Eric Belanger, Minnesota Wild, NHL - CBSSports.com Hockey

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G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	TOI
13	24	37	-6	30	17:12

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Belanger lights the lamp twice: Eric Belanger scored twice, and the Wild welcomed former goalie Manny Fernandez back to Minnesota with a three-goal second period that was enough to hang on for a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Saturday. Fernandez let Belanger's below-the-circle poke slip between his pads on a power play to tie the game at 1 with less than 90 seconds left in the first period. His second goal came on a slap shot in the second period.
(Updated 10/12/2008).

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Fantasy Analysis

Belanger started so fast in his first season with the Wild that Lemaire suggested he could reach 80 points, but he trailed off and managed only one goal in his final 30 games. Part of that was because he played a lot on a checking line and had fewer opportunities to score, and Lemaire said he'd like to keep Belanger on the ice for offensive situations more this season. "I'm definitely capable of doing that, and hopefully I can do that all year," Belanger said. "If they want me to check the other top line I can do that also, but this is a team game." Belanger is a low-end Fantasy option until he can be a little more consistent, but he is definitely worth keeping tabs on in Fantasy.
(Updated 10/12/2008).

Belanger scored twice in Minnesota's 4-2 win over the Bruins on Saturday. (Updated 10/12/2008)

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Belanger, who had 13 goals and 24 assists in 75 games for the Wild last season, had his first two-goal game since March 2, 2007 for Atlanta. He had only one goal in his final 30 games in 2007-08.

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	Opp.	G	A	PTS	+/-
04/09	COL	0	0	0	0
04/11	COL	0	0	0	0
04/14	COL	0	0	0	0
04/15	COL	0	0	0	-1
04/17	COL	0	0	0	0
04/19	COL	0	0	0	0
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SEASON	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PP	SH	GW	GT	FW	FL
2000-01	Los Angeles	62	9	12	21	14	1	2	1	0	479	370
2001-02	Los Angeles	53	8	16	24	2	2	1	1	0	509	373
2002-03	Los Angeles	62	16	19	35	-5	0	3	1	0	592	551
2003-04	Los Angeles	81	13	20	33	-16	0	1	2	0	761	657
2005-06	Los Angeles	65	17	20	37	-5	5	0	1	0	578	601
2006-07	Atlanta	80	17	18	35	-2	4	0	1	0	640	566