ST. PAUL, Minn – In the Minnesota Wild‘s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night, rookie defenseman Zeev Buium did something no other defenseman has done in Wild history.
Buium, 19, recorded his first NHL goal of his career in the 7-4 loss. He followed that up with an assist later. Both of them came on the power play.
The 6-foot defenseman became the first teenage defenseman in Wild history to register a multi-point game.
“Yeah, I think it’s frustrating. Obviously, scoring feels really good and getting that first one, but at the end of the day you want to compete, and you want to win,” Buium said after the game. “They had some crazy bounces but yeah, can’t sit on it. Just move on.”
He did it in just his second career regular season game and his six career game, including his four career playoff games. In two games this year, Buium has one goal and one assist. He had one assist in four playoff games last year.
Every point of his NHL career has been recorded on the power play.
“I thought it was like that. I thought it was up at times and down at times. So, I think like every player and like the team itâ€s a work in progress,” Wild head coach John Hynes said on Buium after the game. “Nobody right now is a finished product two games in, and your teamâ€s not. Whether itâ€s individual players or the team, we just keep moving.â€
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Minnesota Wild Vs Columbus Blue Jackets: Analytical Recap
ST. PAUL, Minn – I have been tracking some stats about the Minnesota Wild that I will now make available to the public. After each game I will have some analytics that I tracked. Most analytical recaps will be after home games but I may post some road ones too.
– Wild Place Nico Sturm On Injured Reserve.
– Wild Sign Kirill Kaprizov To An Eight-Year Contract Extension.
– Wild Claim Defenseman Daemon Hunt Off Waivers.
– Wild Sign Filip Gustavsson To A Five-Year Contract Extension.
– Wild’s Mats Zuccarello Out For Two Months With Lower-Body Injury.
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