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Boldy’s hat trick sends Leafs to 5th straight loss

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Digital, G. (2026, November 13). Boldy’s hat trick sends Leafs to 5th straight loss. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12149024/boldys-hat-trick-sends-leafs-to-5th-straight-loss/

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The Minnesota Wild defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Thursday, marking the first of five consecutive regulation home losses for Toronto. Matt Boldy recorded his second hat trick of the season to lead Minnesota to a record of 14-3-4, while the Maple Leafs fell to a 1-7-0 record over their last eight games. The report highlights the Wild's offensive performance including a ten-game point streak for Boldy and focuses on Toronto's struggling home stand and ongoing injury concerns for players like Morgan Rielly.
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The Minnesota Wild defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs with a 5-2 victory on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at Scotiabank Arena. This result marked the fifth straight regulation home loss for Toronto, which now holds a record of 1-7-0 over its last eight games. The win was fueled by a hat trick from Matt Boldy, who scored his third goal of the night after William Nylander and Oliver Ekman-Larsson crossed wires during a rush. Additional goals for Minnesota came from Michael McCarron and Danila Yurov, the latter of whom scored into an empty net. Jesper Wallstedt recorded 26 saves for the Wild, while Kirill Kaprizov notched three assists in the win. The Wild improved their record to 8-0-2 over their last 10 games, while the Maple Leafs fell to a record of 8-11-2. The game occurred during a historically poor six-game homestand for Toronto, which is its 11th such stand since the 1972-73 season.

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Global NewsThis outlet13 Nov

The Minnesota Wild defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Thursday, marking the first of five consecutive regulation home losses for Toronto. Matt Boldy recorded his second hat trick of the season to lead Minnesota to a record of 14-3-4, while the Maple Leafs fell to a 1-7-0 record over their last eight games. The report highlights the Wild's offensive performance including a ten-game point streak for Boldy and…

Boldy’s hat trick sends Leafs to 5th straight loss (this article)
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
Toronto Star13 Nov

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…

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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.
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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
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 12, 2026. asserted
report → publish → Press
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