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Wild's Matt Boldy: Seals win in overtime
Matt Boldy scored a goal on three shots in Sunday's 2-1 overtime win over the Maple Leafs.The Maple Leafs thought they were off to the races after a Minnesota Wild turnover, but Jared Spurgeon got the puck up to Marco Rossi, who touched it over to Boldy behind the defense. Boldy made no mistake on the finish, scoring for the second game in a row and the fourth time in six contests. The winger is up to six tallies (three game-winners), 13 points, 40 shots on net and a plus-3 rating over 11 appearances this season. Boldy continues to hold a top-six role and a spot on the first power-play unit, and his early pace has him on track to surpass his career high of 69 points from 2023-24.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Fills empty cage for game-winner
Matt Boldy scored an empty-net goal on three shots in Friday's 5-3 win over Lightning.Boldy's tally put the Minnesota Wild up 4-2, and while the Lightning got one back, they couldn't tie the game. This made Boldy's goal the game-winner, his second such tally of the season. The 23-year-old winger is up to five goals, 12 points, 37 shots on net, nine blocked shots, seven hits and a plus-2 rating through 10 appearances. He's been a key part of the Wild's early success while playing on the second line and first power-play unit.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Three-game, five-point streak
Matt Boldy scored a goal and added an assist in a 4-2 win over Tampa Bay on Thursday.He one-timed a seam pass through the crease on a power play, beating Andrei Vasilevskiy, who couldn't get post-to-post fast enough. The goal stood as the winner. Boldy has five points (two goals, three assists) on his current three-game point streak. Overall, he has 10 points, including four goals, and 20 shots in seven games this season, and half of Boldy's points have come with the man advantage. The winger is coming off back-to-back seasons with 60-plus points, including a career-high 69 points in 2023-24. It looks like Boldy is taking another step forward.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Two-point effort Tuesday
Matt Boldy scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Panthers.After helping to set up Marcus Johansson for what proved to be the game-winner midway through the first period, Boldy potted his own tally early in the second to give the Minnesota Wild a 3-0 lead. It's the third multi-point performance in six games for the 23-year-old winger, and Boldy has amassed three goals and eight points so far in 2024-25 -- including two goals and four points on the power play.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Earns power-play helper
Matt Boldy managed a power-play assist in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Blue Jackets.Boldy began the year with a pair of multi-point efforts, but he went cold over his last two outings. The 23-year-old helped out on a Kirill Kaprizov tally in the third period, which stood as the game-winner. Boldy appears to be more comfortable when playing alongside Joel Eriksson Ek, and those two forwards have often done so on the second line with Marcus Johansson when everyone's healthy. Boldy has six points (three on the power play), 14 shots on net, four hits and a plus-1 rating over five appearances.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Nets power-play goal
Matt Boldy scored a power-play goal and added an assist in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Kraken. He also added six shots, a hit and a blocked shot.Boldy has registered at least one goal and one assist in back-to-back contests to open the season, and it's worth noting two of his points have come on the power play. The 23-year-old winger is coming off a career-best season in 2023-24 with 29 goals and 69 points, and he isn't showing any signs of slowing down in his new campaign.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Stands out on Opening Night
Matt Boldy finished with one goal and two assists, including one on the power play, in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Blue Jackets.Boldy was involved in each of Minnesota's three goals in this one, breaking the deadlock with a wrist shot from the circle on the first goal and then providing helpers in the remaining two goals, including Mats Zuccarello's power-play tally in the third period. Boldy had 29 goals and 69 points across 75 regular-season games with the Minnesota Wild in 2023-24, and he figures to play an important role for Minnesota on offense once again in 2024-25.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Set to play Thursday
Matt Boldy (lower body) will be available for Minnesota's Opening Night matchup against Columbus on Thursday, per Jessi Pierce of NHL.com.Boldy had 29 goals and 69 points across 75 games with the Minnesota Wild in 2023-24, marking the second straight campaign in which he exceeded the 60-point milestone. He has a good chance of generating a similar amount of offensive production this season while serving in a top-six capacity and on the first power-play unit.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Full participant in practice
Matt Boldy (lower body) was a full participant in practice Monday, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.Boldy sustained a lower-body injury in late September and was labeled as week-to-week and missed preseason games. However, Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold had said he was confident Boldy would be ready for the start of the regular season last week, the Pioneer Press also reported.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Ruled out for preseason finale
Matt Boldy (lower body) won't play in Friday's preseason finale against Chicago, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.Boldy sustained a lower-body injury in late September and was labeled as week-to-week, but he skated this week and said that he was feeling better. While he'll be held out for Friday's preseason finale, the 23-year-old should still be in the mix to play on Opening Night against Columbus on Oct. 10. Over 75 regular-season appearances last year, he logged 29 goals and 69 points while averaging 18:55 of ice time.