nhl Game Recap
Vancouver Skates Past San Jose 7-4 - Recap
Andrei Kuzmenko scored twice to lead the Canucks over San Jose 7-4 on Saturday at Rogers Arena.
The Canucks were a -308 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Vancouver got goals from Andrei Kuzmenko(2), Dakota Joshua, Sam Lafferty, Nils Aman, Quinn Hughes, and Pius Suter in the victory. Kuzmenko opened the scoring at 1:34 of the first period.
Thatcher Demko stopped 21 of 25 San Jose shots in the victory.
San Jose got goals from Jacob MacDonald, Fabian Zetterlund, Tomas Hertl, and Mikael Granlund in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
San Jose got a 19-stop effort from MacKenzie Blackwood in the loss.
Vancouver scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while San Jose went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
San Jose lost the shots on goal battle to Vancouver by a margin of 26-25.
Next game, Vancouver takes its act home to face Philadelphia looking for another win. For San Jose, they head on the road to face Los Angeles.