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Boldy's hat trick leads Wild past Leafs to hand Toronto its fifth straight home loss

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Clipperton, J. (2026, November 13). Boldy's hat trick leads Wild past Leafs to hand Toronto its fifth straight home loss. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/boldy-s-hat-trick-leads-wild-past-leafs-to-hand-toronto-its-fifth-straight-home-loss/article_7c51cdaf-ebac-537e-be99-ceff41d1b696.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-11-13 · by Joshua Clipperton

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The Minnesota Wild defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Thursday after Matt Boldy scored a hat trick to secure the win. This result marks the fifth consecutive regulation home loss for Toronto, who now hold a 1-7-0 record over their last eight games. The report focuses on Boldy’s individual scoring feat and a point streak that ties him for the second-most by an American blueliner in NHL history, while noting that the Wild have won eight of their last 10 games.
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Boldy’s third goal of the night came after Maple Leafs winger William Nylander and defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson got their wires crossed off the rush to open a clear lane for the Wild winger.
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Maple Leafs Minnesota TORONTO Wild the Minnesota Wild

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Wild ORG · 4× Boldy PERSON · 3× Maple Leafs ORG · 3× Minnesota GPE · 2× TORONTO GPE · 2× Matt Boldy PERSON · 1× Oliver Ekman-Larsson PERSON · 1× William Nylander PERSON · 1× the Minnesota Wild ORG · 1× the Toronto Maple Leafs ORG · 1×

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TORONTO - Matt Boldy completed his second hat trick of the season and the sixth of his career early in the third period as the Minnesota Wild resigned the Toronto Maple Leafs to a fifth straight regulation home loss with a 5-2 victory Thursday.
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Boldy’s third goal of the night came after Maple Leafs winger William Nylander and defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson got their wires crossed off the rush to open a clear lane for the Wild winger.
2026-11-13 · Toronto Star
Boldy's hat trick leads Wild past Leafs to hand Toronto its fifth straight home loss · assertive framing

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TORONTO - Matt Boldy completed his second hat trick of the season and the sixth of his career early in the third period as the Minnesota Wild resigned the Toronto Maple Leafs to a fifth straight regulation home loss with a 5-2 victory Thursday. asserted
Wild → complete → victory
Boldy’s third goal of the night came after Maple Leafs winger William Nylander and defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson got their wires crossed off the rush to open a clear lane for the Wild winger. asserted
wires → come → winger
Michael McCarron and Danila Yurov, into an empty net, also scored for Minnesota (14-3-4), which got 26 saves from Jesper Wallstedt. asserted
which → score → Wallstedt
Kirill Kaprizov had three assists. asserted
Kaprizov → have → assists
Yurov added an assist for a two-point night. asserted
Yurov → add → night
The Maple Leafs (8-11-2) have lost the first of five contests of what has turned into a disastrous six-game homestand to move to an ugly 1-7-0 over their last eight. asserted
what → lose → eight
The Wild improved to 8-0-2 over their last 10 since last losing in regulation to the Calgary Flames on Oct. 22. asserted
Wild → improve → Oct.
Veteran defenceman Chris Tanev (load management) was kept out of the lineup for the second time in three games. asserted
Tanev → keep → games
Fellow blueliner Morgan Rielly (lower body) remains on the club’s long list of injured players. asserted
Rielly → remain → players
Brock Faber could return to action this weekend after the blueliner suffered a fractured skull during pre-season play. uncertain
blueliner → return → play
KEY MOMENT Toronto defenceman Darren Raddysh took a penalty midway through the second that led to Boldy tying the game 2-2 on a power play. asserted
Boldy → take → play
KEY STAT Quinn Hughes picked up an assist on Boldy’s second to give the Minnesota defenceman a point streak of at least 10 games for the third time in his career. asserted
Hughes → pick → career
That ties Phil Housley for the second-most by an American blueliner in NHL history. asserted
That → tie → history
Brian Leetch tops the list with four. asserted
Leetch → top → four
COMING UP Maple Leafs: Host the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. Wild: Visit the Boston Bruins on Saturday. asserted
COMING → come → Saturday
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