Matt
Boldy
L · MIN · Two-way · Elite
- PAL
- 98
- WAR
- 4.2
- Value
- 96
- PTS
- 85
2025-26№ 10 / 615
Matt Boldy (Minnesota Wild) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Matt Boldy
#12LPlays: Left wing · 11% of faceoffs
Minnesota Wild
HEIGHT : 188 cm · WEIGHT : 91 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : April 4, 2001 · Milford, United States
Drafted : 2019 · MIN · round 1, pick #12
Contract : $7,000,000 · 2023-24 → 2029-30 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFAM-NTC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Minnesota Wild | 19 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 19 |
| 2025-26 | Minnesota Wild | 76 | 42 | 43 | 85 | 30 |
| 2024-25 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 27 | 46 | 73 | 51 |
| 2023-24 | Minnesota Wild | 75 | 29 | 40 | 69 | 48 |
| 2022-23 | Minnesota Wild | 81 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 39 |
| 2021-22 | Minnesota Wild | 47 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 10 |
| NHL totals | 380 | 151 | 195 | 346 | 197 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Minnesota Wild | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | Minnesota Wild | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | Minnesota Wild | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | Minnesota Wild | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Playoff totals | 29 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 14 | |
Matt Boldy: our analysis
2025-26 season: 76 GP, 42 G, 43 A, 85 PTS, +18 +/-, 20:34 TOI. WAR 4.2 (10th of 615) · PAL 98, elite.
In 2025-26, Matt Boldy, 25, posts a PAL Rating of 98 out of 100 (elite), and his WAR of 4.2 ranks 10th among 615 regulars, among the league's elite.
His strengths: penalty kill (96, among the best in the league), offense (94, among the best in the league) and shooting (93, among the best in the league).
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+9.0).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 86 in 2024-25 to 98; his WAR went from 1.6 to 4.2.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 96 (exceptional value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Matt Boldy's story
Raised in Millis, Massachusetts after a family move during his childhood, Matt Boldy developed his game in local programs before progressing to the U.S. National Team Development Program. Early stops at Medway High and Dexter Southfield preceded his arrival in the USNTDP, where his play drew attention from college and NHL scouts alike.
Boldy translated that attention into results with the USNTDP, compiling 81 points in 64 games during the 2018–19 campaign. He committed to Boston College for the 2019–20 season and returned for a sophomore year in 2020–21 that saw him lead the Eagles in scoring and earn a spot among the Hobey Baker Award Top Ten finalists—after which he chose to turn professional.
Selected 12th overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, Boldy signed an entry‑level deal in March 2021 and began his pro career with the Iowa Wild in the AHL. His NHL debut came on January 6, 2022, when he scored the game‑winner against Boston, and he notched his first NHL hat trick on February 14, 2022. He closed his rookie NHL season with 15 goals and 24 assists in 47 games. In January 2023 the Wild signed him to a seven‑year contract extension.
Internationally, Boldy has represented the United States, appearing at the 4 Nations Face‑Off in 2024 and earning a place on the 2026 Olympic roster. In the Olympic final he scored the opening goal in a 2–1 overtime victory over Canada.
