‘Smarter’ Sherwood turns sniper in boosting Canucks’ energy

VANCOUVER — Coming into the NHL season few people would have expected Kiefer Sherwood to be leading the Vancouver Canucks in goal scoring.

Sherwood scored his second goal of the game at 1:42 of overtime to give the Canucks a 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers Sunday night.

Sherwood now has six goals in 10 games, most on a roster that boasts scorers such as Brock Boeser, Conor Garland and Elias Pettersson.

The bruising six-foot, 194-pound left-winger is more noted for making his mark with crushing body checks. Last year he set an NHL record with 462 hits. Against the Oilers he had four hits, giving him 45 this year.

Sherwood said there’s nothing fancy about his game, just hard work. He credits his third-line teammates, centre Aatu Raty and Drew O’Connor, with a tireless forecheck that cre