Devils 6-0 Canucks (Oct. 30, 2024) Game Recap

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Nico Hischier scored a goal and two assists and Jacob Markstrom stopped 20 shots for his 21st career shutout as the New Jersey Devils defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6-0 on Wednesday night.

Dawson Mercer and Jack Hughes each scored a goal and an assist, while Timo Meir, Ondrej Palat and Tomas Tatar also scored for the Devils. Markstrom's shutout was his first with New Jersey.

Arturs Silovs finished with 17 saves in his first game since October 15 for Vancouver, snapping a five-game point streak (4-0-1).

The few remaining fans in Rogers Arena at the end of the game booed as the final seconds of the game ticked away.

Takeaways

Canucks: Defending the rush proved to be a problem for Vancouver, as four of New Jersey's goals came in transition. The fifth goal was a backdoor tap by Hughes on a power play in the third period.

Devils: Hischier leads the league with 10 goals and has scored in four straight games.

Key moment

A power play ended for the Canucks early in the second period when they gave up the puck and Mercer and Hischier sprinted down the ice in a 2-on-1 duel. Silovs made a good pad stop on Hischier's shot, but the rebound bounced to Mercer, who moved the puck up and in, giving New Jersey a 2-0 lead at 1:35.

Key statistics

Vancouver's power play continued to struggle, going 0 for 4 on the night and conceding one shorthanded goal. The Canucks are 3 for 25 with a man advantage in their last eight games.

Next

The Devils visit Calgary on Friday and the Canucks visit San Jose on Saturday.

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