Dubnyk helped the Wild beat the Senators 4-3 and made 24 saves. As he came off the ice, the group of Greenway fans that had traveled across the border from his hometown of Canton, New York helped get his attention.
"Those were the people that made it all happen, to be honest," Mike said. "And they were awesome."
Dubnyk stopped to sign his stick and handed it to Evan, then autographed Evan's sign before heading into the locker room.
Evan went from pure excitement to being overwhelmed. Mike couldn't help but get caught up in the moment too. Last season, Evan got a lot of attention at the glass during the warmup because he was all decked out in Wild gear, but when Minnesota players tried to flip him pucks, they landed in the hands of others.
"My little dude's an emotional man," Mike said. "He got his dad pretty emotional too."