Boldy scored a goal on three shots and added an assist in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Ducks.
The Wild's fate was about to slip out of their hands, but Boldy took care of that by setting up Joel Eriksson Ek for the game-tying goal with 22 seconds left in regulation. Boldy then left no doubt, scoring the game-winner at 4:42 of overtime. The Western Conference race didn't quite get down to the wire, but Boldy had a big part in helping the Wild get in, earning two goals and eight assists over seven contests in April. He'll continue to see top-six minutes and power-play time in Minnesota's first-round series versus Vegas. He ends the regular season at 27 goals, 73 points, 271 shots on net, 69 blocked shots, 52 hits, 51 PIM and a plus-1 rating while playing in all 82 games for the first time in his career.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Bags bushel of apples
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Boldy recorded four assists, four shots on goal and two PIM in Wednesday's 8-7 overtime win over the Sharks.
Only one of Boldy's four helpers came on the power play. He had a hand in three of Joel Eriksson Ek's four goals in the game, as well as a Brock Faber tally. Boldy is surging on offense with five goals, 11 assists and 34 shots on net over his last 12 contests. For the season, he's at a career-high 71 points (26 goals, 45 helpers), 21 power-play points, 264 shots on net, 51 PIM, 66 blocked shots and 45 hits over 79 appearances.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Tallies trio of points
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Boldy netted a goal, registered two assists and fired five shots on net in Sunday's 3-2 overtime win over Dallas.
Boldy tallied the first goal of the game for Minnesota at 3:08 of the third period. He then registered two secondary assists, with the latter coming on Marco Rossi's game-winning goal in overtime. With his three points Sunday, Boldy is up to 26 goals, 41 assists and 260 shots on net in 78 games this season. With four games left in the regular season for Minnesota, Boldy has a strong chance to set a new career high in points if he can reach the 70-point mark. Regardless, Boldy has posted a strong season and should finish the campaign in the league's top 50 in points. The 24-year-old winger has great value for the rest of the fantasy season.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Breaks goal drought Wednesday
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Boldy scored two goals in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Kraken.
Boldy had the second of three goals in the opening five minutes of the game, and he added an empty-netter to seal the win in the third period. The winger had gone 11 games without a goal entering Wednesday, though he had six assists, 33 shots on net and a minus-9 rating in that span. Overall, Boldy is up to 23 goals, 58 points, 233 shots on net, 49 blocked shots, 43 PIM and a plus-1 rating across 69 outings.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Registers power-play helper in loss
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Boldy notched a power-play assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Friday's 3-1 loss to the Canucks.
Boldy has three goals and six assists over his last eight contests, including a power-play helpers in each of his last two games. He helped out on a Brock Faber tally in the third period of Friday's game. Boldy is up to 21 goals, 33 helpers, 17 power-play points, 217 shots on net, 46 blocked shots, 35 hits and a plus-3 rating over 63 appearances. He continues to handle top-line minutes even after a recent line shuffle for the Wild.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Logs power-play assist
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Boldy notched a power-play assist, two blocked shots and a minus-2 rating in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Kraken.
Boldy helped out on Vinnie Hinostroza's goal in the first period. The 23-year-old Boldy had gone two contests without a point prior to Tuesday. The winger is up to 53 points (16 on the power play), 215 shots on net, 46 blocked shots, 39 PIM, 33 hits and a plus-4 rating over 62 outings this season. The Wild's offense has had to go a bit more balanced without Kirill Kaprizov (lower body), but Boldy continues to see big minutes in the top six and on the power play.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Gets winner in USA victory
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Boldy had a goal and an assist in a 6-1 Team USA win over Finland on Thursday at the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal.
Boldy's goal stood as the winner. He set up in the high slot late in the first and deflected Brock Faber's shot from the right point down and through Juuse Saros' five hole. Boldy was impressive Thursday, and his efforts earned him the game's third star.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Pair of points in loss
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Boldy scored a goal and added an assist, both on the power play, in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Oilers.
