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Boldy's deflection late in 1st OT lifts Wild past Stars 3-2 to tie series at 2

The Wild overcame a late tie and strong Dallas special teams as Boldy finished with his third goal of the series.

  • On Saturday, Matt Boldy scored on a deflection with 28.9 seconds left in overtime, lifting the Minnesota Wild past the Dallas Stars 3-2 in Game 4 to tie the first-round NHL playoff series.
  • Entering the game trailing 2-1, the Wild struggled with special teams as the Stars maintained power-play mastery, converting 8 of 19 attempts in the series while dominating 5-on-5 play.
  • Wild rookie Jesper Wallstedt made 43 saves to keep Minnesota competitive, while Stars goalie Jake Oettinger stopped 29 shots in regulation during his home-state performance.
  • Stars defenseman Nils Lundkvist left during the second period after taking an inadvertent skate to the face, while Marcus Foligno tied the game for Minnesota with a second-effort tip-in late in the third.
  • The series shifts to Dallas for Game 5 on Tuesday night, with both teams tied at two games apiece and seeking to break the deadlock in the first-round matchup.
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Boldy plays OT hero as Wild even playoff series

ST. PAUL — Some say it looks like a bear, but that obscure animal logo on the front of the Minnesota Wild’s jerseys has never been definitively identified. But whatever it is, it apparently does not like to be cornered. Pushed to the brink of a 3-1 deficit in their playoff series with Dallas, the Wild dramatically rallied to forge a late third-period tie, then got the overtime winner from Matt Boldy in a 3-2 victory on Saturday at Grand Casino A…

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dailyjournal.net broke the news on Saturday, April 25, 2026.
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