Canucks make Kuzmenko a healthy scratch for second straight game

Sportsnet Staff @SportsnetNovember 25, 2023 - 9:57pm

Vancouver Canucks left wing Andrei Kuzmenko, left, and Los Angeles Kings defenseman Sean Durzi watch the puck fly by during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, April 10, 2023, in Los Angeles. (Mark J. Terrill/AP)

For the second consecutive game, the Vancouver Canucks have healthy scratched winger Andrei Kuzmenko, who will sit for Saturday's game against the San Jose Sharks.

A 39-goal scorer last year that earned him a two-year, $11 million contract, Kuzmenko has been off to a slow start and has been held goalless for his last nine games. Going through the patented sophomore slump, the 27-year-old Russian has just three goals in 19 games.

Sam Lafferty skated in Kuzmenko's place on the Elias Pettersson-Ilya Mikheyev line in Friday's win against the Seattle Kraken and appears to be on that line again in San Jose.

You can watch the Canucks take on the Sharks at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+.

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