LW · MIN · NHL id 8481557
Matt Boldy has played 1 game for the Minnesota Wild in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 5 shots while averaging 21:28 a night (12:32 at even strength, 5:32 on the power play and 1:51 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 87% of his 5v5 minutes with Joel Eriksson Ek and 79% with Quinn Hughes in his only game so far, and the Wild have controlled 68% of shot attempts with Boldy on the ice (1-1 in goals, 100% offensive-zone starts). In the Wild's most recent game against NSH he was on L3 with Blake Coleman and Joel Eriksson Ek and on PP1. He is shooting 0.0% this season against 12.8% across the 391 games in our data.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs NSH, detected from shift data
- +2:17 PP TOI
- 79% of 5v5 TOI with Hughes (was 51%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 19:55 average time on ice, PP1 in 1 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 11 attempts, 5 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at MIN: 11 attempts, 5 on goal, 0 goals, 0.18 expected goals; best chance Matt Boldy at 0.06 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 76 GP · 85 points vs 73.9 expected
Last 20 games: +13. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 16.5%
- 103.0
- 71.4%
- G vs xG
- 42 / 33.3
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 2:01 a game, 4 demotion events): the cold spell may not be all luck.
- • Shot diet worsened: 0.058 xG per attempt lately vs 0.086 before.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 5 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played76
- Goals429th of 715
- Assists4349th of 715
- Points8519th of 715
- Power-play points3014th of 715
- Shorthanded points47th of 715
- Shots on goal25415th of 715
- Hits60337th of 715
- Blocked shots58207th of 715
- Plus/minus+1847th of 715
- Penalty minutes30294th of 715
- Faceoffs won55210th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)51.5%207th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)51.6%200th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)51.9%226th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)51.9%221st of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)51.5%279th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)50.4%294th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.5696th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.091618th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.19628th of 719
- Faceoff win %44.4%184th of 238
- Draw Equity /100−0.044161st of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game20:34105th of 715
- Power-play time per game3:4612th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %49.3%386th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.3881st of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO103180th of 719
- Goals above expected+8.73rd of 715
- Luck Meter+6827th of 828
- Ascension score52143rd of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.3359th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts93216th of 715
- Hardest shot93.6127th of 715
- Offensive-zone time44.9%91st of 715
Compare head to head
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 76 of 76 games through the sequence engine
- −0.034
- Season net
- −0.60xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- −0.044
- Season
- −0.06G
- 44.4%124 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 42-45 · NZ 3-12 · DZ 10-12
- Per 60
- 1.56
- Attempts
- 27
- 0.078
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to L1 from L2Apr 25, 2026 alerts →
- Moved down to L4 from L2Nov 1, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L2Apr 20, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L2Apr 12, 2025 alerts →
- Moved down to L3 from L1Jan 26, 2025 alerts →
- Played 7:40 less than his 5-game averageJan 26, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L2Dec 29, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L4Jan 8, 2023 alerts →
How his goals happened
40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 vs COL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 6.8 | — | |
| Apr 30, 2026 vs DAL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 3.2 | — | |
| Apr 30, 2026 vs DAL | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 28.4 | 1-on-0 | |
| Apr 28, 2026 @ DAL | Cycle | — | 2 | 66.9 | — | |
| Apr 25, 2026 vs DAL | Deflection | — | 0 | 27.7 | deflection | |
| Apr 18, 2026 @ DAL | Point shot | — | 0 | 61.4 | — | |
| Apr 18, 2026 @ DAL | Cycle | — | 0 | 3.1 | — | |
| Apr 7, 2026 vs SEA | Deflection | carry | 0 | 14.0 | 2-on-1, rebound | |
| Apr 5, 2026 @ DET | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 62.4 | 3-on-1 | |
| Apr 2, 2026 vs VAN | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 48.0 | 1-on-0 | |
| Apr 2, 2026 vs VAN | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 52.3 | — | |
| Mar 14, 2026 vs NYR | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 56.4 | 5-on-4 | |
| Mar 12, 2026 vs PHI | Rush | carry | 2 | 67.0 | — | |
| Mar 10, 2026 vs UTA | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 70.0 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Feb 27, 2026 @ UTA | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 14.9 | — | |
| Feb 26, 2026 @ COL | Odd-man rush | pass | 2 | 56.8 | 2-on-1 | |
| Feb 26, 2026 @ COL | Point shot | — | 0 | 60.1 | — | |
