"It felt like I got hit by a bullet. Right when I one-pushed to the side, it was pretty sharp. I was having a tough time just straightening myself up when I was on my hands and knees and [I had] a tough time rolling over when I was on my back. You use that part of your body for just about everything that you do. It makes you realize that when it gets hurt that you use it for just about everything. It's still there, but today I was pretty happy with being on the ice pretty quickly."
Dubnyk, who is 2-5-0 with a 3.92 goals-against average and .880 save percentage in seven games with the Wild (3-7-0) this season, hinted Friday that it might make more sense for him to wait for Minnesota's next game, at the Dallas Stars on Tuesday.
"[Alex Stalock] has been giving us good efforts (3-1-2, 2.22 GAA, .916 save percentage)," he said, "so there's no reason that isn't an option."