Matt Boldy (hat trick), Wild stay hot, extend Leafs' skid to five

Dan Hamilton/Imagn Images By Field Level Media Today at 9:07 PM Listen Comments Share Share this article News Reporting News Reporting Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The Trust Project What is this? Matt Boldy scored a hat trick as the visiting Minnesota Wild rallied to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Thursday night. Boldy received a drop pass from Ryan Hartman and slipped a wrist shot under the glove of Stolarz for a 3-2 Wild lead 3:59 into the third period. William Nylander and Oliver Ekman-Larsson both eased off their defensive coverage, allowing Boldy ample time to complete his sixth career hat trick. ADVERTISEMENT Kirill Kaprizov recorded three assists and Danila Yurov had a goal and an assist as the Wild won for the fifth time in six games. Michael McCarron also scored for Minnesota. Jesper Wallstedt made 26 saves to earn his league-leading 13th win. Zack MacEwen led Toronto with a goal and an assist. Auston Matthews scored his first goal of November. Anthony Stolarz stopped 21 shots as the Maple Leafs lost their fifth straight game and seventh in eight outings. Minnesota opened the scoring 17:53 into the first period. Boldy picked off Troy Stecher's errant outlet pass, exchanged passes with Kaprizov in front of the net and flicked the puck over Stolarz's glove. The Maple Leafs caught the Wild on a bad line change 4:05 into the second period. Darren Raddysh sent a long stretch pass to MacEwen, who delivered a delicate saucer pass to Matthews streaking toward the net. Toronto's captain pulled the puck onto his forehand and flipped it into the roof of the net to make it 1-1. MacEwen put Toronto ahead 2-1. Teddy Blueger gained the zone and dropped the puck to MacEwen in the faceoff circle, where he fired a shot over Wallstedt's shoulder 6:59 into the middle frame. Boldy scored his second of the night on a power play, exchanging passes with Quinn Hughes at the point before blasting a booming one-timer past Stolarz to tie it 2-2 at 9:55 of the second. MORE MINNESOTA WILD COVERAGE: Pro Kaprizov’s OT winner extends Wild points streak to 9 games 2d ago · By Field Level Media Pro Michael McCarron making big impact with Wild 2d ago · By Jess Myers / St. Paul Pioneer Press Pro Wild’s hitman Yakov Trenin looking for first goal of season 3d ago · By John Shipley / St. Paul Pioneer Press McCarron extended Minnesota's lead to 4-2 with a rebound goal from the doorstep 7:34 into the third. Yurov added an empty-net goal with 57 seconds remaining. ADVERTISEMENT Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek did not return after a heavy collision with Toronto defenseman Jake McCabe in the second period. Text Example ____________________________________ This story was written by one of our partner news agencies. Forum Communications Company uses content from agencies such as Reuters, Kaiser Health News, Tribune News Service and others to provide a wider range of news to our readers. Learn more about the news services FCC uses here. Comments Share Share this article News Reporting News Reporting Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The Trust Project What is this? Tags Tags MINNESOTA WILD HOCKEY Listen to this article Conversation ADVERTISEMENT What To Read Next Pro Kirk Cousins is Vikings’ starter, but who’s the backup? 6h ago · By Dane Mizutani / St. Paul Pioneer Press Pro Shipley: Kirk Cousins is Vikings' last best option for Super Bowl dreams 1d ago · By John Shipley / St. Paul Pioneer Press Pro Why the Vikings and Kirk Cousins need each other 1d ago · By Dane Mizutani / St. Paul Pioneer Press ADVERTISEMENT Get Local Must Reads Subscribers Only UND Hockey St. Thomas leaning on its Greater Grand Forks blue liners 1h ago · By Brad Elliott Schlossman Local Ribbon cutting held for renovated Northwood Deaconess Health Center 3h ago · By Staff reports Local Valley Senior Living premieres docuseries to support workforce recruitment 4h ago · By Pamela Knudson Subscribers Only UND Hockey Get to know UND junior forward Gavin Lindberg 8h ago · By Brad Elliott Schlossman