As Devan Dubnyk inched up in his crease, watching Carolina Hurricanes forward Elias Lindholm with the puck and game on his stick laboring up the ice, Dubnyk wasn't quite sure how many seconds were left in overtime.

Seven seconds left; the puck gets chipped out of Carolina's end. Four seconds left; Lindholm catches up to the puck at Minnesota's blue line. Three seconds left; Lindholm spins by Mikko Koivu.

Less than a second left; Dubnyk sprawls onto his side with his blocker and stick, taking away the daylight between the puck, the goal, and a Wild overtime-loss.

"I didn't realize the clock was that low," Dubnyk said. "Mikko did a real nice job coming over at him, and he makes a nice move, but Mikko put some good pressure on him, and then it's up to me to stay with him there."

In those four seconds, Dubnyk did his part to keep the Wild in it. He's hoping these moments, born out of seconds, will help preserve Minnesota's season by weeks.

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