Boldy hat trick powers Wild past Maple Leafs 5-2

Matt Boldy scored three goals and the Wild beat the Maple Leafs 5-2 at Scotiabank Arena. Minnesota trailed 2-1 in the second period, then took over with four straight goals. Boldy took five shots and finished as Chirp's player of the game with a 9.1 rating.

Boldy opened the scoring with a snap shot at 17:53 of the first, set up by Kirill Kaprizov. Toronto answered twice in the second. Auston Matthews tied it 1-1 at 4:05, and Zack MacEwen put the Leafs up 2-1 at 6:59. Boldy tied it 2-2 with a slap shot at 9:55.

He put the Wild ahead 3-2 at 3:59 of the third. Michael McCarron made it 4-2 at 7:34. Danila Yurov sealed it at 19:03. Kaprizov had three assists.

Minnesota improved to 14-3-4 with 32 points. Toronto fell to 8-11-2. Chirp's Sim gave the Wild a 57% chance before the game.