On the ice, Boldy combines scoring touch with playmaking; he produces high‑end offensive nights and, by late February 2026, had matched a franchise mark for four‑point games and became the first Wild player with back‑to‑back four‑point performances. His game is built around creating chances and finishing them.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 21:29
- PP TOI/GP
- 4:17
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:08
- Pts/GP
- 0.89
- EV points
- 13
- Hits
- 15
- Blocks
- 12
- Takeaways
- 14
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 57.7 %
- Off. zone starts
- 37.4 %
- Faceoffs
- 25.0 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
84between 60 and 101 (80% range)
- Goals
- 38
- Assists
- 46
- Games
- 81
So far: 17 pts in 19 games. The team has played 19 of 84 games. Projected pace: 1.08 pts per game (last season: 1.12).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Trending up
- Points per game: 0.92 in 23-24, 1.12 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 86 → 98
Outlook, age included
↑ Trending upAge 25: prime years
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 85 %
93
Star
- SK
- Skating
- 74
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 76
- Confidence 88 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 96
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 83
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 66
- Confidence 88 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 75
- Confidence 66 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 74
- Confidence 88 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 68
- Confidence 54 %
- PA
- Passing
- 86
- Confidence 85 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 86
- Confidence 85 %
- DF
- Defense
- 84
- Confidence 83 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 95
- Confidence 68 %
- EX
- Experience
- 76
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating74
- Top speed (35 %)36.4 · 81
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)4.018 · 68
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.8 · 65
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.7 · 80
ST — Strength76
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.969 · 75
- Body mass (50 %)0.038 · 76
EN — Endurance96
- Ice time per game (45 %)18.3 · 92
- Total ice time (20 %)1,498 · 91
- Shift length (15 %)56.3 · 96
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)16.9 · 88
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)4.112 · 96
DU — Durability83
- Share of games played (100 %)0.865 · 83
CK — Checking66
- Hits /60 (70 %)2.633 · 64
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.08 · 64
- Season volume (10 %)4.111 · 73
FG — Fighting75
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.816 · 75
DI — Discipline74
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.018 · 74
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.725 · 72
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.833 · 77
FO — Faceoffs68
- Faceoff % (85 %)48.9 · 72
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)10.4 · 40
PA — Passing86
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.884 · 83
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.723 · 89
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.203 · 84
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)5.549 · 86
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.672 · 83
SC — Scoring86
- Goals /60 (25 %)1.357 · 89
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)1.107 · 87
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.587 · 82
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.319 · 75
- xG per shot (10 %)0.076 · 61
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)19.7 · 89
DF — Defense84
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.101 · 86
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.011 · 76
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.56 · 78
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.214 · 92
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.398 · 77
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)58 · 77
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.384 · 76
PS — Penalty shot95
- Shootouts (60 %)40.2 · 96
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience76
- Career regular-season games (65 %)83
- Career playoff games (25 %)64
- NHL seasons (10 %)61
OV — Overall93
- SC · Scoring (28 %)86
- PA · Passing (22 %)86
- DF · Defense (18 %)84
- SK · Skating (12 %)74
- EN · Endurance (8 %)96
- DI · Discipline (5 %)74
- ST · Strength (4 %)76
- CK · Checking (3 %)66
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 93 | 74 | 86 | 84 |
| 2024-25 | 88 | 73 | 81 | 84 |
| 2023-24 | 89 | 71 | 86 | 85 |
| 2022-23 | 86 | 69 | 84 | 87 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
4.2
wins above replacement
10 of 615
PAL Rating
98/ 100
Performance · Elite
9 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
96/ 100
Exceptional value
7.00 M$ · expected PAL 69
ProfileTwo-wayStrong at both ends
- Offense
- 94
- Defense
- 90
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- Offense
- 94
- Creation
- 83
- Shooting
- 93
- Possession
- 80
- Defense
- 68
- Discipline
- 83
- Power play
- 91
- Penalty kill
- 96
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | MIN | 4.2 | 98 | 96 | 7.00 M$ |
| 2024-25 | MIN | 1.6 | 86 | 71 | 7.00 M$ |
| 2023-24 | MIN | 2.8 | 95 | 91 | 7.00 M$ |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 1.8 | 86 | 95 | 0.88 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
82/ 100
Very good
better than 82% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
45/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
92/ 100
Elite
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 75 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 65
- Shot selection
- 18
- Penalties drawn
- 67
- Puck management
- 67
Defense
- Takeaways
- 71
- Discipline
- 79
- Safe zone exits
- 78
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | MIN | 82 | 45 | 92 |
| 2024-25 | MIN | 53 | 29 | 74 |
| 2023-24 | MIN | 78 | 60 | 79 |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 28 | 10 | 58 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
4.2
wins above replacement
2.7 to 6.5 — 90% interval
10 of 615 forwards
+22.4 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +4.3
- EV defense
- +1.6
- Power play
- +1.1
- Penalty kill
- +0.8
- Shooting
- +9.0
- Penalties
- +1.7
- Average → replacement
- +3.9
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | MIN | 76 | 4.2 | 2.7 to 6.5 | 10/615 |
| 2024-25 | MIN | 79 | 1.6 | 0.1 to 3.6 | 95/596 |
| 2023-24 | MIN | 75 | 2.8 | 1.6 to 4.6 | 33/608 |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 81 | 1.8 | -0.1 to 4.1 | 72/617 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 144.5 km/h91st percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.5 km/h31st percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 1337th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 47.7 %97th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 98.7 km99th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 6.29 km96th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 44.8 %96th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 16.8 %4th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 35.5 %92nd percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 81100th percentile | 791st percentile | 8.6 %23rd percentile |
| High danger | 1589th percentile | 274th percentile | 13.3 %31st percentile |
| Mid range | 32100th percentile | 599th percentile | 15.6 %60th percentile |
| Long range | 898th percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %87th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
TBL
SJS
PHI
WSH
NYI
UTA
VAN
SEA
CGY
EDM
CBJ
STL
WPG
VGK
FLA
BUF
BOS
NSHMatt Boldy: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Matt Boldy have in 2026-27?
