Kuzmenko scores 2 as Canucks move atop Western Conference with 7-4 win over Sharks

Andrei Kuzmenko got an early gift for the holidays after being restored to the Vancouver Canucks' top line and thanked his coaches by scoring two goals in a 7-4 win over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.
Dec 24, 2023, 07:16 am - AP
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Sharks2114
Canucks2327
1st PeriodSJVAN
1:34Andrei Kuzmenko (7)
Assists: Ilya Mikheyev (10), Elias Pettersson (29)
01
6:51Andrei Kuzmenko (8) (Power Play)
Assists: J.T. Miller (32), Elias Pettersson (30)
02
13:32Mikael Granlund (4)
Assists: Anthony Duclair (6), Mario Ferraro (6)
12
16:22Tomas Hertl (12)
Assists: Filip Zadina (5), Mario Ferraro (7)
22
2nd PeriodSJVAN
6:03Nils Aman (2)
Assists: Teddy Blueger (7)
23
8:36Sam Lafferty (9)
Assists: Ian Cole (5), Conor Garland (12)
24
11:08Fabian Zetterlund (9)
Assists: Mario Ferraro (8), Mikael Granlund (19)
34
19:13Dakota Joshua (9)
Assists: Conor Garland (13), Teddy Blueger (8)
35
3rd PeriodSJVAN
13:16Jacob MacDonald (6)
Assists: Filip Zadina (6), Jan Rutta (6)
45
15:43Pius Suter (6)
Assists: Quinn Hughes (34), J.T. Miller (33)
46
19:47Quinn Hughes (10) (Empty Net)
Unassisted
47

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • J.T. Miller faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Ilya Mikheyev Backhand saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Elias Pettersson faceoff won against Mikael Granlund
  • Giveaway by Filip Hronek
  • Andrei Kuzmenko Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Ilya Mikheyev (10), Elias Pettersson (29)
  • Dakota Joshua faceoff won against Luke Kunin
  • Dakota Joshua hit Henry Thrun
  • Sam Lafferty hit Kyle Burroughs
  • J.T. Miller faceoff won against Filip Zadina
  • Takeaway by Brock Boeser
  • Brock Boeser Slap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Brock Boeser faceoff won against Filip Zadina
  • Giveaway by Tyler Myers
  • Elias Pettersson faceoff won against Mikael Granlund
  • Mario Ferraro shot blocked by Teddy Blueger
  • Filip Hronek hit Luke Kunin
  • J.T. Miller faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Elias Pettersson Slap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • J.T. Miller faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Quinn Hughes Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Andrei Kuzmenko Goal (8) Tip-In, assists: J.T. Miller (32), Elias Pettersson (30)
  • Sam Lafferty hit Kyle Burroughs
  • Giveaway by Teddy Blueger
  • Filip Hronek hit Fabian Zetterlund
  • Giveaway by Dakota Joshua
  • J.T. Miller faceoff won against Luke Kunin
  • Elias Pettersson Tip-In Wide Right
  • Jack Studnicka shot blocked by Tyler Myers
  • Ian Cole Slap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Dakota Joshua hit Jan Rutta
  • Giveaway by Teddy Blueger
  • Takeaway by Pius Suter
  • J.T. Miller faceoff won against Jack Studnicka
  • Giveaway by Filip Hronek
  • Conor Garland Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Dakota Joshua hit Mario Ferraro
  • Giveaway by Elias Pettersson
  • Noah Juulsen Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Takeaway by Teddy Blueger
  • Elias Pettersson faceoff won against Jack Studnicka
  • Kyle Burroughs shot blocked by Andrei Kuzmenko
  • Elias Pettersson faceoff won against Mikael Granlund
  • J.T. Miller hit Kyle Burroughs
  • J.T. Miller faceoff won against Luke Kunin
  • Nils Hoglander Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Jan Rutta shot blocked by Elias Pettersson
  • J.T. Miller faceoff won against Luke Kunin
  • Elias Pettersson Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Pius Suter Tip-In Wide Right
  • Nils Aman Backhand saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Dakota Joshua Roughing against Mario Ferraro
  • Nils Aman Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Teddy Blueger (7)
  • Quinn Hughes Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • J.T. Miller faceoff won against Mikael Granlund
  • Elias Pettersson Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Brock Boeser Backhand saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Sam Lafferty Goal (9) Tip-In, assists: Ian Cole (5), Conor Garland (12)
  • Elias Pettersson faceoff won against Luke Kunin
  • Ian Cole Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Teddy Blueger Hooking against Jan Rutta
  • Giveaway by Dakota Joshua
  • Pius Suter faceoff won against Luke Kunin
  • Teddy Blueger faceoff won against Mikael Granlund
  • Dakota Joshua Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Dakota Joshua hit Mikael Granlund
