Wild beats the Maple Leafs 5-2

The Minnesota Wild beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Thursday, November 12, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.

The Wild led 1-0 after the first period, it was tied 2-2 after the second period, and the Wild led 5-2 after regulation.

With 17:53 left in the first period, Matt Boldy scored on a snap shot, assisted by Kirill Kaprizov. Minnesota Wild led 1-0. With 3:59 left in the third period, Matt Boldy scored on a wrist shot, assisted by Ryan Hartman and Zach Bogosian. Minnesota Wild led 3-2. With 19:03 left in the third period, Danila Yurov scored on a wrist shot, assisted by Nick Foligno and Kirill Kaprizov. Minnesota Wild led 5-2.

Matt Boldy led the Wild with 3 goals. Zack MacEwen led the Maple Leafs with 1 goal and 1 assist. Jesper Wallstedt stopped 26 of 28 shots for the Wild.

Minnesota Wild was favored by 1.5 goals. Wild covered. The total was 6.5, and the game went over.

The Wild are 14-7. In their last 4 games they beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 in Toronto on November 12, beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 in Montreal on November 10, lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-4 at home on November 7, and beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 at home on November 6.

The Maple Leafs are 8-13. In their last 4 games they lost to the Minnesota Wild 2-5 at home on November 12, lost to the Colorado Avalanche 3-6 at home on November 10, lost to the New Jersey Devils 0-4 at home on November 8, and lost to the Montreal Canadiens 2-4 at home on November 7.

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