Dubnyk went 10-1-1 with a 1.88 goals-against average, .934 save percentage and one shutout to backstop the Wild (23-9-4, 50 points) to a 12-1-1 December, including a franchise-record 12-game winning streak. He yielded two or fewer goals in 10 of his 12 appearances, highlighted by an 18-save shutout Dec. 20 vs. COL - his League-leading fifth of the season. The 30-year-old Regina, Sask., native also paces the NHL with a 1.75 goals-against average and .941 save percentage while sharing second place in the League with 19 victories in 29 outings in 2016-17.
This is Dubnyk's fourth career NHL Star of the Month honor (Second Star, March 2016; Third Star, March 2015; First Star, February 2015). The Wild has had only one other NHL Star of the Month besides Dubnyk; goaltender Josh Harding was named Third Star in November 2013.
