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Boldy Steps up for the Wild Against the Stars with a ‘Big-Man Game’ to Go with His Prolific Scoring

Boldy finished with three goals in the series and 42 in the regular season as Minnesota evened the first-round matchup.

  • On Saturday, Matt Boldy scored the overtime winner, lifting the Minnesota Wild to a 2-2 series tie against the Dallas Stars in their first-round NHL playoff matchup.
  • Facing a potential 3-1 series deficit, the Wild needed the victory after struggling against Dallas's power play, which has scored eight goals this postseason.
  • Boldy hit the 40-goal mark this season before deflecting Jared Spurgeon's shot into the net with 28.9 seconds left in overtime, sealing the critical victory.
  • Marcus Foligno tied the game late in regulation, while goaltender Jesper Wallstedt anchored the defense by stopping 43 of 45 shots throughout the contest.
  • Game 5 shifts to Dallas on Tuesday, where both teams must address Minnesota's penalty kill struggles and Dallas's ability to generate even-strength scoring.
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Boldy steps up for the Wild against the Stars with a 'big-man game' to go with his prolific scoring

Matt Boldy has done far more for Minnesota in these NHL playoffs against Dallas than the winning goal he had in overtime of Game 4 that evened the first-round series.

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