In Boston Thursday night, the Vancouver Canucks connected for five goals in the middle frame and stunned the Bruins in an -8-5 victory.
The Canucks now have a five-game point streak going.
Jacob Markstrom made 23 saves to get the win.
Bo Horvat and Loui Eriksson each struck for two goals in the win.
“Loui was phenomenal tonight, not only scoring goals but doing other things, backchecks and good sticks and obviously scoring big goals at big times,” Horvat said. “And I think that shows a lot about his confidence right now. I think it’s getting better and better right now.”
Ben Hutton and Erik Gudbranson had single markers in the win and each had an assist.
“I don’t think we have any doubt in our minds, and that’s nice,” Gudbranson said. “You know, you come into every building, we’re coming into this place knowing that we’re going to put a good show forward and we’re going to give ourselves the best chance possible to come out with two points.”
The Bruins had a 2-1 early in the second period when Patrice Bergeron scored before the house fell in on them after that.
Jake DeBrusk scored twice and Matt Grzelcyk and Danton Heinen added single markers for Boston.
Antoine Roussel and Jake Virtanen also scored for the Canucks.
“You know, I like the way he’s (Horvat) playing right now. He’s playing the way we envisioned him, where he’s able to produce and go against top-end centermen, and that’s what we’ve talked about with his game, progressing and evolving into the player that he’ll eventually be,” Vancouver head coach Travis Green said after the game.
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Jaroslav Halak got the start for Boston and made 14 saves, yielding five goals before getting the hook.
Tuukka Rask made 11 saves in relief.
“I was just trying to keep it under 10 (goals), that’s what I was worried about,” Rask said sarcastically after the game.
Vancouver had not scored as many goals in a game since 2009.
“Goaltending, obviously neither guy was on his game. So that’s a problem, it’s going to happen,” Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said. “Defense, I think was as much turnovers worked against us when we started to get behind. And quite honestly, I think three goals we didn’t get a shot block up top from our forwards. So probably look at a lot of different reasons because I don’t think there was any … eight goals, I don’t think you saw a lot of tic-tac-toe in front of the goalie. There were pucks that had eyes that we didn’t block or a goalie didn’t get to.”
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