  • J.T. Miller faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Elias Pettersson Tip-In Wide Left
  • Andrei Kuzmenko Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Ilya Mikheyev Tip-In Short
  • Filip Hronek Tripping against Anthony Duclair
  • Mikael Granlund shot blocked by Teddy Blueger
  • Tomas Hertl shot blocked by Noah Juulsen
  • J.T. Miller faceoff won against Luke Kunin
  • Elias Pettersson Tip-In saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Elias Pettersson Backhand saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Dakota Joshua Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Conor Garland (13), Teddy Blueger (8)
  • J.T. Miller faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Elias Pettersson Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Elias Pettersson Tip-In Above Crossbar
  • Ilya Mikheyev hit Anthony Duclair
  • Takeaway by Quinn Hughes
  • Quinn Hughes Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Elias Pettersson Slap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Giveaway by Teddy Blueger
  • J.T. Miller faceoff won against Filip Zadina
  • Tyler Myers Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • J.T. Miller hit Mario Ferraro
  • Elias Pettersson Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Ian Cole hit Filip Zadina
  • Kyle Burroughs shot blocked by Sam Lafferty
  • Quinn Hughes Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Quinn Hughes
  • Giveaway by J.T. Miller
  • Elias Pettersson faceoff won against Mikael Granlund
  • Filip Zadina shot blocked by Conor Garland
  • Tyler Myers Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Ian Cole Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Brock Boeser Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Ian Cole Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Conor Garland shot blocked by Noah Juulsen
  • Conor Garland hit Tomas Hertl
  • Tyler Myers hit Anthony Duclair
  • Teddy Blueger faceoff won against Mikael Granlund
  • Takeaway by Noah Juulsen
  • Andrei Kuzmenko Backhand Wide Right
  • J.T. Miller faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Pius Suter Goal (6) Tip-In, assists: Quinn Hughes (34), J.T. Miller (33)
  • Quinn Hughes shot blocked by Pius Suter
  • Noah Juulsen hit Mikael Granlund
  • J.T. Miller faceoff won against Mikael Granlund
  • Mikael Granlund shot blocked by Noah Juulsen
  • Takeaway by Brock Boeser
  • Quinn Hughes Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  • Off-side
  • Kyle Burroughs hit Nils Hoglander
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Quinn Hughes shot blocked by Fabian Zetterlund
  • Puck in Netting
  • Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Ilya Mikheyev
  • High Stick
  • Kyle Burroughs hit Nils Aman
  • Kyle Burroughs Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Netting
  • Tyler Myers shot blocked by William Eklund
  • Off-side
  • Giveaway by Henry Thrun
  • Marc-Edouard Vlasic hit Andrei Kuzmenko
  • Icing
  • Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Teddy Blueger
  • Quinn Hughes shot blocked by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
  • Quinn Hughes shot blocked by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
  • Kyle Burroughs Wrist Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Mike Hoffman Interference against Quinn Hughes
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tomas Hertl Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Tomas Hertl
  • Icing
  • Puck in Netting
  • Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Pius Suter
  • Kyle Burroughs hit Nils Aman
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Justin Bailey faceoff won against Teddy Blueger
  • Nikita Okhotiuk hit Dakota Joshua
  • Marc-Edouard Vlasic hit Nils Hoglander
  • Mikael Granlund Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Anthony Duclair (6), Mario Ferraro (6)
  • Nikita Zadorov shot blocked by Kevin Labanc
  • Icing
  • Filip Zadina Tip-In saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Tomas Hertl Goal (12) Backhand, assists: Filip Zadina (5), Mario Ferraro (7)
  • Andrei Kuzmenko shot blocked by Nikita Okhotiuk
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Pius Suter
  • Puck in Benches
  • Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Icing
  • Mario Ferraro Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Anthony Duclair Snap Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Icing
  • Off-side
  • Filip Zadina Wrist Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Elias Pettersson
