A new scoring system is in place after last year's state tournament controversy at Target Center that led to an awards-ceremony protest and suspensions at several metro-area schools.
Dubnyk gave up 12 goals in his previous three starts, but he had given up nine goals in the five starts before that. All were losses as Dubnyk saw his once 18-11-4 record become 18-18-5.
Two months after saying he was leaning against using a search firm to hire a new athletic director, University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler has changed his mind.
Wild coach Mike Yeo continued to talk about the progress his team has made in recent games, but understands that people are frustrated when the progress doesn't result in victories.
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