Dubnyk made 35 saves to pick up yet another win for the Wild, who play at Long Island against the New York Islanders on Tuesday night (5:45 PM, AM 1390).
Schmidt learned he would stick with the big club and play in the game against his hometown team during the morning skate. There was speculation that he would be reassigned to Hershey (AHL) with other defensemen returning from injury.
The Minnesota Wild earned their eighth straight road win by topping the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Tuesday night. The Wild now have 85 points on the season and remain in the top wild card spot for the playoffs.
The Wild now trail the Chicago Blackhawks by only three points for third place in the Western Conference's Central Division. Minnesota is set to host Anaheim on Friday night.
The Minnesota Wild lost 3-2 against Colorado Sunday. The Av's scored 1 goal in each period and led 3-0 before Minnesota got on the board in the 3rd period. The Wild got goals from Chris Stewart and Thomas Vanek.
Devan Dubnyk made 24 saves on 25 shots to pick up the win. Dubnyk is now 17-3-1 with Minnesota with a 1.62 GAA in 22 games. The Wild are at Carolina on Friday night (5:45, AM 1390 The Fan).
The Wild maintain the eighth spot in the Western Conference, three points ahead of Los Angeles and San Jose and only one point behind seventh place Winnipeg.
The Minnesota Wild lost 2-1 at home against Edmonton Tuesday night. All 3 goals were scored in the 1st period. Benoit Pouliot scored both Edmonton goals while Thomas Vanek scored the lone Wild goal, his 13tth.
The Minnesota Wild scored a team-record six goals in the third period to beat the Dallas Stars 6-2 Sunday night at Xcel Energy Center. The Wild are now 31-21-7 on the season and now hold the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference