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Boldy’s First-Period Hat Trick, Spurgeon’s OT Winner Lift Wild Over Predators 6-5

Minnesota enters the Olympic break on a five-game winning streak.

Feb 4, 2026; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Minnesota Wild left wing Matt Boldy (12) celebrates defenseman Jared Spurgeon (46) winning goal against the Nashville Predators during the overtime period at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images
Feb 4, 2026; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Minnesota Wild left wing Matt Boldy (12) and Nashville Predators center Tyson Jost (17) chase down the loose puck during the second period at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images
Feb 4, 2026; Sunrise, Florida, USA; ]Boston Bruins center Matthew Poitras (51) moves the puck against Florida Panthers center Anton Lundell (15) during the first period at Amerant Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

Overview

  • Matt Boldy scored three times in the opening 12:58 for his fourth career hat trick and reached a career-high 32 goals this season.
  • Boldy set up Jared Spurgeon’s deciding goal in overtime with under a minute remaining.
  • Filip Gustavsson made 30 saves for the Wild, and Juuse Saros stopped 38 shots for the Predators.
  • Steven Stamkos recorded a goal and two assists and Ryan O’Reilly added three assists for Nashville, with Filip Forsberg, Luke Evangelista, Erik Haula and Roman Josi also scoring.
  • Vladimir Tarasenko and Yakov Trenin scored for Minnesota in a back-and-forth game that featured six first-period goals and a late Josi equalizer, and every meeting between these teams this season has gone to overtime.