![Marcus Johansson (90) of the Minnesota Wild and Alex Wennberg (21) of the Seattle Wild battle for the puck in the second period Monday, March 27, 2023, at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • carlos.gonzalez@startribune.com.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/O3MGLHJ3Y2364GITF6XURGV524.jpg?&w=1080)
STAR TRIBUNE'S THREE STARS
1. Matt Boldy, Wild: The winger scored his second hat trick in five games to sit two goals shy of 30.
2. Marc-Andre Fleury, Wild: The goaltender racked up 35 saves.
3. Joel Eriksson Ek, Wild: The center assisted on Boldy's last two goals.
BY THE NUMBERS
2 Natural hat tricks for the Wild this season (Boldy and Kirill Kaprizov Feb. 26 vs. Columbus), the first time that's happened in franchise history.
3 Hat tricks for Boldy in his NHL career, which is tied for second on the Wild's all-time list.
11 Goals for Boldy in the nine games the Wild have played without the injured Kaprizov.
