Boldy scored a goal on four shots, dished an assist and went plus-3 in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Sharks.
It was another dominant performance from the Wild's top line. Boldy set up Marco Rossi's opening tally in the first period before scoring the game-winner early in the second stanza. With six points and a plus-3 rating over his last four outings, Boldy has stepped up in the top-line spot due to the absence of Kirill Kaprizov (lower body). Boldy's increased role has aided him in recording at least four shots on net in seven straight contests. His improved results come after a fairly quiet December. For the season, the 23-year-old winger has 16 goals, 21 assists, 147 shots, 31 blocked shots, 25 hits, 33 PIM and a plus-5 rating over 43 appearances.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Scores in back-to-back games
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Boldy scored a goal in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Blues.
Boldy has four points in his last two appearances, tallying two goals and two assists in that span, and he seems to have left behind a woeful stretch where he recorded just one point across seven games between Dec. 20 and Jan. 2. Boldy is up to 15 goals and 35 total points this season, so fantasy managers should continue to trust him even if he has a few pointless streaks here and there.
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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: Cold in December
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After a hot start to 2024-25 offensively, Boldy has taken a step back in December.
Boldy scored 11 goals and 24 points through his first 24 appearances this season, but he has just two goals and six points across 11 outings this month. That recent production looks even less impressive when you consider that half of it -- a goal and two assists -- came during Minnesota's 5-1 victory over the rebuilding Ducks on Dec. 6. He has been held off the scoresheet seven times in December. One particular note of concern is the power play. He looked good with the man advantage early in the campaign, collecting six points (three goals) through eight appearances, but he has just three power-play points over 27 outings since. To be fair to Boldy, the power play is one of the few spots of weakness for the Wild -- they rank 24th with a 17.6 percent conversion rate this season, and that's down to 12.3 percent since Oct. 29 -- so the recent lack of special-teams production is a team-wide issue.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Another clutch performance
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Boldy scored a goal in a 4-1 win Saturday over the Flyers.
Boldy tore in on a breakaway against Samuel Ersson, deked around the netminder and slid the puck in at the left post to push the score to 2-0. His offense has slowed a touch over his last 10 games -- he has two goals and five assists in that span after putting up 22 points, including 11 goals, across his first 20 outings. Boldy remains on a point-per-game pace and already has six game-winners in just 30 games. One word: clutch.
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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: Three points in Friday's win
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Boldy scored a goal on four shots, added two assists and went plus-2 in Friday's 5-1 win over the Ducks.
Boldy, Marco Rossi and Kirill Kaprizov combined for four goals and nine points in the easy win. Boldy snapped his six-game goal drought with a second-period tally and earned his first multi-point effort since Nov. 23 against the Flames. The 23-year-old winger is up to 12 goals, 27 points, 97 shots on net, a plus-11 rating and 17 PIM over 26 outings, primarily filling a top-line role in a season that's seen his offense rise to another level.
Boldy logged an assist and two shots on goal in Wednesday's 1-0 win over the Sabres.
Boldy saw a six-game point streak end in Monday's 4-1 loss to the Jets, but he was right back on the scoresheet Wednesday. He had the secondary helper on Kirill Kaprizov's goal at 6:55 of the first period, which was the lone tally of the contest. Boldy is up to 11 goals, 12 assists, 78 shots on net and a plus-8 rating over 22 appearances. He's seen top-line usage in the absence of Mats Zuccarello (lower body), which has likely helped Boldy stay consistent on offense.
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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.
Boldy notched an assist and two hits in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Stars.
Boldy, a natural winger, started the game as the first-line center. The 23-year-old won six of 13 faceoffs, though he had given up some faceoff duties later in the contest with Marco Rossi moving back up. The Wild's top six could be in flux for a bit as the team navigates the absences of Mats Zuccarello (lower body) and Joel Eriksson Ek (lower body). Boldy's helper was his first since Oct. 26 versus the Flyers, though he had six goals over eight contests in between assists. The 23-year-old is at 18 points, 61 shots on net, 12 hits, 12 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating through 17 appearances.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Notches game-winner
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Boldy scored a goal on team-high six shots, adding two blocked shots and two PIM in Thursday's 3-0 win over Montreal.
Boldy finished off a sequence, which began with Kirill Kaprizov and Marcus Johansson, for the game-winning tally midway through the second period. It was his sixth goal in the last seven games. The Wild sustained lower-body injuries to two top-six forwards -- Mats Zuccarello and Joel Eriksson Ek -- which led to a rotation that at times had Boldy and Kaprizov, the Wild's leading scorers, on the ice together at 5-on-5. Boldy has 10 goals on a team-high 60 shots with seven assists and a 16.7 shooting percentage through 16 outings.
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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: Scores twice Thursday
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Boldy scored a pair of goals, one on the power play and the other into an empty net, in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Sharks.
Boldy has scored four times over four contests in November. His second-period tally was the game-winner. The winger leads the Wild with eight goals, including four game-winners, and he's added seven assists, 49 shots on net and a plus-3 rating through 13 games this season. The 23-year-old has exceeded 60 points in each of the last two years, but he looks to be taking his game to another level in 2042-25.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Seals win in overtime
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Boldy scored a goal on three shots in Sunday's 2-1 overtime win over the Maple Leafs.
The Maple Leafs thought they were off to the races after a Wild turnover, but Jared Spurgeon got the puck up to Marco Rossi, who touched it over to Boldy behind the defense. Boldy made no mistake on the finish, scoring for the second game in a row and the fourth time in six contests. The winger is up to six tallies (three game-winners), 13 points, 40 shots on net and a plus-3 rating over 11 appearances this season. Boldy continues to hold a top-six role and a spot on the first power-play unit, and his early pace has him on track to surpass his career high of 69 points from 2023-24.
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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.
