ST. LOUIS — South St. Paul native Alex Stalock might not play a game for the Wild this postseason. In fact, he probably won’t as starter Devan Dubnyk likely will have the keys to the car the rest of the way with the Wild trailing the St. Louis Blues 2-0 in the Western Conference quarterfinals.

That said, the fact that Stalock could suit up in a playoff series in any capacity is an accomplishment considering he spent most of this season in the minor leagues.

Stalock was called up from the minors Saturday morning, a day after his season with the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League concluded. He was 23-17-8 with a 2.28 goals-against average and a .926 save percentage in 50 games in the minors.

Stalock also went 1-1-0 with a 1.51 goals against average and a .944 save percentage in two starts with the Minnesota Wild a couple of weeks ago. That two-game cup of coffee served as a pseudo-tryout for Stalock, who could assume the backup role over the struggling Darcy Kuemper.

It doesn’t appear that Stalock will garner a start between the pipes in the near future, as coach Bruce Boudreau has the utmost confidence in Dubnyk despite the 2-0 series deficit. Dubnyk has a 1.78 goals-against average and .917 save percentage in two games this postseason.

“Well, he’s only given up two goals a game, or four goals in seven periods,” Boudreau said. “Our confidence is we believe in him and we expect him to be great (in Game 3).” Related Articles Marcus Johansson, a winger by trade, is confident he can play center for Wild

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BLUE-LINE DEPTH

At points throughout this season, Boudreau found himself having to rely heavily on veteran defensemen Ryan Suter and Jared Spurgeon to provide a sense of calm on the back end.

Although that isn’t untrue two games into the postseason, young buck defensemen Marco Scandella and Matt Dumba have been outstanding, too.

Scandella has been at the top of his game and Dumba has been responsible in both ends.

“His confidence is at an all-time high for me,” Boudreau said of Scandella. “He’s been really good. Just hope it continues to be that way and the rest of the players can get up to his level.”

“Well, we need all six defensemen going in the playoffs,” Boudreau added. “You can’t rely on one guy. Bobby Orr’s not playing anymore. So we have to rely on six D to be as good as they can be, and if we’ve got four D or three D, it’s not going to be successful.”

BRIEFLY

— Erik Haula missed Saturday’s practice after being dumped into the boards by Blues winger Scottie Upshall during Game 2. “Just a maintenance day for him,” Boudreau said. “He’s a little sore. There was no sense pushing it.”

— Victor Bartley was activated from injured reserved after missing the entire season to this point with a triceps injury sustained during the preseason. It’s highly unlikely the veteran defenseman sees any sort of action in the near future.