Minnesota Wild · #12 · Left wing

Matt Boldy

Age 25 · Shoots left · 6′2″ · 201 lb · Born Milford, Massachusetts, USA

Drafted 2019, #12 overall by Minnesota

Next game · Thu 8 Octat Tampa Bay · 7:00 PM ET4 P in the last 2 vs TBL

40+ goals 47%Art Ross Trophy 0.5%Markets →

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Games32026-27 Small sample

Goals0T-8th on MIN

Assists0T-11th on MIN

Points0T-13th on MIN

P / GP0.00T-390th in the NHL

Shots160.0% shooting

TOI / GP20:594th on MIN

2025-262025-26: 76 games, 42-43-85, 1.12 points per game Season detail →

Matt Boldy has 0 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 85 points in 76 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

0 points in 3 games for the 5th-placed Minnesota

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Shots / GP5.3398th

Ice time20:5995th

Blocked shots493rd

Penalty differential+180th

Takeaways169th

PP points036th

Hits233rd

Goals / 600.0026th

Shooting %0.0%25th

Assists / 600.0021st

Points / GP0.0013th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.0). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points0T-13th on MIN

Points per game0.00T-390th in NHL

Goals0T-232nd in NHL

Assists0T-11th on MIN

Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)

Ice time20:594th on MIN

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Ice time and special teams

A top-six forward who runs the first power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Minnesota's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength14:44

Power play4:29

Shorthanded1:46

Total20:59

21.0 shifts a game, averaging 60 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-5th on MIN

PP assists0T-8th on MIN

PP points0T-10th on MIN · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-10th on MIN

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP4Minnesota total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every MIN PPG

PP TOI share80.6%of MIN PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Shot locations

Most attempts from the wing

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease0 att · 0 G

Slot10 att · 0 G

Wing13 att · 0 G

Point2 att · 0 G

Neutral zone1 att · 0 G

26 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)2.37th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−2.3

Unblocked attempts21

xG per attempt.108

ixG per 602.16

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Hardest shot in the 86th percentile of forwards: 85.40 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Offensive-zone time50.0%96th

Defensive-zone time34.0%91st

Hardest shot, mph85.4086th

Distance skated, mi9.573rd

Average shot, mph59.667th

90+ mph shots048th

22+ mph bursts041st

Top speed, mph20.8331st

20+ mph bursts227th

Distance / 60, mi9.016th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph20.83Forward average 21.23

Hardest shot, mph85.40Forward average 74.7

Distance skated9.5 mi3.66 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts58.8%20.6% defensive · 20.6% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

54.9%All situations30.6%

50.9%Even strength34.2%

73.5%Power play15.1%

42.4%Shorthanded38.9%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

20.83vsBOS3 Oct · 3rd 16:05
19.99vsBOS3 Oct · 2nd 08:55
19.81@NSH1 Oct · 2nd 11:33
19.33vsBOS3 Oct · 3rd 18:30
19.28@NSH1 Oct · 2nd 12:06
19.22vsBOS3 Oct · 3rd 09:15
19.22vsBOS3 Oct · 3rd 15:53
18.87vsBOS3 Oct · 2nd 09:11

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3

20-22 mph2 · avg 4.6

18-20 mph21 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

85.40@NSH1 Oct · 2nd 19:58
80.96vsBOS3 Oct · 2nd 11:16
79.29vsBOS3 Oct · 2nd 08:57
70.14@NSH1 Oct · 1st 05:51
70.07vsBOS3 Oct · 2nd 11:45
69.88vsBOS3 Oct · 3rd 09:16
69.71@NSH1 Oct · 1st 11:44
62.25vsBOS3 Oct · 2nd 00:27

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0

80-89 mph3 · avg 0.6

70-79 mph5 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

3.66@BUF6 Oct · 23:24 TOI
2.73vsBOS3 Oct · 18:05 TOI
3.06@NSH1 Oct · 21:28 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 3.15 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways1T-3rd on MIN

Giveaways4

TK / GV ratio0.25

Hits2T-9th on MIN

Blocked shots43rd on MIN

Discipline

Penalty minutes2

Minors1

Majors0

Penalties drawn2

Net penalties+1drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken21.0 a game

Won0

Win %0.0%

Offensive zone0 of 1

A part-time centre on the draw.

