Boldy's hat trick leads Wild past Blues 5-4 after late St. Louis rally

Boldy powers the Wild

The Wild beat the Blues 5-4 at Grand Casino Arena on Thursday night, with Matt Boldy scoring three times, according to ESPN's final game summary and the scoring log on theScore. The Minnesota Star Tribune's game coverage also led with Boldy's hat trick. ^{[1] [2] [4]}

St. Louis opened the scoring when Berggren scored on the power play at 1:45 of the first period. Boldy tied it with a power-play goal at 7:31, and Danila Yurov put Minnesota ahead at 11:17, leaving the Wild up 2-1 after one period. ^{[2] [3]}

The second period decided the game. McTavish tied it at 2-2 at 4:57, but Boldy scored 27 seconds later to restore the lead. Kirill Kaprizov made it 4-2 at 8:47, and Boldy completed the hat trick at 16:47 to make it 5-2. ^[2]

Blues rally falls short

Neither team scored until late in the third period. Robert Thomas cut the deficit to 5-3 with a shorthanded goal at 16:00, and Holloway scored at 19:45 to make it 5-4, according to theScore. The Blues did not get another goal before the end of regulation. ^[2]

Minnesota outshot St. Louis 38-24 in the game. Jesper Wallstedt made 20 saves on 24 shots for the Wild, and Joel Hofer stopped 33 of 38 shots for the Blues, per theScore's goaltending figures. ^[2]

Standings and context

ESPN lists the Wild at 5-2-1 (11 points) after the game, including a 3-0-0 record at home. St. Louis fell to 3-3-1 (7 points) and is 2-3-0 on the road. Before the game, CBS Sports listed the teams at 4-2-1 for Minnesota and 3-2-1 for St. Louis. ^{[1] [3]}

The Star Tribune described the Wild as injury-riddled heading into the game. The sources reviewed do not list the injuries in detail, so the full extent of Minnesota's lineup changes is not confirmed here. ^[4]