Wild's Mats Zuccarello: Three helpers in Game 1 win
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Zuccarello collected three assists, two on the power play, during the Wild's 6-1 win over the Stars in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Saturday.
The veteran winger had a hand in both of Joel Eriksson Ek's power-play tallies in the first and third periods, as well as an even-strength marker by Matt Boldy in the second. Zuccarello hasn't found the back of the net himself through six games in April, but he's racked up an incredible 12 helpers.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Lights lamp twice in Game 1 rout
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Boldy scored two even-strength goals and added a power-play assist during the Wild's 6-1 win over the Stars in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Saturday.
The 25-year-old winger had a hand in a first-period tally by Joel Eriksson Ek that opened the scoring, before finding the back of the net himself in the second and third frames. Boldy has been locked in since April began, with five multi-point performances in seven games this month. He has six goals and 12 points in this stretch, which began during the stretch run of the regular season.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Back at practice Thursday
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Boldy (rest) skated on the second line during Thursday's practice session, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports, indicating that he should be back in action for the start of the playoffs.
Boldy rested in Minnesota's final two regular-season games, but his participation in Thursday's practice session signals that he should officially be available for Game 1 of the first round. Boldy made 76 regular-season appearances this year, logging 42 goals, 43 assists, 60 hits, 58 blocked shots and 30 PIM while averaging 20:34 of ice time.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Out again Tuesday
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Boldy (rest) won't play against Anaheim on Tuesday, Dylan Loucks of The Hockey News reports.
Boldy will miss his second straight game for some additional rest ahead of the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He will finish the 2025-26 regular season with 42 goals, 85 points, 254 shots on net, 58 blocked shots and 60 hits across 76 appearances.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Sitting out Monday
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Boldy will be rested for Monday's matchup with the Blues, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Boldy joins a lengthy list of Wild players who will be sitting out Monday. With the team heading into a back-to-back, it's possible that the 25-year-old winger misses Tuesday's game against the Ducks as well. If that's the case, Boldy will finish the regular season having set new personal bests in goals (42), points (85) and power-play points (30).
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Snaps scoring drought
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Boldy scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 5-0 win over the Mammoth.
Boldy ended a streak of four games without finding the back of the net with his goal Tuesday, his 36th of the campaign. However, the star winger has found a way to remain productive even when he's not scoring. In seven games since the end of the Olympics, Boldy has racked up 11 points (four goals, seven assists), 30 shots, eight hits, seven blocked shots and a plus-5 rating.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Distributes three assists in win
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Boldy notched three assists, three shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Lightning.
Boldy had a helper in each frame. The winger can't be stopped right now -- he's gotten on the scoresheet in his last 11 contests, earning eight goals and 14 assists in that span. He also has at least one power-play point in six straight outings. For the season, Boldy is up to 35 goals, 37 helpers, 24 power-play points, 194 shots on net and a plus-18 rating over 58 appearances. He's two points away from setting a new career high to surpass his 73-point output from the 2024-25 regular season.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Two more points in loss
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Boldy scored a goal on seven shots, added a power-play assist and blocked four shots in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Mammoth.
Boldy has carried over his Olympic momentum by posting six points and 17 shots over two contests since returning to the Wild. The 24-year-old has eight goals and 10 helpers over his last nine NHL outings, including four straight multi-point efforts. Overall, he's at 35 goals, 33 helpers, 22 power-play points, 190 shots on net, a plus-17 rating, 41 hits and 37 blocks through 56 appearances.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Two of each in win
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Boldy scored two empty-net goals on 10 shots and added two power-play assists in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Avalanche.
Boldy's first empty-netter came shorthanded. The 24-year-old winger had four points in Team USA's run to the gold medal at the Olympics, bringing some attention to what's been a standard-setting campaign at the NHL level. He's up to 34 goals, a career high, and 66 points (21 on the power play) over 55 appearances. The winger has added 183 shots on net, 40 hits, 33 blocked shots and a plus-16 rating. He has gotten on the scoresheet in his last eight outings for the Wild, totaling seven goals and nine helpers in that span, which was interrupted by a four-game absence due to a lower-body injury in mid-January.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Nets hat trick Wednesday
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Boldy recorded a hat trick, including a power-play goal, and added an assist in Wednesday's 6-5 overtime win over the Predators.
Boldy has been on fire since returning from a four-game absence in mid-January due to a lower-body injury. The star winger has five goals and 11 total points over his last six outings, a span in which he's also racked up four PIM, a plus-2 rating, 16 shots on goal -- along with an incredibly high 31.3 shooting percentage -- and eight hits.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Expected to play
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Boldy (lower body) is expected to be activated from injured reserve ahead of Saturday's matchup against Florida, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.
