Boldy scores hat trick as Wild hold off Blues rally
Boldy finished with four points as Minnesota survived two late St. Louis goals to win 5-4.
Matt Boldy delivered a three-goal, four-point performance as the Minnesota Wild defeated the St. Louis Blues 5-4 at Grand Casino Arena on Thursday, Oct. 15.
Minnesota built a 5-2 advantage through two periods, then withstood a late push. Robert Thomas scored short-handed with four minutes remaining, and Dylan Holloway brought St. Louis within one at 19:45 with an extra attacker on the ice.
Boldy's first goal came on a two-man advantage at 7:31 of the opening period, cancelling out Jonatan Berggren's early power-play goal. Danila Yurov then gave the Wild a 2-1 lead.
Mason McTavish tied the score at 4:57 of the second period. Boldy restored Minnesota's lead 27 seconds later, Kirill Kaprizov added another goal at 8:47, and Boldy finished his hat trick at 16:47.
Kaprizov contributed two assists along with his goal. Quinn Hughes and Joel Eriksson Ek each had two assists for Minnesota, while Cam Fowler assisted on three St. Louis goals.
The Wild improved to 5-2-1. The Blues fell to 3-3-1, ending a three-game point streak.
