Buium scored a power-play goal, recorded a power-play assist and placed two shots on net in Sunday's 2-1 win over New Jersey.
In the 20-year-old blueliner's debut with the Canucks, he recorded a power-play assist 1:01 into the contest. At 6:48 of the first period, he lit the lamp with a man advantage to double the lead for his new team. Between Minnesota and Vancouver, Buium is up to four goals, 12 assists, 33 shots on goal and 16 blocks through 32 games this season. His rookie campaign has seen its ups and downs, but it's an encouraging sign that his confidence hasn't wavered after being traded for Quinn Hughes on Friday. After Sunday's performance, Buium is likely set to take over Vancouver's quarterback role on the top power-play unit moving forward, giving him a shot to join this season's race for the Calder Trophy.
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Wild's Zeev Buium: Scores on power play Tuesday
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Buium scored a power-play goal in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Predators.
Buium snapped a three-game point drought with the tally. The 19-year-old defenseman has three goals and six assists through 14 appearances, with six of his nine points coming on the power play. He's added 19 shots on net, four blocked shots, three hits, two PIM and a minus-11 rating. Relying on power-play production alone makes Buium a bit volatile for fantasy, but he has plenty of scoring potential with little upside in other areas.
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Wild's Zeev Buium: Lights lamp in overtime loss
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Buium scored a goal in Sunday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Sharks.
Buium is on a three-game point streak, earning a goal and two assists in that span. The 19-year-old defenseman has earned eight points (two goals, six assists) through his first 10 NHL regular-season outings. He's added 15 shots on net, four blocked shots and a minus-8 rating while averaging 20:01 of ice time. Buium has immense scoring potential, but his defensive play is still a work in progress, so his ice time may fluctuate a bit.
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Wild's Zeev Buium: First two points of career
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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: 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.