  • Nikita Okhotiuk Tripping against Andrei Kuzmenko
  • J.T. Miller shot blocked by Mario Ferraro
  • Quinn Hughes shot blocked by Mikael Granlund
  • Mario Ferraro hit Conor Garland
  • Sam Lafferty shot blocked by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
  • Nikita Okhotiuk hit Ian Cole
  • Conor Garland shot blocked by Nikita Okhotiuk
  • Conor Garland shot blocked by Mario Ferraro
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Teddy Blueger
  • Fabian Zetterlund Tip-In Above Crossbar
  • Puck in Netting
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Teddy Blueger
  • William Eklund Wrist Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Filip Zadina faceoff won against J.T. Miller
  • Anthony Duclair Wrist Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Justin Bailey Backhand Wide Left
  • Kyle Burroughs hit Dakota Joshua
  • TV Timeout
  • Luke Kunin High-sticking against Dakota Joshua
  • Brock Boeser shot blocked by Jan Rutta
  • Elias Pettersson shot blocked by Mario Ferraro
  • Conor Garland shot blocked by Kyle Burroughs
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Luke Kunin faceoff won against Pius Suter
  • Off-side
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Elias Pettersson
  • Fabian Zetterlund Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Mario Ferraro (8), Mikael Granlund (19)
  • Ian Cole shot blocked by Luke Kunin
  • Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Elias Pettersson
  • Fabian Zetterlund Snap Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Puck in Netting
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Nils Aman
  • Mikael Granlund Slap Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against J.T. Miller
  • Giveaway by Tomas Hertl
  • Off-side
  • Quinn Hughes shot blocked by Justin Bailey
  • Puck in Netting
  • Anthony Duclair Wrist Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Puck in Netting
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Teddy Blueger
  • William Eklund Wrist Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • William Eklund Wrist Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jacob MacDonald hit J.T. Miller
  • Jack Studnicka Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Icing
  • Giveaway by Tomas Hertl
  • Nikita Okhotiuk hit Conor Garland
  • Icing
  • Jack Studnicka faceoff won against Pius Suter
  • Jack Studnicka Tripping against Sam Lafferty
  • Luke Kunin faceoff won against Elias Pettersson
  • J.T. Miller shot blocked by Mario Ferraro
  • Andrei Kuzmenko shot blocked by Mikael Granlund
  • Andrei Kuzmenko shot blocked by Kyle Burroughs
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Filip Zadina Wrist Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Nikita Okhotiuk hit Elias Pettersson
  • Nikita Okhotiuk hit Ilya Mikheyev
  • Jacob MacDonald Backhand saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Icing
  • Jack Studnicka faceoff won against Dakota Joshua
  • Luke Kunin hit Nikita Zadorov
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Mikael Granlund faceoff won against J.T. Miller
  • Jan Rutta shot blocked by Anthony Duclair
  • Mikael Granlund Wrist Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Nikita Okhotiuk Slap Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Filip Hronek shot blocked by Kyle Burroughs
  • Luke Kunin hit Teddy Blueger
  • Brock Boeser shot blocked by Kyle Burroughs
  • Tyler Myers shot blocked by Justin Bailey
  • Marc-Edouard Vlasic hit J.T. Miller
  • Takeaway by Anthony Duclair
  • Henry Thrun Snap Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Elias Pettersson
  • Filip Zadina Tip-In saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Jacob MacDonald Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Filip Zadina (6), Jan Rutta (6)
  • Filip Zadina Backhand saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Fabian Zetterlund Wrist Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mikael Granlund hit Noah Juulsen
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Kyle Burroughs hit Pius Suter
  • Mikael Granlund Wrist Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against J.T. Miller
  • Fabian Zetterlund Wrist Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Justin Bailey hit Ian Cole
  • Icing
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against J.T. Miller
  • Icing
  • Timeout - Visitor
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Teddy Blueger
  • Giveaway by William Eklund
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