Surprising burst from Hoglander, Podkolzin helps Canucks rally past Islanders
coach Bruce Boudreau said after the morning skate that probably needed a puck to go in off his head to end his epic scoring slump. After losing a late lead against the New York Islanders, the Canucks scored twice in 45 seconds halfway through the third period to earn a 4-3 win. “I just think that's going to do wonders for him, I hope,” Boudreau said of Hoglander scoring. Podkolzin, the rookie from Russia, suddenly has three goals in five games since ending his scoring drought at 16 games. The Canucks are 19-8-4 since Boudreau was hired as coach on Dec. 5, and at least one thing they’ve become is extremely resilient....
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