Boldy also had seven shots on net and a minus-2 rating. He was a big part of the Wild's strong start to the contest, but the Oilers didn't let him add to his contributions over the final 40 minutes. Boldy has four goals and four assists over his last six outings, though these points Wednesday were his first on the power play since Dec. 18 versus the Panthers. The winger is at 17 goals, 39 points, 155 shots on net, 33 PIM and a plus-3 rating through 45 appearances.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Racks up three points in win
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Boldy scored a goal on four shots, dished two assists and went plus-3 in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Hurricanes.
Boldy earned his first multi-point effort since Dec. 6. He showed excellent chemistry alongside Marco Rossi and Mats Zuccarello on the top line against a tough opponent. Boldy has been a little inconsistent this season, but he's still managed 14 goals, 20 assists, 135 shots on net and a plus-5 rating through 40 appearances, putting him in line for similar production to last year's 69-point campaign.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Sets up game-winner
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Boldy registered an assist, two blocked shots, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 3-2 overtime win over the Stars.
Boldy snapped a three-game slump -- his longest of the season -- when he set up Brock Faber's game-winning goal in overtime. The 23-year-old Boldy has taken a step back on offense in December, particularly on the power play, but he remains in a top-six role. The winger has seven points over 12 outings this month and a total of 13 goals, 18 helpers, 118 shots on net, 33 PIM and a plus-5 rating across 36 appearances this season.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Contributes helper in shootout win
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Boldy notched an assist, six shots on goal and four PIM in Tuesday's 5-4 shootout win over Utah.
Boldy also had the decisive tally in the shootout to secure the win. The winger has scored just once over his last nine games, but he's added seven assists in that span to stay productive. This season, he's logged 12 goals, 16 helpers, 107 shots on net, 23 PIM and a plus-8 rating through 28 contests in a top-six role. He's upped his shot volume from just three per game in 2023-24 to 3.8 per game in 2024-25, which likely explains his slight uptick in point production.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Six-game, seven-point streak
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Boldy delivered two assists, including one on the power play, in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames on Saturday.
Boldy has three goals, four helpers and 22 shots during his six-game point streak. After two seasons of 60-plus points, Boldy is taking another step forward in 2024-25 with 22 points (11 goals, 11 assists) and 72 shots through 20 outings. His star is on the rise.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Goal, fight in win
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Boldy scored a goal on two shots and added five PIM in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Oilers.
Boldy tied the game at 1-1 midway through the first period. In the second, Boldy came to the defense of teammate Kirill Kaprizov, dropping the mitts with Drake Caggiula after the Edmonton forward appeared to injure Kaprizov. While he's not a particularly rough-and-tumble player, Boldy has accumulated 13 PIM in addition to five goals and two assists over his last seven contests. The winger has 11 tallies, 20 points, 69 shots on net, 15 PIM and a plus-7 rating through 19 appearances this season.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Nets equalizer in loss
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Boldy scored a goal on four shots and added two PIM in Sunday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Blackhawks.
Boldy scored with 4:31 left in regulation to force overtime, but the Wild weren't able to come away with a second standings point. The winger has been all goals lately, scoring five times over seven contests since his last assist. For the season, he has nine tallies, seven helpers, 54 shots and a plus-5 rating across 15 appearances as one of many Wild forwards off to a strong start in 2024-25.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Fills empty cage for game-winner
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Boldy scored an empty-net goal on three shots in Friday's 5-3 win over Lightning.
Boldy's tally put the 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
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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
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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 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
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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
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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: Deemed week-to-week
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Boldy didn't practice Monday because of a lower-body injury and is week-to-week.
Boldy generated 29 goals, 69 points and 227 shots on net across 75 regular-season contests in 2023-24. Head coach John Hynes believes Boldy should be back by the end of training camp, and the team expects the 23-year-old forward will be ready for Opening Night on Oct. 10 against Columbus, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports. If Boldy remains out, Marco Rossi might take on a top-six role.
