Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien is finally doing what he does best, and that's scoring goals. Not only does this help everyone who has him in their fantasy hockey pools, but it also helps the Jets win games.
In the first 18 games of the season, Byfuglien had a big zero in the goal category. It's not as if he was invisible, though. He had a solid 11 assists during that goalless stretch, but obviously, piling up assists isn't the forte of Big Buff.
He's a pure offensive defenseman who makes a living by scoring goals.
In the last five games, Byfuglien has scored five times. And just like that, he's only two goals in back of Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson, who leads all NHL defensemen in goals with seven.
It was only a matter of time for Byfuglien.
During his 18 game struggle, Byfuglien had 59 shots on goal, but not a single one of them went in the back of the net. He was long overdue for some goals, so it's no surprise that they're coming in bunches now.
Byfuglien's goal production bodes well for his overall game. Everyone knows how ugly it can get for him on the defensive side of it, and ...
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Winnipeg Jets: Dustin Byfuglien Finally Playing on His Level
November 21st, 2013 by Anthony Capocci Leave a reply »
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