St. Paul, MN (SportsNetwork.com) – The Minnesota Wild acquired goaltender Devan Dubnyk from the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday in exchange for a third- round draft pick.<\/p>\n
Dubnyk appeared in 19 games for Arizona this season, posting a record of 9-5-2 with a 2.72 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage.<\/p>\n
The Wild were in need of goaltending depth with Darcy Kuemper sidelined with a lower-body injury he sustained last week in practice. He has missed four Wild games in a row, all losses.<\/p>\n
Veteran Niklas Backstrom has been struggling this season. He owns a 3.04 goals-against average and .887 save percentage and he allowed six goals in Tuesday’s 7-2 loss to Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n
Minnesota has also used 30-year-old John Curry in two games. In four seasons, Curry has played in eight NHL games.<\/p>\n
In his six-year career, the 28-year-old Dubnyk owns a 61-76-21 record with a 2.88 goals-against average and .910 save percentage. He was in his first season with the Coyotes after spending his first five seasons with Edmonton and Nashville.<\/p>\n
Dubnyk had been out-playing incumbent Mike Smith in Arizona. Smith’s goals- against average of 3.52 and .885 save percentage are among the worst in the league.<\/p>\n
In other roster moves Wednesday, the Wild recalled defenseman Matt Dumba from Iowa of the American Hockey League while placing blueliners Justin Falk and Marco Scandella on injured reserve.<\/p>\n
Falk suffered an upper-body injury in Tuesday’s loss at Pittsburgh, while Scandella has been out the last four games with an upper-body issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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