Wild goalie Dubnyk week to week with lower-body injury

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Minnesota Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk is week to week with a lower-body injury.

Dubnyk was injured in the first period of a 2-1 shootout win against the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.

"He's coming on the trip but he's not going to play," coach Bruce Boudreau said. "He will probably (be) off the ice until the weekend. Then we're going to Ottawa (Tuesday) and then Florida (Dec. 22), he's got a better chance to get on the ice and work with the team.

Following a game against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, the Wild begin a four-game road trip against the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.

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In 23 games this season, Dubnyk is 12-8-2 with a 2.69 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage with three shutouts. He's started at least 65 games in each of the past two seasons with the Wild.

"You probably don't notice it early on," Boudreau said. "It'll be noticeable if he has an extended period of time out. I mean, like any great player, the teams get back the first week or two because they play above what they're capable of because they know great players are out. If it lasts three, four, five weeks then all of a sudden they're in the same boat as a lot of other teams that have lost their No. 1 goalie. It becomes problematic."

Backup Alex Stalock replaced Dubnyk and made 16 saves on 17 shots in the win against Calgary. He will start against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday (8 p.m. ET; FS-N, SND, NHL.TV).

Stalock is 4-3-1 with a 2.93 GAA and .907 save percentage this season.

"He's done well for us," Boudreau said. "The only game where he's been moderately average was [a 7-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Nov. 27] and the rest of the guys didn't really help him that night but we have all the confidence in the world in him."

The Wild recalled goaltender Steve Michalek from Iowa of the American Hockey League. He is 6-1-2 with a 2.52 goals-against average and .926 save percentage this season. The 24-year-old was selected by Minnesota in the sixth round (No. 161) of the 2011 NHL Draft.

- NHL.com Correspondent Jessi Pierce contributed

Dubnyk, Ryan, Coyle and Hanzal named our 'Three Stars of the Night'

NEW YORK -- UNB! Network NHL/hockey blog "The Neutral Zone" has named Devan Dubnyk, Bobby Ryan. and the duo of Charlie Coyle and Martin Hanzal as their 'Three Stars of the Night' for all NHL playoff games taking place on April 19, 2017.

FIRST STAR - DEVAN DUBNYK, G, MINNESOTA WILD

Dubnyk denied all 28 shots he faced to help the Wild stave off elimination and force Game 5 in their First Round series.

SECOND STAR - BOBBY RYAN, F, OTTAWA SENATORS

Ryan scored the only goal of the contest at 5:49 of the third period as the Senators took a 3-1 series lead. Ryan is second in Senators history to score a GWG in consecutive games of a playoff series (Daniel Alfredsson, 1997 CQF).

THIRD STAR(S) - CHARLIE COYLE and MARTIN HANZAL, F/D, MINNESOTA WILD

Coyle and Hanzal each scored to power the Wild to a 2-0 win over the Blues to keep their playoff hopes alive.

Lucic, Burns, Dubnyk named our 'Three Stars of the Night'

NEW YORK – UNB! Network NHL/hockey blog 'The Neutral Zone' has named Milan Lucic, Brent Burns, and Devan Dubnyk as their 'Theee Stars of the Night' for the National Hockey League games taking place on April 6, 2017.

FIRST STAR - MILAN LUCIC, F, EDMONTON OILERS

Per the Elias Sports Bureau, Lucic scored the second natural hat trick of his NHL career (also Nov. 18, 2010 vs. Florida).

SECOND STAR - BRENT BURNS, D, SAN JOSE SHARKS

Burns is the first defenseman with 75+ points in consecutive seasons since Brian Leetch in 1995-96 and 1996-97.

THIRD STAR - DEVAN DUBNYK, G, MINNESOTA WILD
Dubnyk made 30 saves to become the first goaltender in Wild history to reach the 40-win mark in a season.

Dubnyk, Hedman, Quenneville named our 'Three Stars of the Night'

NEW YORK – UNB! Network NHL/hockey blog 'The Neutral Zone' has named Devan Dubnyk, Victor Hedman and John Quenneville as their 'Theee Stars of the Night' for the National Hockey League games taking place on March 21, 2017.

