The New York Islanders and Vancouver Canucks both exceeded expectations before the All-Star break. The Canucks continued surging Wednesday, when they began a five-game road trip by scoring four goals in the third period of a 5-2 win over the San Jose Sharks. “We’re mentally and physically fatigued, and the break is going to do us good,” Islanders head coach Barry Trotz said. “We just want to keep this thing going the way it’s going,” Canucks center Brandon Sutter said Wednesday afternoon, hours before he scored the third of the four third-period goals. The Canucks will close out their road trip with four games in six days, going to Carolina, Boston and Minnesota after an evening in Brooklyn.

Source: National Post January 31, 2020 20:15 UTC