Boldy scores in overtime as Wild outlast Maple Leafs in 2-1 win

Matt Boldy scored connected a breakaway 2:14 into overtime to assistance nan Minnesota Wild to a 2-1 triumph complete nan Toronto Maple Leafs

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Matt Boldy scored connected a breakaway 2:14 into overtime to assistance nan Minnesota Wild to a 2-1 triumph complete nan Toronto Maple Leafs connected Sunday night.

Boldy and Marco Rossi worked a 2-on-0 breakaway aft defenseman Jared Spurgeon chased down a loose puck successful nan neutral zone. He fired down nan crystal to Rossi, who tapped it up to Boldy. The Wild guardant made a move connected Toronto goalie Anthony Stolarz to hide nan crippled winner.

Filip Gustavsson made 27 saves successful nan triumph for Minnesota. Stolarz stopped 31 shots.

Ryan Hartman scored his 3rd of nan twelvemonth connected a extremity that was initially reviewed to put nan Wild up 1-0 midway done nan first. William Nylander answered for Toronto pinch his team-leading ninth extremity of nan year.

Boldy's victor was nan only changeable connected extremity for either squad successful overtime. Minnesota improved to 1-2 successful overtime, while Toronto is now 0-2 successful overtime games.

Maple Leafs: Sunday marked nan extremity of Toronto's 3rd back-to-back this season. The Maple Leafs are 1-2 successful nan 2nd crippled of back-to-backs.

Wild: Star guardant Kirill Kaprizov was held without a constituent for conscionable nan 2nd crippled this season. He entered Sunday's crippled pinch 21 points, tied for nan astir successful nan NHL, and had aggregate points successful his erstwhile 7 games.

Toronto was capable to flooded a four-minute punishment connected Oliver Ekman-Larsson, who was whistled for some a crosscheck and roughing pinch 2:28 to play successful nan 2nd period. Minnesota's man advantage carried complete to nan 3rd period, but nan Wild couldn't capitalize connected nan extended powerfulness play.

Nylander’s extremity was Toronto’s first roadworthy power-play extremity this season. The Maple Leafs were antecedently 0 for 18 connected nan powerfulness play successful roadworthy games this season.

Toronto hosts Boston connected Tuesday and Minnesota hosts nan Kings connected Tuesday.

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