The current Minnesota bench boss decided to employ his big weapons to celebrate the occasion, starting star goaltender Devan Dubnyk in the second half of a back-to-back.
His struggles in the past few games have been well documented but it doesn’t change the fact that the former Vezina finalist has had a remarkable season.
Unfortunately for the Ducks, he had clutch stops and made the saves that had to be made.
In a 4-3 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings the day before, back-up Darcy Kuemper fulfilled the net minding duties.
Game in a nutshell:
Matched:
The noticeable advantage in winning draws have been a key ingredient to having points on the board.