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Wild vs. Canadiens: Not all has been bad in Minnesota’s start to the season

By Tim Johnson

Matt Dumba, right, is part of a Minnesota Wild defense that has struggled at the start of the season. Minnesota heads into Montreal on Tuesday nightl.(Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports
Matt Dumba, right, is part of a Minnesota Wild defense that has struggled at the start of the season. Minnesota heads into Montreal on Tuesday nightl.(Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports /
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Calen Addison, Minnesota Wild
Calen Addison leads all NHL rookies with six points so far this season, and his six assists is tied for the most among all defensemen (Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports) /

The Wild blueline entered the week leading all NHL rookies in points with six and also was second among defenseman, two behind Buffalo’s Rasmus Dahlin.

Addison’s six assists through five games is tied with Colorado’s Cale Makar for the most among all defensemen so far this season.

He had  three assists vs. Colorado on Oct. 17 which set a franchise record for single-game assists by a rookie defenseman

The 22-year-old has played between 17 to 21 shifts a game so far and playing time has ranged from 15:38 to 20:25 minutes per game so far.

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