Despite being in an offensive funk before Tuesday's 6-2 blowout of the Canucks, the Minnesota Wild have had a very strong start to the month of December, where they've historically struggled during Mike Yeo's tenure. With a 5-0-2 record, the Wild already have more wins in December than they did last year.
A lot of that is due to the stellar play of Darcy Kuemper, who has started the last 4 games, stopping 88 of 92 shots in regulation over that time. But Devan Dubnyk is now healthy again, and he returns to the net in his first start since December 5th.