Game log

Against Tampa Bay, a point in two of two

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

24 Mar 2026@

TBLL 3-60112−121:15

3 Mar 2026vs

TBLW 5-10333+219:57

Prediction markets

47% for the 40+ goals

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2025-26 · The season

85 points in 76 games on a team that finished 7th

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

PP points3097th

Goals / 601.6197th

Points / GP1.1296th

Shots / GP3.3496th

Ice time20:3495th

Takeaways3495th

Blocked shots5892nd

Penalty differential+1091st

Assists / 601.6586th

Shooting %16.5%84th

Hits6045th

Bars show the percentile against 411 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (1.1). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points852nd on MIN

Points per game1.1219th in NHL

Goals42T-9th in NHL

Assists433rd on MIN

Shooting %16.5%Above avg (11.1%)

Ice time20:345th on MIN

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Ice time and special teams

A top-six forward who runs the first power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Minnesota's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength15:00

Power play3:51

Shorthanded1:43

Total20:34

20.5 shifts a game, averaging 60 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals112nd on MIN

PP assists192nd on MIN

PP points303rd on MIN · T-14th NHL

SH goals4

PP points / 606.147th on MIN

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP65Minnesota total

Involved in30goals or assists

Share46.2%of every MIN PPG

PP TOI share75.5%of MIN PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Scoring detail

The power play drives the goal total

How the 42 goals and 43 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals3T-6th on MIN

Overtime goals1T-3rd on MIN

First goal of the game8

Empty-net goals5

Even-strength goals27

Power-play goals11

Shorthanded goals4

Goals by period

1st17

2nd10

3rd14

Overtime1

Goals by game state

Tied12

Leading17

Trailing13

12 of 42 goals broke a tie; 13 came with Minnesota trailing.

Assists

Primary23 · 53%

Secondary20 · 47%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 603.26

Goals / 601.61

Shots / 609.7

ES points / 602.8955 ES points

PP points / 606.1430 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease45 att · 9 G

Slot217 att · 21 G

Wing203 att · 9 G

Point40 att · 1 G

Neutral zone14 att · 0 G

519 attempts across the 78 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)2.37th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−2.3

Unblocked attempts21

xG per attempt.108

ixG per 602.16

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

Hardest shot in the 91st percentile of forwards: 93.61 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

90+ mph shots493rd

Hardest shot, mph93.6191st

Distance skated, mi238.788th

Average shot, mph58.088th

Offensive-zone time44.9%83rd

Defensive-zone time38.0%73rd

22+ mph bursts356th

20+ mph bursts9350th

Top speed, mph22.2736th

Distance / 60, mi9.1613th

Bars show the percentile against 370 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph22.27Forward average 22.51

Hardest shot, mph93.61Forward average 87.1

Distance skated238.7 mi3.82 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts31.9%35.0% defensive · 33.1% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

44.9%All situations38.0%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph3 · avg 5.7

20-22 mph90 · avg 102

18-20 mph458 · avg 448

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph4 · avg 1.0

80-89 mph43 · avg 15

70-79 mph113 · avg 42

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Draws more penalties than he takes

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways34T-2nd on MIN

Giveaways86

TK / GV ratio0.40

Hits60T-14th on MIN

Blocked shots589th on MIN

Discipline

Penalty minutes30

Minors15

Majors0

Penalties drawn25

Net penalties+10drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken1241.6 a game

Won55

Win %44.4%

Offensive zone42 of 87

A part-time centre on the draw.

Consistency

A point in three games out of five (49 of 76)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point4964% of games

Multi-point games2432%

Goals in34 games45%

Pointless games2736%

Streaks

Longest point streak11 games15 Jan – 3 Mar

Longest goal streak4 games

Longest pointless run4 games

Final ten10 in 10point in 5

Game log

Against Tampa Bay, a point in two of two

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

24 Mar 2026@

TBLL 3-60112−121:15

3 Mar 2026vs

TBLW 5-10333+219:57

Splits · 2025-26

Better on the road

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Road37431.16

Home39421.08

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Tampa Bay242.00

vs Central25291.16

vs Eastern Conf.28321.14

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October12121.00

November14171.21

December15181.20

January1190.82

February4123.00

March1480.57

April691.50

Prediction markets

47% for the 40+ goals

Season ladders and award futures he is priced for, as the venues' average midpoint.

MarketImpliedFrom stats

Kalshi Open →

Polymarket Open →

ProphetX Open →

40+ goals2026-27 regular season47%—56¢Not listedNot listed

Art Ross TrophyPoints leader0.5%—1¢Not listedNot listed

Ted Lindsay AwardPlayers' MVP vote1.5%—Not listed2¢Not listed

Contract

$7M a season through 2029-30

In 2025-26 he scored 12.1 points per $1M of cap hit, 97th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$7M6.7% of the $104M ceiling

Term7 yearsYear 4 of 7

Expires2029-30UFA at 29

Cap value$49MCap hit × 7 years

Cap space, every team Best-value contracts

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.