Kuzmenko scored both of his goals in the first period, the first coming less than two minutes into the game and the second roughly five minutes later. The Canucks are also two points ahead of the New York Rangers for most points in the entire league, but have played three more games than the Rangers. The Canucks head into the NHL's Christmas break leading the Western Conference with 49 points, two more than the Vegas Golden Knights, and three more than the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche. Thatcher Demko stopped 21 of 25 shots for Vancouver.
Nils Aman, Sam Lafferty, Dakota Joshua, Pius Suter and Quinn Hughes each added a goal to secure the victory and stave off San Jose's comeback bid. Kuzmenko scores 2 as Canucks move atop Western Conference with 7-4 win over SharksĪndrei 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.
