This season, he peaked on opening night with seven hits against the Colorado Avalanche, but has averaged three or four hits most games since.
Last season, he was a revelation, breaking out as a point scoring right-handed defenseman with 14 goals and 36 assists to finish the year with 50 points. His previous best season with the Minnesota Wild prior was 34 points the previous season.
This season, Matt Dumba has been held to 5 points in his 11 appearances; 3 goals and 2 assists. The past three games though haven’t been kind, with no points.
To some extent, you could argue that Matt Dumba is taking out the frustrations of a pointless streak with his increased hitting.