In his first full month as a member of the Minnesota Wild, goaltender Devan Dubnyk was a workhorse and helped lead the club climb the Western Conference standings. After starting all 14 games for Minnesota and posting a 11-2-1 record during the month, Dubnyk was named by the NHL the First Star for the month of February.

The 28-year-old posted a 1.64 goals-against average, .939 save percentage, three shutouts and one assist during the month. He surrendered only 23 goals-against and led the NHL in wins and shutouts in the month of February.His win (24), shutout (six) and 20 consecutive starts (ties Wild franchise record) are career-highs and he ranks T-2nd in the NHL in shutouts, third in GAA (2.15) and T-5th in SV% (.926) this season.Dubnyk became the first Wild player to earn the honor as the First Star of the month. Josh Harding was named the Third Star of the month in 2013.