Matt Boldy among Wild Olympians as Fleury fills practice net
matt boldy is one of three Minnesota Wild players still chasing Olympic gold for Team USA as the NHL club rearranged practice duties while several regulars remained at the Winter Olympics.
Matt Boldy keeping offense alive in five Olympic games
Matt Boldy has continued producing for Team USA, collecting a goal and two assists for three points in five games at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The winger came into the break on a scoring streak for Minnesota, where he had played 54 games and compiled 32 goals and 30 assists for 62 points in the NHL season before joining the Olympic roster.
Boldy’s Olympic assist on the overtime game-winner that eliminated Sweden tied him directly to a decisive moment for Team USA: the overtime goal was scored by Wild teammate Quinn Hughes, and Boldy was credited with a primary contribution. That play underscored the connection the trio of Wild Olympians — Hughes, Boldy and Brock Faber — have taken into the tournament.
Fleury back in the Wild net at Tria Rink
With goalies Filip Gustavsson and Jesper Wallstedt with Team Sweden in Milan, the Wild turned to Marc-Andre Fleury to serve as an emergency backup and practice tender. Fleury, 41, donned pads and skates and took to the ice at Tria Rink on Wednesday, Feb. 18, skating laps, stretching and taking his place in the cage for drills.
The early practice featured 2-on-1 drills that put the goalies to the test: Vladimir Tarasenko scored against Fleury, and Marcus Foligno and Vinnie Hinostroza combined on another, with Foligno joking about his confidence after shooting on the former starter. Wild associate head coach Jack Capuano said the mood lifted when Fleury was around, and Fleury reiterated that he remains retired while enjoying time with family and helping out the team "a little bit. "
Wild preparing for a return to the NHL schedule
The Wild plan to resume the NHL season on Feb. 26 at Colorado, and coach Capuano emphasized the need to regain timing and conditioning after the Olympic break. Seven Wild players skated in the Olympic quarterfinal between the United States and Sweden; Team USA’s 2-1 victory ended Sweden’s tournament run and removed four Wild players — Joel Eriksson Ek, Marcus Johansson, and Gustavsson and Wallstedt — from Olympic contention.
Capuano said those returning from the Olympics would not be rushed back into practice and would be given "a few days" to rest before rejoining the team. In the meantime, Fleury and minor-league veteran Adam Carlson handled practice goaltending duties while non-Olympians worked through spirited sessions intended to replicate game pace.
For Boldy, the immediate task at the Olympics remains clear: he must keep pushing toward the net and find more scoring chances to help the U. S. through the tournament’s next round. At the NHL level, his season totals — 32 goals and 30 assists in 54 games — are a concrete measure of his offensive role for Minnesota and a reminder of what the Wild will expect when he returns for the Feb. 26 game in Colorado.
Practice sessions at Tria Rink and the Olympic schedule set a clear short-term timeline: injured or rested Olympians will get a few recovery days before rejoining team practices, and the Wild will reconvene as a full roster ahead of their Feb. 26 matchup in Colorado.
