The Wild beat the Predators 6-5

Matt Boldy scored three goals in the first 13 minutes and assisted on Jared Spurgeon’s goal with 45.1 seconds left in overtime as the Minnesota Wild beat the Nashville Predators 6-5 on Wednesday night.

Yakov Trenin and Vladimir Tarasenko also scored two goals, and Filip Gustafsson made 30 saves for the Wild, who have won five straight games.

Steven Stamkos has a goal and two assists for Nashville, which is 2-0-3 in its last five games. Filip Forsberg, Luke Evangelista, Erik Hula and Roman Josi also scored. Ryan O’Reilly had three assists and Jose Saros stopped 38 shots.

All three matches between the two teams this season have gone to overtime.

In the extra period, Boldy threaded a pass to Spurgeon, who maneuvered to the low slot and beat Saros to the far side.

Tarasenko scored with 4:36 remaining in the third period. But just 34 seconds later, Josie tied the game at 5 points.

The two teams combined to score six goals in a wild first half.

Zach Bogosian sent Poldy on a breakaway with a long pass and beat Saros with a wrist shot between the pads from the low slot to open the scoring at 1:49 of the game.

Boldy struck again at 3:39 on the power play and completed his fourth career hat trick at 12:58. He has 32 goals this season, a career high.

Forsberg scored at 9:26 of the first. Stamkos made it 3-2 with 3:15 remaining in the period and Haula tied it at 3 with 1:39 remaining.

Evangelista gave Nashville the lead 41 seconds into the second. Treinen tied it again with 3:54 remaining in the period when he slammed a shot high into the side of Saros’ stick.

The Wild visit the Colorado Avalanche on February 26 after the Olympic break.

The Predators visit the Washington Capitals on Thursday.