Vancouver Canucks’ Conor Garland, back centre, celebrates his goal as San Jose Sharks’ Derrick Pouliot, bottom left, lies on the ice and Andrew Agozzino (26) skates past during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, March 23, 2023. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Andrei Kuzmenko scored his 35th goal, a Canucks franchise record for a first-year player, to lead Vancouver to a 7-2 rout of the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.
The Russian forward, who also had an assist, topped the 34 goals scored by Pavel Bure in 1991-92.
J.T. Miller,