TORONTO — Matt Boldy completed his second hat trick of the season, and 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.
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.
Michael McCarron and Danila Yurov, into an empty net, also scored for Minnesota (14-3-4), which got 26 saves from Jesper Wallstedt. Kirill Kaprizov had three assists, and Yurov added an assist for a two-point 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.
The Wild improved to 8-0-2 over their last 10 since last losing in regulation to the Calgary Flames on Oct. 22. Minnesota finishes its three-game road trip in Boston on Saturday.