Thursday was a good day for Canucks prospects.
Vasili Podkolzin found himself on SKA&#8217;s first line as he made his return from the Karjala Cup.
He made the most of his opportunity and had his second multi point game of the KHL season. The extra ice time and added confidence from the Karjala Cup looked to spark Podkolzin as he was excellent in all three parts of the ice. He drew a penalty, had a breakaway attempt, had an assist and scored a goal in the 12:55 of ice time he received.
Podkolzin had a secondary assist early on in the game.
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Vasili Podkolzin (#92) with the 🍎assist🍎 on SKA&#39;s fourth goal of the game. <a href="https://t.co/KW7Ze7YUq8">pic.twitter.com/KW7Ze7YUq8</a>
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Later in the second period he did what everyone has been screaming for and SCORED A GOAL.
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Vasili Podkolzin with the 🚨GOAL🚨!
He now has two points in this game. <a href="https://t.co/HA6RRiSC8L">pic.twitter.com/HA6RRiSC8L</a>
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Here&#8217;s another look at the goal.
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Another view of Vasili Podkolzin&#39;s 🚨goal🚨 today. <a href="https://t.co/VdLqrPXs8O">pic.twitter.com/VdLqrPXs8O</a>
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His confidence was sky high throughout this game as he made some beautiful dekes, executed some excellent passes and kept up his aggressive nature on the forecheck. He even mixed it up with the opposing team&#8217;s captain and former Washington Capital Alexander Semin after the whistle just seconds after taking a high stick from Semin.
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Vasili Podkolzin (#92) intercepts a pass in the neutral zone, dangles around a defender and then makes a perfect saucer pass in the offensive zone. <a href="https://t.co/igUs6LKFte">pic.twitter.com/igUs6LKFte</a>
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It is nice to see Podkolzin be given the ice time he deserves and though he didn&#8217;t have any time on the power play or penalty kill, he was one of the more noticeable players in the game for SKA. This game was their biggest win of the season as they ran through their opponents to the tune of a 8-1 victory.
SKA&#8217;s coach Valeri Bragin should not go away from the lineup that just laid a beatdown on their opponent. Podkolzin&#8217;s line consisted of Kirill Marchenko, who Podkolzin has had a lot of chemistry with this season, and former Canuck turned KHL all-star Lindey Vey.
We should see Podkolzin get a decent run on the first line.
Who knows though, this is the KHL.
There were more Canucks prospects in action on Thursday and Podkolzin wasn&#8217;t the only one with a multi point game.
The Canucks 6th round pick in the 2020 draft Dmitri Zlodeyev has two assists in a 4-3 win earlier in the day. He was back in the MHL and is now up to 12 points in 14 MHL games with an added four goals in eight VHL matches.
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Here&#39;s a look at Dmitri Zlodeyev&#39;s first of two 🍎assists today. 
He wins a faceoff directly onto the stick of his winger and he buries it. <a href="https://t.co/OoskIfr6IK">pic.twitter.com/OoskIfr6IK</a>
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Overall, it was an excellent day for Canucks prospects overseas.
We will continue to follow the Canucks prospects as their seasons go on here at CanucksArmy.

Thursday was a good day for Canucks prospects.

Vasili Podkolzin found himself on SKA's first line as he made his return from the Karjala Cup.

He made the most of his opportunity and had his second multi point game of the KHL season. The extra ice time and added confidence from the Karjala Cup looked to spark Podkolzin as he was excellent in all three parts of the ice. He drew a penalty, had a breakaway attempt, had an assist and scored a goal in the 12:55 of ice time he received.

Podkolzin had a secondary assist early on in the game.

https://twitter.com/ChrisFaber39/status/1326944822502981632

Later in the second period he did what everyone has been screaming for and SCORED A GOAL.

https://twitter.com/ChrisFaber39/status/1326946945613529093

Here's another look at the goal.

https://twitter.com/ChrisFaber39/status/1326947759098716160

His confidence was sky high throughout this game as he made some beautiful dekes, executed some excellent passes and kept up his aggressive nature on the forecheck. He even mixed it up with the opposing team's captain and former Washington Capital Alexander Semin after the whistle just seconds after taking a high stick from Semin.

https://twitter.com/ChrisFaber39/status/1326933151864664064

It is nice to see Podkolzin be given the ice time he deserves and though he didn't have any time on the power play or penalty kill, he was one of the more noticeable players in the game for SKA. This game was their biggest win of the season as they ran through their opponents to the tune of a 8-1 victory.

SKA's coach Valeri Bragin should not go away from the lineup that just laid a beatdown on their opponent. Podkolzin's line consisted of Kirill Marchenko, who Podkolzin has had a lot of chemistry with this season, and former Canuck turned KHL all-star Lindey Vey.

We should see Podkolzin get a decent run on the first line.

Who knows though, this is the KHL.

There were more Canucks prospects in action on Thursday and Podkolzin wasn't the only one with a multi point game.

The Canucks 6th round pick in the 2020 draft Dmitri Zlodeyev has two assists in a 4-3 win earlier in the day. He was back in the MHL and is now up to 12 points in 14 MHL games with an added four goals in eight VHL matches.

https://twitter.com/ChrisFaber39/status/1326923396853063689

Overall, it was an excellent day for Canucks prospects overseas.

We will continue to follow the Canucks prospects as their seasons go on here at CanucksArmy.

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