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Matt Boldy has 2nd hat trick of season to help Wild beat Maple Leafs, 5-2

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The Associated Press. (2026, November 13). Matt Boldy has 2nd hat trick of season to help Wild beat Maple Leafs, 5-2. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/matt-boldy-has-2nd-hat-trick-of-season-to-help-wild-beat-maple-leafs-5-2/article_970f9a5f-d954-5d6e-ae0c-52f334d8f95c.html

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Matt Boldy scored his second hat trick of the season, contributing to the Minnesota Wild's 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. Boldy's third goal came after a defensive mistake by the Maple Leafs. The Wild also scored goals from Michael McCarron and Danila Yurov, who added an empty-netter. With this win, the Wild improved their record to 14-3-4, while the Maple Leafs dropped to 8-11-2 and suffered their fifth consecutive home loss.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs suffered a 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night at the Scotiabank Arena, extending their losing streak to a franchise-record five consecutive home games. Matt Boldy of the Wild completed his second hat trick of the season, contributing significantly to the defeat with goals that were partly the result of mistakes by the Leafs' players Troy Stecher and William Nylander. The loss came despite the Leafs having strong moments during the game, including being tied 2-2 early in the third period. However, critical errors in defensive and neutral zones ultimately led to the Wild's victory, solidifying the Leafs' struggle during their current six-game home stand.

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Toronto StarThis outlet13 Nov

Matt Boldy scored his second hat trick of the season, contributing to the Minnesota Wild's 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. Boldy's third goal came after a defensive mistake by the Maple Leafs. The Wild also scored goals from Michael McCarron and Danila Yurov, who added an empty-netter. With this win, the Wild improved their record to 14-3-4, while the Maple Leafs dropped to 8-11-2 and…

Matt Boldy has 2nd hat trick of season to help Wild beat Maple Leafs, 5-2 (this article)4 articles from Toronto Star on this story
Toronto Sun13 Nov

The Minnesota Wild defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday night, extending Toronto's home losing streak to five games. Matt Boldy recorded a hat trick to secure the win for a Wild team that has now won six consecutive road games and reached a franchise-high point total for this stage of the season. The report focuses on the Maple Leafs' struggle to score, noting they have produced only…

Wild’s Matt Boldy notches hat trick as Maple Leafs lose fifth straight at home →2 articles from Toronto Sun on this story
Global News13 Nov

The Toronto Maple Leafs suffered a 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, marking their fifth consecutive home defeat and bringing their home record to 22-9 during this stretch. Despite Auston Matthews scoring his 12th goal of the season, the team lost the game after a series of neutral and defensive zone miscues allowed Matt Boldy to complete a hat trick. The report focuses on how compounding mistakes and a…

Leafs undone by more mistakes in 5th straight loss →2 articles from Global News on this story

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Maple Leafs TORONTO Wild the Minnesota Wild the Toronto Maple Leafs

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

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TORONTO (AP) — Matt Boldy completed his second hat trick of the season and the sixth of his career early in the third period and the Minnesota Wild sent the Toronto Maple Leafs to a fifth straight regulation home loss with a 5-2 victory Thursday night.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-14
Boldy’s third goal of the night came after Maple Leafs winger William Nylander and defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson got their wires crossed off the rush to open a clear lane for the Wild winger.
2026-11-14 · Toronto Star
Matt Boldy has 2nd hat trick of season to help Wild beat Maple Leafs, 5-2 · assertive framing

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TORONTO (AP) — Matt Boldy completed his second hat trick of the season and the sixth of his career early in the third period and the Minnesota Wild sent the Toronto Maple Leafs to a fifth straight regulation home loss with a 5-2 victory Thursday night. asserted
Wild → complete → victory
Boldy’s third goal of the night came after Maple Leafs winger William Nylander and defenseman 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, and Yurov added an assist for a two-point night. asserted
Yurov → have → 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 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.
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