Dubnyk stopped all 14 shots that he faced for his first career playoff shutout in the Wild’s 3-0 win in Game 3. The win gave the Wild a 2-1 series lead. Dubnyk has posted the second best GAA (1.68) and 10th best SV% (.922) in the playoffs so far. Tonight he will look to give the Wild a 3-1 lead—Dubnyk is 6-5-1 in his last 12 starts on home ice.
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Dubnyk surrendered three goals on 26 shots in the Wild’s 4-1 loss to the Blues in Game 2. The series is now tied 1-1, but shifts to Minnesota. Dubnyk has allowed a total of five goals on 47 shots (.894 SV%) in the first two games of the series. He will look to give the Wild a 2-1 lead tonight at Xcel Energy Center, where he was 12-7-1 with a 2.01 GAA and .922 SV% this season.
Dubnyk turned aside 19 of 21 shots in the Wild’s game 1 win in St. Louis. Dubnyk was not all that busy, but should be ready for more shots in game 2 as the Blues will be fighting hard to avoid losing both games on home ice. Dubnyk is 2-1-0 with a 2.25 GAA and .922 SV%.
When Dubnyk was acquired by the Wild their team GAA sat at 3.26. Since trading for Dubnyk, he has gone 27-9-2 with a 1.78 GAA and .936 SV%, lowering the team GAA to a sixth best 2.42. Dubnyk has gone 2-1-0 with a 2.63 GAA and .918 SV% in three starts against the Blues this season.
Dubnyk finally got a night off on Thursday, but will get back in the cage for the regular season finale on Saturday. He recently snapped a three-game losing streak and will make his third start of the season vs. the Blues tonight. Dubnyk is 2-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .944 SV% in his first two starts vs. St. Louis.
With Dubnyk not starting, the Wild feel it will be best to give him the night completely off and have Nicklas Backstrom dress as Darcy Kuemper’s backup tonight in Nashville. There is a chance that he plays on Saturday in St. Louis to keep him sharp going into the postseason.
Dubnyk gave up two goals on 34 shots in the Wild’s 2-0 loss to Winnipeg last night. Despite losing three in a row, the Wild will go back to Dubnyk again tonight in Chicago. During the three-game skid Dubnyk has posted a 2.32 GAA and .915 SV%. Tonight he faces a Chicago team who have four four of five.
Dubnyk made 20 saves on 22 shots in the Wild’s shootout loss to the Red Wings on Saturday. Shockingly Dubnyk has lost two in a row for the first time since his third and fourth game with the Wild (Jan 19/20). He has not faced the Jets this season, but he has gone 12-6-1 with a 2.00 GAA and .921 SV% in 19 starts at home with Minny.
Dubnyk allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Wild’s loss to the Rangers on Thursday. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Dubnyk. In his first start against the Red Wings, he was pulled after allowing four goals on 10 shots. Detroit comes in cold having lost five of six.
Dubnyk made 31 saves on 32 shots in the Wild’s win over the Kings on Saturday. Four days off in between games is a huge help for Dubnyk, who will be starting his 35th consecutive game tonight vs. New York. Dubnyk comes in with a ridiculous 26-6-1 record, 1.70 GAA, .939 SV% and five shutouts since being traded to the Wild.
Dubnyk allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Wild’s win over the Flyers last night. Dubnyk has won his last four starts while posting a 1.72 GAA and .945 SV%—what a surprise, he will start on back-to-back night’s for the sixth time as a member of the Wild. In the first five back-to-backs, Dubnyk is 3-0-2 with a 1.95 GAA and .944 SV%.
Dubnyk made 37 saves on 38 shots in the Wild’s 2-1 shootout win over the Islanders on Tuesday. Dubnyk has won his last three outings and is 9-3-0 with a 1.82 GAA and .941 SV% in the month of March. He has been absurd and tonight marks his 33rd consecutive start—in the previous 32, he has gone 24-6-1 with a 1.71 GAA, .938 SV% and five shutouts.
Dubnyk made 35 saves on 36 shots in the Wild’s 2-1 win in Toronto last night. This will be the fifth time that Dubnyk has started both games of a back-to-back for the Wild. In the first four starts he has gone 2-0-1 with a 2.27 GAA and .935 SV%. He comes in having gone 8-3-0 with a 1.91 GAA and .937 SV% in March.
Dubnyk allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Wild’s 6-3 win over the Blues on Saturday. Dubnyk has won three of his last four while posting a 2.26 GAA and .928 SV%. The Maple Leafs have been playing like one of the NHL’s worst teams for awhile now, so Dubnyk is definitely a must-start tonight.
Dubnyk allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Wild 3-2 loss to Washington on Thursday. He has gone 6-3-0 with a 1.89 GAA and .937 SV% in nine starts this month. One of those wins came last Saturday against these Blues—he made 41 saves in a 3-1 win.
Dubnyk allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Wild’s win in Nashville on Tuesday. He stopped 66 of 69 shots (.956 SV%) in two straight wins. He has bee simply outrageous with the Wild—he is 2-0-0 vs. Washington this season, but only one of those came with Minnesota; he stopped 24 of 25 in a 2-1 win in early March.
Dubnyk made 41 saves on 42 shots in the Wild’s 3-1 win in St. Louis on Saturday. There are no words to describe how brilliant Dubnyk has been since coming to the Wild. It will be his 28th straight start with Minnesota—he has gone 20-5-1 with a 1.66 GAA and .939 SV% in the previous 27 starts.
Dubnyk allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Wild’s 2-1 loss to the Ducks last night. This dude must not get tired because they refuse to take him out of the net. He is 19-5-1 with a 1.69 GAA and .937 SV% in the 26 consecutive starts prior to today. At this point, it is hard not to recommend starting him, but on back-to-back nights, on the road against a good Blues team…I’d be a little worried about this one.
Dubnyk allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Wild’s 6-2 win over the Devils on Tuesday. Tonight he will make an outstanding 27th consecutive start when he takes on the Ducks at home. He has won six of his last seven starts while posting a 1.71 GAA and .943 SV%. He has gone 9-3-0 with a 1.84 GAA and .925 SV% at Xcel Energy Center this season.
Dubnyk allowed three goals on 21 shots in the Wild’s loss to the Avalanche on Sunday. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Dubnyk who proved he really is still human. He is 18-4-1 with a 1.66 GAA and .937 SV% since being traded to the Wild—crazy numbers from the 28-year-old, who draws a strong matchup tonight vs. the Devils.