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And after being held to only one assist over the past eight games, Russian forward Sergei Shirokov was much more effective, picking up four assists to reclaim the scoring lead. Shirokov’s 38 points leave him one up on rookie winger Bill Sweatt. With the win, the Moose improved to 29-17-1-5 and increased their lead in

After a 41-point season in 56 games with CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League in 2008-09, Shirokov came to North America’s West Coast to chase his NHL dream. But in six scoreless games with Vancouver last season, he looked small, he was pushed around easily and it just didn’t look like he belonged at

“We see him as a skilled player, an offensive player, to fill in an offensive role,” assistant coach Newell Brown said. “We’ve heard he’s been playing real well. We’ve got good reports about him. He’s had a great attitude. He’s skating real well and producing.” Concerns about Shirokov’s fitness and his skating have been alleviated

The Canucks have recalled right-winger Sergei Shirokov from Manitoba in his place. Shirokov leads the Moose in both goals and assists this season (16-17-33) and has recently improved his defensive play, demonstrated by a plus-10 rating through the first 39 games of the season. “He’s checking way better,” Noel said. “Through his checking and defending

The Moose opened a 2-0 lead in the second period after Kevin Connauton and Sergei Shirokov each scored in the opening frame. But Milwaukee’s Scott Ford cut the lead to one when he scored his first of the year 16:50 of the second, then Aaron Johnson tied the game early in the third. Mark Dekanich

As it almost always is in hockey, it’s a little of both. Shirokov’s touch continued Thursday night at the MTS Centre. He assisted on captain Nolan Baumgartner’s first-period power-play goal, helping the Moose to a 3-0 victory over the Milwaukee Admirals before 6,211 fans at the MTS Centre. That extended a points streak to 11