VIDEO: Canucks' Biega scores winner in NHL debut vs. Wild
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Alex Biega blasted a point shot through traffic in the third period of his NHL debut for his first career goal Monday against the Minnesota Wild.
The Vancouver Canucks defenseman was recalled to fill a hole on Vancouver's injury-depleted blue line and finished with 16:53 time on ice. His goal stood up as the game-winner as the Canucks held on after Nino Niederreiter scored his second of the contest for Minnesota.
.@ABiega4 on his goal: "It was a picture-perfect pass. Those guys made it happen." #Canucks pic.twitter.com/bilquOYqM4
— Vancouver Canucks (@VanCanucks) February 17, 2015
Biega, 26, has 19 goals in 313 AHL contests.