Boudreau didn't yank Dubnyk to spark Wild: 'It was on him'
Dennis Wierzbicki / USA Today Sports
Bruce Boudreau wasn't coddling his No. 1 goalie after a loss to Chicago on Sunday.
The Minnesota Wild head coach pulled Devan Dubnyk early in the first period after the Blackhawks scored two goals on two shots.
Related: Dubnyk yanked 4 minutes into game vs. Blackhawks
After the game, Boudreau made it clear the message was aimed right at Dubnyk, not the team as a whole.
Boudreau didn't mince words on the decision to pull Dubnyk so quickly. Said it wasn't to spark #mnwild
— Brian Hedger (@BrianHedger) March 12, 2017
"No, it was on him."#Blackhawks
Dubnyk is tied with Sergei Bobrovsky for the NHL lead in wins (36), and his save percentage (.931) remains tops among all regular starting goalies.
For a few minutes, however, Boudreau clearly didn't like what he was seeing.