Vasily Podkolzin鈥檚 goal with .6 of a second remaining in overtime gave the Abbotsford Canucks a 2-1 win over the Colorado Eagles inside the Abbotsford Centre on Tuesday (Oct. 24).
Podkolzin has now scored in three straight games and he notched his second game-winning goal of the season already. He has five goals in five games to start the AHL season.
Here's the goal. Podkolzin has five goals in five games, excellent start for him
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The other big story for Abbotsford was in between the pipes, as Nikita Tolopilo made his home debut for the Canucks and put together his second straight strong start.
Tolopilo made 34 saves to secure his second AHL win. In two appearances he has a .953 save percentage and a goals against average of 2.16.
Stevens shorthanded puts the Canucks up 1-0 late in the first
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Abbotsford鈥檚 John Stevens opened the scoring on a shorthanded breakaway at 19:17 of the first period. That goal stood until Colorado鈥檚 Riley Tufte tied the game up at 8:23 of the second. Colorado outshot Abbotsford 35-24 in the game.
Defenceman Christian Wolanin was one of Abbotsford鈥檚 better players and had the primary assists on both goals. Wolanin has eight assists in five games. Sheldon Dries led the Canucks with five shots on goal.
Christian Wolanin dominating for basically an entire shift
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Attendance at the Abbotsford Centre on Tuesday was 3,789.
The two teams meet again tomorrow (Wednesday) inside the AC. Face-off is set for 7 p.m.
An debut for Tolopilo 鈥︷煍�
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That "First Win On Home Ice" feeling 馃憣
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