| Feb 4, 2026 @ NSH | Rush | pass | 1 | 8.5 | — | |
| Feb 4, 2026 @ NSH | Deflection | — | 1 | 5.4 | — | |
| Feb 4, 2026 @ NSH | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 42.2 | 1-on-0 | |
| Jan 29, 2026 vs CGY | Deflection | — | 4* | 27.2 | one-timer | |
| Jan 24, 2026 vs FLA | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 63.0 | 1-on-0 | |
| Jan 10, 2026 vs NYI | Cycle | — | 7* | 67.9 | one-timer | |
| Jan 3, 2026 @ LAK | Deflection | carry | 0 | 6.9 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 29, 2025 @ VGK | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 44.1 | 2-on-1 | |
| Dec 27, 2025 @ WPG | Odd-man rush | carry | 3* | 70.2 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Dec 27, 2025 @ WPG | Deflection | — | 1 | 30.2 | deflection | |
| Dec 20, 2025 vs EDM | Cycle | — | 4* | 65.4 | one-timer | |
| Dec 20, 2025 vs EDM | Point shot | — | 0 | 16.5 | — | |
| Dec 18, 2025 @ CBJ | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 19.5 | 1-on-0 | |
| Dec 16, 2025 vs WSH | Rush | loose | 1 | 53.3 | — | |
| Dec 14, 2025 vs BOS | Rebound | — | 0 | 13.8 | rebound | |
| Dec 11, 2025 vs DAL | Odd-man rush | pass | 1 | 23.2 | 1-on-0 | |
| Nov 29, 2025 vs BUF | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 36.5 | — | |
| Nov 26, 2025 @ CHI | Point shot | — | 1 | 33.5 | — | |
| Nov 21, 2025 @ PIT | Deflection | loose | 1 | 44.4 | deflection | |
| Nov 21, 2025 @ PIT | Dump and chase | dump | 2 | 20.3 | 2-on-0 | |
| Nov 19, 2025 vs CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 75.3 | 1-on-0 | |
| Nov 15, 2025 vs ANA | Cycle | — | 0 | 63.8 | — | |
| Nov 11, 2025 vs SJS | Cycle | — | 2 | 58.6 | one-timer |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Boldy
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Boldy apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Eriksson Ek | C | 1 | 10:51 | 87% | 75.0% | 100% (1-0) | 0.0% 1:41 | 100.0% 1:03 |
| Quinn Hughes | D | 1 | 9:52 | 79% | 64.0% | 100% (1-0) | 83.3% 2:40 | 64.3% 10:38 |
| Jared Spurgeon | D | 1 | 7:37 | 61% | 66.7% | 100% (1-0) | 70.0% 4:55 | 38.5% 7:36 |
| Blake Coleman | C | 1 | 6:43 | 54% | 46.7% | — (0-0) | 87.5% 5:49 | 0.0% 3:33 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | LW | 1 | 4:35 | 37% | 93.3% | 100% (1-0) | 43.8% 7:57 | 38.5% 8:30 |
| Olli Maatta | D | 1 | 2:39 | 21% | 71.4% | 0% (0-1) | 66.7% 9:53 | 42.3% 12:54 |
| Zach Bogosian | D | 1 | 2:13 | 18% | 85.7% | 0% (0-1) | 62.5% 10:19 | 44.4% 8:14 |
| Jonas Brodin | D | 1 | 1:34 | 13% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 70.0% 10:58 | 54.2% 13:02 |
| Daemon Hunt | D | 1 | 1:11 | 9% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 66.7% 11:21 | 60.0% 8:06 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ NSH | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 21:28 | 12:32 | 5:32 | 1:51 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 21:28 | 21:28 | 34 | 16 | 68.0% | 65.9% | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 1.6 | 0.8 | 50% |
| Even strength | 1 | 12:32 | 12:32 | 21 | 10 | 67.7% | 65.4% | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.8 | 0.5 | 100% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 12:32 | 12:32 | 21 | 10 | 67.7% | 65.4% | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.8 | 0.5 | 100% |
| Power play | 1 | 5:32 | 5:32 | 10 | 1 | 90.9% | 88.9% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.7 | 0.0 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 1:51 | 1:51 | 1 | 3 | 25.0% | 33.3% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0% |
| 5v4 | 1 | 4:52 | 4:52 | 9 | 1 | 90.0% | 87.5% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.5 | 0.0 | 100% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 21:28 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | MIN | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +5 | 4 | 48 | 14.6% | 19 | 8 | 23:36 |
| 2025-26 | MIN | 76 | 42 | 43 | 85 | +18 | 30 | 254 | 16.5% | 60 | 58 | 20:34 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | MIN | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 25.0% | 12 | 5 | 25:01 |
| 2024-25 | MIN | 82 | 27 | 46 | 73 | +1 | 51 | 271 | 10.0% | 52 | 69 | 20:17 |
| 2023-24 | MIN | 75 | 29 | 40 | 69 | +5 | 48 | 227 | 12.8% | 33 | 32 | 18:55 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | MIN | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 4 | 24 | 0.0% | 5 | 4 | 20:53 |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 81 | 31 | 32 | 63 | +1 | 39 | 255 | 12.2% | 65 | 26 | 18:30 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | MIN | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 13 | 7.7% | 3 | 3 | 13:19 |
| 2021-22 | MIN | 47 | 15 | 24 | 39 | +17 | 10 | 113 | 13.3% | 23 | 24 | 15:23 |
Matt Boldy news
- 3 Takeaways From Day 1 Of 2026 Minnesota Wild Training CampThe Hockey Writers
- Minnesota Wild Award Candidates 2026-27The Hockey Writers
- Minnesota Wild Fans Have Reasons for Optimism in 2026-27The Hockey Writers
- Wild 2025-26 Report Cards: Matt BoldyThe Hockey Writers
- Minnesota Wild’s 3 Best Contracts for 2026-27The Hockey Writers
- NHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild, Winnipeg Jets, and the Buffalo SabresNHLRumors.com
- Jason Robertson Trade Options, and Minnesota Wild Trade TargetsNHLRumors.com
- Matthew Boldy with a Goal vs. Colorado Avalanche | Minnesota WildNHL.com
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.