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After whirlwind, Wild goalie Dubnyk ready for encore

Minnesota Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk knows that expectations will be high with fans wondering what he'll do for an encore.

"I've thought about it a ton," Dubnyk told the St. Paul Pioneer Press this week. "It would be nice not to have to go 27-9 again there at the end. We have to get going faster, have a more consistent start."

The Wild were 18-19-5, losers of 12 of 14 games and eight points out of the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference when Dubnyk arrived in a trade with the Arizona Coyotes on Jan.