NHL

Minnesota Wild at Toronto Maple Leafs

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Minnesota Wild
28-13-9
Final
6 - 3
Toronto Maple Leafs
24-17-8

Foligno has first NHL hat trick to double season goals total, Wild beat Maple Leafs 6-3

Marcus Foligno records a hat trick in the Wild's win

The 34-year-old Foligno in the second period at even strength and on a power play, then into an empty net in the third.

Ryan Hartman added a goal and an assist, and Kirill Kaprizov and defensemen Quinn Hughes and Brock Faber each had two assists. Hughes has two goals and 18 assists in 18 games with the Wild since being acquired from Vancouver on Dec. 12.

Filip Gustavsson stopped 27 shots. The Wild have won two straight to open a three-game trip after being swept on a three-game homestand. They beat Buffalo 5-4 in overtime Saturday.

Auston Matthews scored his 25th goal of the season and had an assist for Toronto. John Tavares and Nicholas Robertson also scored. Joseph Woll allowed five goals on 29 shots in two period. Dennis Hildeby stopped nine shots in the third.

The Maple Leafs had won seven in a row a home.

Foligno gave Minnesota a 3-1 lead at 6:53 of the second, Tarasenko followed with his second of the game at 8:24 and Foligno made it 5-1 on a power play with 46 seconds left in the period.

Up next Wild: At Montreal on Tuesday night.

Maple Leafs: Host Detroit on Wednesday night.

Regular Season Series

MIN leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 4:45 Vladimir Tarasenko Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Hartman (9), Kirill Kaprizov (31)
Goal 1st Period 10:29 Ryan Hartman Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Mats Zuccarello (18), Kirill Kaprizov (32)
Goal 1st Period 18:24 John Tavares Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Knies (29), Auston Matthews (17)
Goal 2nd Period 6:53 Marcus Foligno Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Brock Faber (19), Quinn Hughes (38)
Goal 2nd Period 8:24 Vladimir Tarasenko Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Quinn Hughes (39)
Goal 2nd Period 19:14 Marcus Foligno Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Brock Faber (20), Danila Yurov (12)
Goal 3rd Period 6:27 Nicholas Robertson Goal (11) Deflected, assists: Nicolas Roy (14), Easton Cowan (9)
Goal 3rd Period 15:02 Auston Matthews Goal (25) Backhand, assists: Max Domi (17)
Goal 3rd Period 17:22 Marcus Foligno Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Vladimir Tarasenko (15), Nico Sturm (6)

Statistics

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13 Blocked Shots 15
21 Hits 23
5 Takeaways 5
39 Shots 30
2 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 4
66.7 Power Play Percentage 25.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
25 Faceoffs Won 29
46.3 Faceoff Win Percent 53.7
12 Giveaways 12
3 Total Penalties 3
8 Penalty Minutes 6
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Auston Matthews, C Out Mar 19
Chris Tanev, D Injured Reserve Mar 4
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jared Spurgeon, D Day-To-Day Mar 26

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena

Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 18,742 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 48 13 106 10
Dallas 43 18 97 11
Minnesota 41 20 94 12
Utah 37 30 80 6
Nashville 34 29 77 9
Winnipeg 30 30 72 12
St. Louis 30 30 71 11
Chicago 27 32 67 13

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 44 20 96 8
Tampa Bay 44 21 94 6
Montreal 40 21 90 10
Boston 40 24 88 8
Ottawa 38 24 86 10
Detroit 38 25 84 8
Toronto 31 29 75 13
Florida 35 33 73 3
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