Minnesota Wild forward Zach Parise took sole possession of first place on his franchise's all-time playoff points leaderboard during Friday's 4-3 Game 1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks, contributing a goal and an assist to give him 24 playoff points in a Wild uniform, per Sportsnet Stats.
The previous record holder was current Los Angeles Kings forward Marion Gaborik, who tallied 22 points for Minnesota over 29 games in the 2002-03, 2006-07 and 2007-08 playoffs, per the team's PR Twitter account.
The 30-year-old Parise, a Minnesota native, needed just 25 playoff appearances in a Wild uniform to break Gaborik's mark.
After falling behind 3-0 by the end of the first period Friday night, the Wild scored three goals in a span of eight minutes, 10 seconds during the second period to pull the game even at 3-3.
Parise scored the second of those goals on a power play and then provided an assist on forward Mikael Granlund's goal just a few minutes later.
The furious rally wasn't quite enough, as Blackhawks rookie Tuevo Teravainen scored in the final minute of the second period to give Chicago a lead that would hold up.
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Parise Becomes Wild’s All-Time Leader in Playoff Points
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