Buium recorded a power-play goal and a power-play assist in Saturday's 7-4 loss to the Blue Jackets.
Buium has logged over 20 minutes of playing time in his first two appearances this season, but unlike what happened in the 5-0 win over St. Louis on Thursday, this time he managed to crack the scoresheet. This was Buium's first multi-point performance of his NHL career, and even though it's been only two games, the 12th overall pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft seems to be shaping up for an excellent rookie year in 2025-26.
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Wild's Zeev Buium: Has big role
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Although Buium didn't record a point in his NHL regular-season debut Thursday, he did log big minutes in the 5-0 victory over St. Louis.
Buium got 20:10 of ice time, including 2:15 with the man advantage. If that workload is a preview of things to come, then Buium is perfectly positioned to have a fantastic rookie campaign. The 19-year-old was taken with the No. 12 overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. He excelled as a sophomore with the University of Denver in 2024-25, recording 13 goals, 48 points and 44 PIM in 41 outings. He also registered an assist in four playoff outings with Minnesota last year.
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Wild's Zeev Buium: Slated to suit up Thursday
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Buium (upper body) will make his preseason debut Thursday against the Stars, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Buium sustained an upper-body injury last week and was held out of Tuesday's preseason game against the Stars. However, he'll be able to return to action a week later, which should give him some time to work with the team ahead of Minnesota's Opening Night matchup against the Blues on Oct. 9.
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Wild's Zeev Buium: Won't play versus Stars
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Buium (upper body) will not be in the lineup for Tuesday's preseason game against Dallas.
Buium was labeled day-to-day by the team Friday, so it doesn't seem like this is a long-term concern for the blueliner. Still, as a 19-year-old rookie, Buium can't afford to miss too much training camp time if he is going to be a factor for the Wild this season.
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Wild's Zeev Buium: Dealing with upper-body injury
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Buium sustained an upper-body injury Thursday and is considered day-to-day, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Although it's discouraging that Buium is dealing with an injury early in camp, head coach John Hynes said Friday that he doesn't consider the injury to be serious. It's unclear whether Buium will miss any time during the preseason, but it wouldn't be surprising to see him be able to suit up for Opening Night.
