Boldy hat trick lifts Wild past Maple Leafs 5-2

TORONTO – Matt Boldy scored three times Thursday night as the Minnesota Wild beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 at Scotiabank Arena, extending their point streak to 10 games.

Michael McCarron and Danila Yurov, into an empty net at 19:03 of the third period, also scored for Minnesota (14-3-4), which is 8-0-2 during the streak. Jesper Wallstedt made 26 saves.

Auston Matthews and Zack MacEwen scored for Toronto (8-11-2), which lost the first five games of a six-game homestand, all in regulation. Anthony Stolarz stopped 21 shots.

Boldy gave the Wild a 1-0 lead at 17:53 of the first period with a snap shot from the slot. Matthews tied it 4:05 into the second, and MacEwen put Toronto ahead 2-1 at 6:59.

Boldy tied it 2-2 on the power play at 9:55 of the second, then completed the hat trick at 3:59 of the third to make it 3-2. McCarron added a rebound goal at 7:34.

“I didn’t think we had our best the first two periods,” Boldy said, according to NHL.com.

Toronto coach Jim Hiller said his team cannot take moral victories while playing close games.

Minnesota forward Joel Eriksson Ek left with 11:45 left in the second period after a collision with Toronto defenceman Jake McCabe. Wild coach John Hynes said he expected an update Friday.

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Via NHL.com: game recap. Final score also confirmed by CBS Sports.