Matt Boldy scored three goals and added an assist as the Minnesota Wild held off the St. Louis Blues 5–4 on Thursday, Oct. 15, at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul. The Wild improved to 5–2–1, and St. Louis fell to 3–3–1. Also Thursday, the Gophers men’s basketball team won its exhibition opener and St. Cloud State men’s hockey lost at Boston College.
Wild 5, Blues 4
- Matt Boldy: 3 goals, 1 assist. It was the fifth hat trick of his NHL career.
- Kirill Kaprizov: 1 goal, 2 assists. The goal was his ninth of the season.
- Quinn Hughes: 2 assists. He has a point in all eight games, the longest season-opening point streak in Wild history.
- Danila Yurov also scored, and Jesper Wallstedt made 21 saves.
- Shots: Wild 38, Blues 25. St. Louis goalie Joel Hofer made 33 saves.
How it unfolded
Jonatan Berggren gave St. Louis a 1–0 lead on a power play 1:45 into the game. Boldy tied it at 7:31 during a 5-on-3 advantage, and Yurov put Minnesota ahead 2–1 at 11:17. Mason McTavish tied it early in the second period, but Boldy scored again 27 seconds later. Kaprizov made it 4–2 at 8:47 of the second, and Boldy completed the hat trick at 16:47 for a 5–2 lead. In the third, Robert Thomas scored short-handed at 16:00, and Dylan Holloway scored with 15 seconds left and the Blues’ goalie pulled, but Minnesota held on.
Gophers 72, Omaha 52 (exhibition)
Minnesota’s men’s basketball team beat Omaha 72–52 in an exhibition Thursday night at The Barn (Williams Arena) in Minneapolis. The Gophers led 36–16 at halftime. Malick Kordel came off the bench to lead Minnesota with 13 points on 5-of-5 shooting.
Boston College 4, St. Cloud State 0
St. Cloud State’s men’s hockey team lost 4–0 at No. 16/15 Boston College on Thursday in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. After a scoreless first period, Oscar Hemming scored twice for BC, Ryan Conmy added a power-play goal and Dean Letourneau scored into an empty net. The Huskies are 1–3–0.
What’s next
- Timberwolves: Preseason finale tonight, Friday, Oct. 16, at the Chicago Bulls, 7 p.m. CT. The regular season opens Oct. 21 at Miami. Catch up with our Pistons vs. Wolves recap.
- Wild: Host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 5 p.m. CT. Read our Jets vs. Wild recap from Tuesday.
- St. Cloud State hockey: Plays at Boston College again Saturday, Oct. 17, at 5 p.m. CT.
- Saint John’s football: Hosts Concordia for Homecoming on Saturday at 1 p.m. See our Homecoming schedule.
- Vikings: Off this weekend on their bye at 5–0.
- Gophers football: Off this weekend. Minnesota hosts Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Huntington Bank Stadium; the kickoff time has not been set.
Sources: NHL.com recap; NHL official game summary; Associated Press via CBS Sports; Gophers Athletics; Omaha Athletics; St. Cloud State box score; Boston College Athletics.
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