of the third period for the 5-1 final. The goal was his 220th in the NHL, breaking a tie with Marian Gaborik.
Quinn Hughes, Brock Faber and Mats Zuccarello each had a goal and an assist, and Matt Boldy had three assists for the Wild (36-16-10), who had lost two in a row. Filip Gustavsson made 25 saves.
Nikita Kucherov scored for the Lightning (38-17-4), who have lost three straight (outscored 16-7). Andrei Vasilevskiy made 17 saves.
Faber gave Minnesota a 1-0 lead at 3:46 of the first period. He skated down from the right point and roofed a one-timer over Vasilevskiy’s glove.
Zuccarello extended the lead to 2-0 at 4:59 of the second period with a wrist shot from the left circle during a 4-on-3 power play.
Kucherov cut the deficit to 2-1 at 15:07. Jake Guentzel skated down the right wing on a rush and sent a backhand feed to Brayden Point, who passed back across to a trailing Kucherov for a one-timer from the right circle.
Yakov Trenin pushed it to 3-1 at 17:10. He scored into an open net after Vasilevskiy whiffed on his attempt to cover a soft dump-in attempt.
Hughes made it 4-1 at 6:53 of the third period with an individual effort. He skated into the puck at the left point, cut down the slot and put the puck on his forehand for a shot in tight past Vasilevskiy’s blocker.
Minnesota forward Marcus Johansson left early in the third period after an open-ice hit from Darren Raddysh.
