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

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. 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.

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