Following a four-game absence, Boldy should occupy a top-six role and see time on the first power-play unit against the Panthers on Saturday. He has accounted for 27 goals, 51 points, 157 shots on net, 32 blocked shots and 32 hits across 48 appearances this season.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Designated for injured reserve
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Boldy was placed on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury Friday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Boldy has racked up 12 goals and 10 assists in his 22 games since the start of December. With the winger on the shelf, Vladimir Tarasenko will likely move into a top-six role, though Yakov Trenin could also be in the mix. Joel Eriksson Ek (lower body) was also placed on injured reserve Friday, stretching the Wild's forward group.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Tallies on power play
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Boldy scored a power-play goal on six shots and went minus-4 in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Islanders.
This was a case of mixed results for Boldy. He was able to give the Wild a 2-1 lead in the first period, but he was on the ice for all of the Islanders' goals as well, taking his third minus rating in the last six games. The winger is now at 27 goals and 50 points through 46 outings this season, and he's added 152 shots on net, 32 blocked shots, 31 hits, 20 PIM and a plus-12 rating in a top-six role. He's now five goals away from setting a career high in that category.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Keeps rolling with goal, assist
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Boldy scored a goal on two shots, added an assist and went plus-4 in Monday's 5-2 win over the Golden Knights.
Boldy has four multi-point efforts over his last six games. The 24-year-old winger scored in the first period and set up Joel Eriksson Ek's tally in the second. Boldy has been good for a few years now, but he's taken his game to another level in 2025-26, earning 25 goals, 22 helpers, 131 shots on net and a plus-17 rating over 40 appearances. He's not quite on a 100-point pace, but the 50-goal mark could be in reach as long as his 19.1 shooting percentage doesn't crater in the second half.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Two goals including OT winner
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Boldy scored two goals, including the game-winner, and fired six shots on net in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over Winnipeg.
Boldy scored Minnesota's first and last goals of the contest, with the latter being a one-time slapshot less than 40 seconds into overtime. He is up to 24 goals, 45 points, 129 shots on net, 26 hits and 29 blocks across 39 games this season. The 24-year-old winger has been on fire with nine goals and 16 points over his last 11 games. He's tied for the third-most goals goals in the NHL this month, and Boldy's also tied for third in goals overall and tied for ninth in points this season. Boldy has also accumulated a solid amount of category-coverage stats, which makes him one of the best fantasy options at the forward position outside the likes of Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid and Macklin Celebrini.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Lights lamp twice in win
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Boldy scored two goals, one on the power play, in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Oilers.
The 24-year-old winger potted the first two goals of the contest. One came on a breakaway after he stole the puck from Mattias Ekholm at the Minnesota blue line, and the other was a wicked one-timer from the faceoff circle to the left of Calvin Pickard. Boldy has found the back of the net in four straight games, and his 22 goals in 36 games are tied for third in the race for the Rocket Richard Trophy with three other players, including teammate Kirill Kaprizov.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Three points in Thursday's win
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Boldy produced a goal and two assists in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Blue Jackets.
All three points came in the third period as the Wild put the game away. Boldy has found the back of the net in three straight contests and has gotten onto the scoresheet in six of the last seven, delivering five goals and 12 points over that sizzling stretch.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Keeps rolling with shorthanded goal
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Boldy scored a shorthanded goal on two shots and added two blocked shots in Tuesday's 5-0 win over the Capitals.
Boldy has scored in four of the last six games, and he has four goals and five helpers in that span. This was his second shorthanded tally of the season -- a larger penalty-kill role has been a new responsibility for the winger this year. He's up to 19 goals, 38 points, 111 shots on net, 25 hits, 26 blocked shots, 20 PIM and a plus-11 rating through 34 appearances.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: One of each in win
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Boldy scored a goal on three shots, added an assist and went plus-2 in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Bruins.
Boldy picked up his third multi-point effort in the last five games. The 24-year-old winger has three goals and five assists in that span. Boldy has elevated his offense this season to the tune of 18 goals, 37 points, 109 shots on net and a plus-10 rating over 33 appearances. He should continue to see a prominent role in the lineup while attempting to surpass the career-best 73 points he had in the 2024-25 regular season.
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Wild's Matt Boldy: Gathers two points Saturday
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Boldy scored a goal on five shots and added a power-play assist in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Canucks.
Boldy had been held off the scoresheet in the previous two games, which was just his second multi-game slump of the season. The 24-year-old winger opened the scoring at 3:11 of the first period and then helped out on Mats Zuccarello's power-play tally in the third. Boldy is up to 16 goals, 31 points (13 on the power play), 96 shots on net, 22 hits and a plus-2 rating over 29 appearances.