Matt Boldy has 7 goals and 17 points (10 assists) in 19 games in 2026-27.
How old is Matt Boldy?
Matt Boldy is 25 years old: he was born on April 5, 2001.
How tall is Matt Boldy, and how much does he weigh?
Matt Boldy is 6'2" (188 cm) and weighs 201 lb (91 kg).
Where is Matt Boldy from?
United States: Matt Boldy was born in Milford, Massachusetts, United States.
What team does Matt Boldy play for?
Matt Boldy plays for the Minnesota Wild in the NHL, at L, wearing number 12.
Is Matt Boldy injured?
No: Matt Boldy is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Matt Boldy?
Matt Boldy produced 4.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 10th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 98 out of 100: elite for his position.
How much does Matt Boldy make?
Matt Boldy earns $7.0M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 96 out of 100 (exceptional value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Matt Boldy's contract end?
Matt Boldy's contract runs through the 2029-30 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a M-NTC clause.
Is Matt Boldy overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 96 out of 100 (exceptional value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Matt Boldy a top-10 player at his position?
Yes: by WAR, he ranks 10th of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Matt Boldy getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 86 in 2024-25 to 98 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Matt Boldy played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Matt Boldy has 10 points (2 goals, 8 assists).
What are Matt Boldy's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Matt Boldy has 380 games, 151 goals, 195 assists and 346 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 85 points in 76 games.
Where was Matt Boldy drafted?
Matt Boldy was drafted 12th overall (round 1) by Minnesota Wild in 2019.
Is Matt Boldy better at home or on the road?
At home: in 2026-27, he averages 1.00 points per game at home (7 in 7 games) and 0.83 on the road (10 in 12 games).
How does Matt Boldy perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Matt Boldy has 29 games and 24 points in his career. His pace (0.83 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.91).
Which player is most similar to Matt Boldy?
Seth Jarvis: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Seth Jarvis's page →Is Matt Boldy a good fantasy pick?
Yes, a top-tier pick: our projection has him at 84 points in 2026-27, or 1.04 points per game.
Is Matt Boldy related to anyone famous?
Yes: Todd Boldy (father, football player at the University of Maine; serves as a member of the Attleboro Police Department).
What is Matt Boldy's nationality?
Matt Boldy is American. Internationally: represents the United States; Olympic gold medalist at the 2026 Winter Olympics (scored the opening goal in the gold-medal game); played at the 4 Nations Face-Off in 2024.
What awards has Matt Boldy won?
Hobey Baker Award Top Ten Finalist (2021) ; named a top-10 NHL forward by NHL.com at the end of the 2024–25 season.
How many championships has Matt Boldy won?
1: Olympic gold medal with Team USA at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Where did Matt Boldy play before turning pro?
USA Hockey National Team Development Program (USNTDP) in the USHL, 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons; Boston College, 2019–20 to 2020–21 seasons.
How many points is Matt Boldy projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 84 points in 81 games in 2026-27 (60 to 101 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Minnesota Wild teammates
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