Overview
- Matt Boldy scored a hat trick that included a third-period goal at 3:59 to give the Wild a 3-2 lead in their 5-2 road win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
- The victory moved Minnesota to 14-3-4 with 32 points, the top spot in the Central Division and Western Conference and tied for the most points in the NHL.
- Boldy has 10 goals and 11 assists for 21 points in 21 games this season and entered the game with 154 goals and 196 assists in 382 career regular-season games for Minnesota.
- Jesper Wallstedt made 26 saves, Kirill Kaprizov recorded three assists, and teammates Michael McCarron and Danila Yurov also scored in the win.
- The Wild have won five of six games and the result highlights Minnesota's depth and rising expectations, though talk of a Stanley Cup run remains speculative and the earlier Kaprizov injury scare has not been newly updated.