Wild rookie Matt Dumba nets first NHL goal

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Relying on rookies in the NHL is a high-risk, high-reward idea. On Saturday night, the Minnesota Wild took the risk, and reaped the rewards.

Rookies Matt Dumba and Justin Fontaine scored their first NHL goals as the Wild cruised to a 5-1 win over the Dallas Stars.

“That’s kind of what we said, we expected to happen eventually here, that we would get what we deserved,” said Wild coach Mike Yeo, liking the progress he’s seeing, especially from his young players in key roles. “We continue to go out and do the right things.”

Dumba got a power play goal in the second to make it 3-0, off a cross-ice pass from Dany Heatley. The Wild’s first-round draft pick in 2012, Dumba played in three of Minnesota’s five games, with significant ice time.

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