Frozen Four Or Nhl Playoffs, Stage Not Too Big For Wild 19-year-old Zeev Buium

Zeev Buium was trying to help lead Denver to the NCAA's Frozen Four championship less than two weeks ago.

On Sunday night, he made his NHL debut for the Minnesota Wild.

As a 19-year-old. In a playoff game. At one of the NHL's loudest arenas.

Buium, the No. 12 overall pick in last year's NHL draft, more than acquitted himself with his new teammates after the Vegas Golden Knights claimed Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series. He played 13:37 with a shot on goal in the 4-2 loss, playing on the third defensive pair with Zach Bogosian.

Game 2 is Tuesday night in Las Vegas.