The Minnesota Wild goaltender revealed after his team's Game 6 ouster by the Dallas Stars that he was playing with a blocker-side hand injury, according to the Star Tribune's Michael Russo. The netminder "was in pain every time he played the puck," Russo tweeted.
Dubnyk didn't have a great series. He entered Game 6 with a .892 save percentage, and allowed five goals on 24 shots Sunday.
Dubnyk: "It was disappointing to end on a strange goal. It's tough to sit on a bouncer like that...But that's the way it is."
After entering the final frame of a must-win Game 6 down 4-0, the team went off for four goals, but ultimately fell short and watched the Dallas Stars advance to the second round.
It was clear after the game that the lack of a full 60-minute effort caused the team's demise.
"We need to bring that the whole game," said forward Charlie Coyle. "It was right there for us. Never out of the fight there. It came down to inches."
Defenseman Jared Spurgeon - whose two goals were key in the team's attempted comeback - echoed Coyle's thoughts.
Spurgeon: "The pride we have in this room. No one wants to go out the way we were playing the first two periods." #mnwild
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The Americans were the defend...
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Bjugstad was injured during the first extra pe...
It's a sight that will haunt the dreams of the Minnesota Wild.
The team came within a fraction of an inch of tying Sunday's Game 6 in the final minute of play and potentially prolonging their series with the Dallas Stars.
Forward Nino Niedereitter banged away at a puck in close - upon further review, very close.
The Dallas Stars advanced to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in eight years with a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Wild in Game 6 on Sunday.
Thanks to Jared Spurgeon and Jonas Brodin, the Wild got back into Game 6 on Sunday with two goals in 16 seconds - the two fastest goals in Wild playoff history.
That cut the Dallas Stars' lead to 4-2 before Spurgeon scored again to make it a one-goal game. The Stars can advance to the second round with a win over the Wild.
ST. LOUIS - The Chicago Blackhawks have big-time momentum heading into Game 7.
It's not a must-win situation yet for the Anaheim Ducks, who'll also be trying to wrap up their first-round series on the road.
The defending Stanley Cup champi...
The Dallas Stars captain continued his stellar postseason, collecting his fourth goal of the playoffs and third point of the day with a deadly wrister over the glove hand of Minnesota Wild netminder Devan Dubnyk.
The goal stretched the Stars lead to 4-0 in a crucial Game 6, while Benn's three points Sunday put him atop the playoff scoring-race with 10 points.
The tributes to Prince continued before Game 6 between the Minnesota Wild and the Dallas Stars on Sunday.
The Wild held a moment of silence for the late icon, who died Thursday at the age of 57.
It wasn't the only way the club remembered the singer, producer and multi-instrumentalist, who was born in the North Star State and lived there until his death.