Boldy’s hat trick powers Wild to a 7-4 win over Red Wings

By BRIAN HALL
Associated Press

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Rookie Matt Boldy had his first career hat trick to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 7-4 win over the Detroit Red Wings. Kirill Kaprizov had two goals, Joel Eriksson Ek and Ryan Hartman scored and Mats Zuccarello added three assists for Minnesota, which is 11-1-1 since Jan. 6 and has won six in a row at home. Kaapo Kahkonen made 30 saves. Dylan Larkin, Gustav Lindstrom, Lucas Raymond and Sam Gagner scored for Detroit, which closed within a goal with 1:46 remaining. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 18 shots in goal for the Red Wings.