Kyle Burroughs beats the wheels off Brandon Tanev in spirited tilt

The Vancouver Canucks, you may have heard, have struggled so far this season. With a mediocre 13-15-3 record, the Canucks find themselves in 26th place in league standings.

Just passed the Peace Arch and a couple hours down the I-5 though the Seattle Kraken look poised for a breakout season. The Kraken boast a solid 18-10-3 record and are currently holding down the third Stanley Cup Playoffs position in the Pacific Division. The Kraken have shown marked improvement this season while the Canucks have floundered and... well... it looks to be getting under the skin of the Canucks.

With the Kraken up 3-1 midway through tonight's game between the two teams in Vancouver and Canucks defenseman Kyle Burroughs had evidently had enough. Burroughs, not to be mistaken with now-retired former Canucks forward Alex Burrows, threw a big hit on Kraken forward Brandon Tanev and then elected to drop Tanev in a VERY spirited tilt.

Check it out:

Boom! The kid can throw 'em!

Burroughs ended up with an additional two minute minor on the fight, but it appears to have helped buoy the Canucks, at least temporarily. With Burroughs sitting in the box serving his five minute major, the Canucks have managed to crawl to within a goal thanks to a goal from superstar Elias Pettersson.