Matt Boldy

Net-front
Two-way
Trigger-happy

Points, 2026–27: 7; 5 G, 2 A in 9 GP
Individual xG: 5.7; 5 goals from it
Ice time per game: 21:38; 41 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 58.5; share of chances while he's on

Matt Boldy has 5 goals and 2 assists (7 points) in 9 games for the Minnesota Wild in 2026–27, with 41 shots on goal and 21:38 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 96.9 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

9 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

Rated above 95% of forwards

Goals above average: +1.8
Wins: +0.29

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +1.10, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 95.3% of 402 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Intimidation

+1.11 SD · 94th percentile · weight 11% · +0.2 goals

How the other team plays when he is on the ice, compared with when he is off it in the same games, at 5-on-5.

Chances suppressedxGA per 60, off minus onPositive means opponents create less with him on the ice.0.1087th pct
Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.1.7588th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 137 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

vs CBJ
Sunday, October 18
Volume
Matt Boldy had 14 shot attempts, more than any other skater that night. Six got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 8.1. It finished 2-1 for the Wild.
vs STL
Thursday, October 15
Hat trick
Matt Boldy scored three goals and added one assist. He also had 13 shot attempts against an average of 7.4. His goal stood up as the winner. It finished 5-4 for the Wild.
at BUF
Tuesday, October 6
Volume
Matt Boldy had 7 shots on goal. He came in averaging 4.5 shots on goal a game. The Wild lost 3-2 to the Sabres in overtime.
at NSH
Thursday, October 1
Volume
Matt Boldy had 11 shot attempts. Five got through to the goalie, and none went in. It was his first game of the season. The Wild beat the Predators 3-1.
vs DAL
Thursday, April 30
Streak
Matt Boldy has scored in 3 straight games. He scored twice. His 2.0 expected goals say the goals were no fluke. It finished 5-2 for the Wild.
vs DAL
Saturday, April 25
Overtime winner
Matt Boldy won it in overtime. He played 29:52, about 9 minutes over his average. He has 45 goals this season. The Wild beat the Stars 3-2 in overtime.
at DAL
Saturday, April 18
Big night
Three points for Matt Boldy: two goals and one assist. He put 8 shots on goal, against an average of 3.3. It finished 6-1 for the Wild.
vs VAN
Thursday, April 2
Big night
Matt Boldy had three points, two goals and one assist. That was his 40th goal of the season. He played 15:45 and had six shots on goal. It finished 5-2 for the Wild.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game21:38
97
Points per 602.16
60
Goals per 601.54
85
Individual xG per 601.75
97
Shots per 6012.6
98

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.85
71
xG against per 60, on ice2.02
80
xGF%58.5%
84

Physical

Hits per 602.8
35
Blocks per 602.5
55
Penalty minutes per 601.8
38

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

Top speed21.4 mph
40
Bursts over 20 mph9
45
Distance skated29 mi
94

Shooting

Hardest shot89.8 mph
93
Shots on goal41
100
Shooting %12.2%
45

Zone time

Offensive zone time46.8%
90
Offensive zone time, even strength44.6%
90

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Linemates	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Joel Eriksson Ek, Kirill Kaprizov	9	85:12	106–53	4.4–2.2	6–0	66%
Blake Coleman, Joel Eriksson Ek	9	28:40	29–26	1.3–1.4	1–1	48%
Ryan Hartman, Kirill Kaprizov	8	3:43	4–4	0.2–0.3	0–0	45%
Kirill Kaprizov, Danila Yurov	8	2:35	0–2	0.0–0.0	0–0	0%
Blake Coleman, Danila Yurov	6	2:08	3–3	0.2–0.0	0–0	80%
Ryan Hartman, Bobby Brink	1	2:01	1–2	0.0–0.1	0–0	1%

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal

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By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	9	5	2	7	41	5.7	21:38	9	8	58.5
2025–26	76	42	43	85	254	33.2	20:34	60	61	51.9
2024–25	82	27	46	73	272	32.1	20:18	52	79	52.7
2023–24	75	29	40	69	227	26.8	18:55	33	45	56.3

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-18	21:50	0	0	6	0.50	0	0	2
2026-10-15	24:51	3	1	8	1.65	0	0	0
2026-10-13	22:20	0	0	1	0.18	2	0	0
2026-10-12	19:34	1	0	3	0.37	0	0	0
2026-10-10	20:56	1	1	4	0.27	1	0	2
2026-10-08	22:14	0	0	3	0.43	4	4	0
2026-10-06	23:24	0	0	7	0.41	0	3	0
2026-10-03	18:05	0	0	4	1.41	2	1	0
2026-10-01	21:28	0	0	5	0.48	0	0	2
2026-05-13	22:55	0	2	5	0.44	3	0	0
2026-05-11	23:51	0	0	1	0.46	2	0	0
2026-05-09	21:03	1	0	5	1.16	1	1	0
2026-05-05	19:53	0	0	1	0.43	2	0	0
2026-05-03	20:27	0	1	3	0.24	2	2	0
2026-04-30	24:08	2	0	5	1.95	1	2	0
2026-04-28	20:27	1	1	7	0.63	0	2	0
2026-04-25	29:52	1	0	4	0.38	3	1	0
2026-04-22	34:44	0	1	4	0.24	2	1	2
2026-04-20	24:22	0	0	5	0.94	1	0	0
2026-04-18	17:50	2	1	8	1.30	2	1	2