Solid goaltending will be a big reason for this year’s Stanley Cup champion’s success – whomever that may be. That’s a given. The Minnesota Wild got that this season, and should expect more of it from Devan Dubnyk during the rest of the playoffs (he recorded the first shutout of the postseason Monday night). But outside of the crease, what’s giving the team that calls the Xcel Energy Center its charge?
It’s a three-pronged answer.
First off, the health of the team has been remarkable recently. Sure it’s the playoffs, and guys may be playing through something that’d knock them out for a game or two during the regular season.