Former Breck and Minnesota Gopher star Blake Wheeler netted his second goal of the season in a 4-3 loss to Colorado in a rare Monday matinee game. The goal came midway through the second period and tied the game 2-2. Wheeler tipped the puck in on a pass from Michael Ryder on a rush into the Avs zone.See Goal Here
Wheeler had two shots in the game in 12:43 of ice time. Wheeler finished with 21 goals and 24 assists in 81 games during his rookie year last year. The 21 goals were his highest total since high school. His best season in college was his sophomore season when he scored 18 goals and 21 assists in 44 games.
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Both Zach Parise and Jamie Langenbrunner scored shootout goals to give New Jersey a shootout win over the Washington Capitals. The Devils used a late surge to tie the game and send it into overtime. Former Minnesota Wild forward Brian Rolston scored his second goal of the season.
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Chicago Blackhawks forward Dustin Byfuglien, a Minneapolis native, scored his third goal of the year in a dramatic 6-5 overtime win over Calgary. Chicago was down 5-0 11:43 into the first period. Byfuglien now has three goals on the season and has added one assist. The goal actually started in the defensive zone where Byfuglien poked the puck off the Calgaray defenseman's stick right to his teammate Patrick Kane who rushed it up ice and fed Byfuglien in front of the Flames net. Instead of pulling the trigger immediately, Byfuglien showed his scoring skill and waiting for the goalie and sliding it to his forehand.
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This is Byfuglien's fifth year with the Blackhawks, but only second season where he has started the season on the NHL roster. He was called up early in the 2007-2008 season after getting seven points in his first eight games with the Rockford IcedHogs. Byfuglien had 19 goals and 17 assists in that season and last year he finished with 15 goals and 16 assists. Both seasons he had four game-winning goals and has one power play goal this year and 11 in his career. At the age of 24 he is quickly becoming a very good power forward and at 6'4", 257 pounds no defenseman in the NHL is able to push him around.
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Bloomington native Peter Mueller is off to a bit of a slow start for the Phoenix Coyotes this year, but so is there whole team offensively. In just five games Mueller has only an assist, but is a +1. Mueller has shown his ability to put up big numbers tallying 22 goals and 33 assists in his rookie season of 2007-2008. Last year he declined slightly scoring 13 goals and adding 23 assists. Mueller scored in the shootout Monday night helping Phoenix beat San Jose after the two teams skated to a 0-0 tie through regulation and overtime. Mueller does play on the top power play unit, but does not see any ice time killing penalties.
Mueller had left high school early to play for the USA National Development Team both on the U17 and U18 teams. He had committed to play college hockey for the Gophers, but when that time came Mueller decided to go pro and played in the WHL. He is expected to make Team USA this year and play in the 2010 Olympics.
See Goal Here
This is Byfuglien's fifth year with the Blackhawks, but only second season where he has started the season on the NHL roster. He was called up early in the 2007-2008 season after getting seven points in his first eight games with the Rockford IcedHogs. Byfuglien had 19 goals and 17 assists in that season and last year he finished with 15 goals and 16 assists. Both seasons he had four game-winning goals and has one power play goal this year and 11 in his career. At the age of 24 he is quickly becoming a very good power forward and at 6'4", 257 pounds no defenseman in the NHL is able to push him around.
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Bloomington native Peter Mueller is off to a bit of a slow start for the Phoenix Coyotes this year, but so is there whole team offensively. In just five games Mueller has only an assist, but is a +1. Mueller has shown his ability to put up big numbers tallying 22 goals and 33 assists in his rookie season of 2007-2008. Last year he declined slightly scoring 13 goals and adding 23 assists. Mueller scored in the shootout Monday night helping Phoenix beat San Jose after the two teams skated to a 0-0 tie through regulation and overtime. Mueller does play on the top power play unit, but does not see any ice time killing penalties.
Mueller had left high school early to play for the USA National Development Team both on the U17 and U18 teams. He had committed to play college hockey for the Gophers, but when that time came Mueller decided to go pro and played in the WHL. He is expected to make Team USA this year and play in the 2010 Olympics.
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