The Wild had a tougher time than expected continuing their winning ways on the road.

They needed Matt Boldy to polish off a hat trick in the third period to finally ditch the sputtering Maple Leafs for good and run away with a 5-2 victory on Thursday night at Scotiabank Arena for their seventh consecutive victory away from home.

The Wild, who are tied atop the NHL with Carolina, extended their point streak to 10 games (8-0-2).

Boldy scored once in each period, giving the Wild a 1-0 lead before tying the game 2-2 and then burying the final go-ahead goal against the Leafs, who have dropped five in a row at home.

This was Boldy’s second hat trick of the season and sixth of his career, and it came at a clutch time.

Boldy’s linemate and the Wild’s top-line center Joel Eriksson Ek didn’t finish the game, leaving in the second period after getting hit up high by Toronto’s Jake McCabe.

The shuffle in Eriksson Ek’s absence led to Michael McCarron getting promoted to the power play, and McCarron whacked in a fourth Wild goal seconds after the Leafs killed off a penalty. Danila Yurov added an empty-netter.

Jesper Wallstedt made 26 saves. Kirill Kaprizov had three assists and Quinn Hughes one to push both their point streaks to 10 games.

This trip wraps up for the Wild (14-3-4) on Saturday against Boston, a game in which Brock Faber could make his season debut after recovering from a skull fracture.

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