Canucks score twice early in third, rally past Islanders
NEW YORK — Nils Hoglander and rookie Vasily Podkolzin scored 45 seconds apart midway through the third period and Thatcher Demko made 24 saves as the Vancouver Canucks edged the New York Islanders 4-3 on Thursday night. But the Canucks struck twice against the struggling Semyon Varlamov for their second win in New York-area games this week. Brad Hunt and Miller scored second-period goals for Vancouver, while Noah Dobson and Kyle Palmieri scored for the Islanders. Hughes, who also assisted on Hoglander’s goal, has 11 points in his last 10 games and is second on the Canucks with 39 assists. Palmieri tied the contest again for the Islanders at 18:20 of the second, rifling a shot past Demko for his seventh goal....
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