The Wild looked ready to capitalize on a fresh start in the second period.
At 37 seconds, Boldy redirected in a feed from Vladimir Tarasenko on the power play (the Wild finished 1-for-3) for a 3-3 tie and Boldy’s first two-goal game of the season.
“Even the games when he’s not on the scoresheet, he still does a lot of things that help a team win,” Hynes said of Boldy, “and it’s nice to see him growing that part of his game, too, that when the points don’t come, he’s still an impact player for us in a positive way.”
But once again, Carolina answered back in a hurry.
A breezy nine seconds after Boldy scored, Blake gobbled up a Faber turnover and set up a net-crashing Ehlers for the putback.
“The one in the second was not on [Gustavsson],” Hynes said. “But in the first, it wasn’t what we needed it to be. But I really liked the fact that he gathered himself and he competed and battled and kept it at four [goals] and gave us a chance to get within striking distance.”