FIRST STAR - DEVAN DUBNYK, G, MINNESOTA WILD

Dubnyk made 21 saves to help the Wild (44-22-6, 94 points) snap a five-game slide (0-5-0). He earned his 37th win of 2016-17 to match the Wild record for most in a season by a goaltender (Niklas Backstrom in 2008-09).

SECOND STAR - VICTOR HEDMAN, D, TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

Victor Hedman became the third defenseman in Lightning history to hit 60-point mark in a season (Roman Hamrlik in 1995-96, Dan Boyle in 2006-07).

THIRD STAR - JOHN QUENNEVILLE, F, NEW JERSEY DEVILS

Quenneville scored the first goal of his NHL career (6 GP) in tbe Devils' 3-2 overtime win against the Rangers.

Fleury, Dubnyk, Kessel named our 'Three Stars of the Night'

NEW YORK – UNB! Network NHL/hockey blog 'The Neutral Zone' has named Marc-Andre Fleury, Devan Dubnyk, and Phil Kessel as their 'Theee Stars of the Night' for the National Hockey League games taking place on March 10, 2017.

FIRST STAR - MARC-ANDRE FLEURY, G, PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

Fleury of the Penguins earned the 374th win of his NHL career to tie John Vanbiesbrouck for 15th on the all-time list.

SECOND STAR - DEVAN DUBNYK, G, MINNESOTA WILD

Dubnyk earned his 36th win of 2016-17 to match his single-season career high from 2014-15.

THIRD STAR - PHIL KESSEL, F, PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

Kessel scored the decisive goal in the shootout to guide the Penguins (42-16-8, 92 points) to their fourth consecutive win.

Dubnyk, Eichel, Bobrovsky named our 'Three Stars of the Night'

NEW YORK – UNB! Network NHL/hockey blog 'The Neutral Zone' has named Devan Dubnyk, Jack Eichel and Sergei Bobrovsky as their 'Theee Stars of the Night' for the National Hockey League games taking place on March 5, 2017.

FIRST STAR - DEVAN DUBNYK, G, MINNESOTA WILD

Dubnyk earned his League-leading 35th win of the season as the Wild (42-15-6, 90 points) retook the top spot in the Western Conference.

SECOND STAR - JACK EICHEL, G, BUFFALO SABRES

Eichel scored to extend his career-long point streak to 10 games (3-10—13).

THIRD STAR - SERGEI BOBROVSKY, G, COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS

Bobrovsky (SO) earned his 34th win of the campaign to set a @BlueJacketsNHL record for wins in a season (Steve Mason: 33 in 2008-09).

Bishop and Dubnyk Injured on Saturday

"The Neutral Zone" Injury Report

DEVAN DUBNYK

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Darcy Kuemper stopped all nine shots he faced in relief of injured Devan Dubnyk and the Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-0 on Saturday night.

Dubnyk left a scoreless game with a lower-body injury midway through the second period after making 11 saves. Kuemper kept the shutout intact to earn his first win of the season.

Matt Dumba opened the scoring on a big slap shot with 6:33 left in the second period, then Justin Fontaine and Jason Pominville scored in the third.

Dubnyk sparked Minnesota to a playoff berth last year and is fourth among all goaltenders in minutes played this season.

Neither Wild goalie was challenged much. Minnesota controlled play and outshot Colorado 44-20, and Semyon Varlamov made a season-high 41 saves for the Avalanche.

BEN BISHOP

SAN JOSE -- Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop left the game against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on Saturday with 11:10 remaining after sustaining an apparent injury to his face.

Bishop appeared to be hit in the mask by Sharks forward Tomas Hertl's stick as Hertl and Tampa Bay's J.T. Brown battled for position in front of the crease. He was helped off the ice by team medical personnel.

Andrei Vasilevskiy replaced Bishop, who had stopped 24 of 26 shots and left the game with Tampa Bay leading 4-2. The Lightning held on for a 4-3 victory.