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.
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