Canucks Score, Cogliano Slapped w/ 10-Minute Misconduct after Accidentally Hitting Ref w/ Clearing Attempt
This was a weird sequence of events which transpired on Thursday night.
On a routine clearing attempt, Colorado Avalanche forward Andrew Cogliano hit referee Michael Markovic in the back, leading to a Vancouver Canucks' powerplay goal, courtesy of Andrei Kuzmenko.
Then, Cogliano was charged with a 10-minute misconduct penalty with little explanation. After Kuzmenko's goal, he slammed his stick in frustration and offered a quick word to Markovic, so whatever he said must have resonated poorly with the game's official.
After Kuzmenko's, Vancouver would score 3 more unanswered goals and secure the win over the reigning champs. Therefore, any frustration from this one sequence would surely be understandable.
Cogliano's 10-minute misconduct penalty was a puzzling one last night and proved costly; Vancouver scored three times in 2:33 while Cogliano was in the box.
Therefore, it's fair to say that this sequence altered the balance of last night's game, which is interesting - if nothing else.
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YESTERDAY
JUNE 6, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Mitch Marner | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Tomas Hertl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jordan Staal | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Shea Theodore | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sebastian Aho | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Brayden McNabb | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Taylor Hall | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jordan Martinook | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jackson Blake | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jack Eichel | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Brett Howden | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Seth Jarvis | - | 1 | 1 | |
| William Karlsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Eric Robinson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jaccob Slavin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Logan Stankoven | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Frederik Andersen | - | - | - | |
| Rasmus Andersson | - | - | - | |
| Ivan Barbashev | - | - | - | |
| COMPLETE STATS | ||||