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Vancouver Canucks 2, New Jersey Devils 1 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vancouver Canucks 2, New Jersey Devils 1. Shots on goal: VAN 15, NJD 26. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VAN 2-0 NJD; P2 VAN 0-1 NJD; P3 VAN 0-0 NJD.

Scoring plays: P1 01:01 Jake DeBrusk (assists: Conor Garland, Zeev Buium) to make it VAN 1-0 NJD; P1 06:48 Zeev Buium (assists: Conor Garland, Thatcher Demko) to make it VAN 2-0 NJD; P2 04:02 Luke Hughes (assists: Jesper Bratt, Dawson Mercer) to make it VAN 2-1 NJD. Top skaters: Zeev Buium (VAN) 1 G, 1 A; Conor Garland (VAN) 0 G, 2 A; Jake DeBrusk (VAN) 1 G, 0 A; Luke Hughes (NJD) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Jacob Markstrom (NJD) 13 saves on 15, decision L; Thatcher Demko (VAN) 25 saves on 26, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VAN
Zeev Buium
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 19:50 TOI
Goals · NJD
Luke Hughes
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 5 SOG · 27:01 TOI
Goaltending · VAN
Thatcher Demko
25 saves on 26 shots (.962) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

VAN 2 largest lead P1 6:48 (VAN 2, NJD 0) · 2-0 run, P1 1:01–P1 6:48
NJD 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 1:01 Jake DeBrusk (Conor Garland, Zeev Buium) VAN · Power play · wrist shot · VAN 1, NJD 0
  • P1 6:48 Zeev Buium (Conor Garland, Thatcher Demko) VAN · Power play · wrist shot · VAN 2, NJD 0
  • P2 4:02 Luke Hughes (Jesper Bratt, Dawson Mercer) NJD · wrist shot · VAN 2, NJD 1

Linescore

123 T
VAN 200 2
NJD 010 1

Shots on goal: VAN 15, NJD 26

Biggest Period

The Vancouver Canucks scored 2 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

VANNJD
15Shots on goal26
46Shot attempts54
27Faceoff wins29
22Hits18
16Blocked shots11
2Power-play goals0
4Takeaways4
12Giveaways15
6Penalty minutes6
96.2%Save %86.7%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
VAN86115
NJD513826

🎯 Shot Map

Vancouver Canucks2 G · 29 attempts
Jake DeBrusk: saved (wrist)Jake DeBrusk: goal (wrist)Marcus Pettersson: missed the netEvander Kane: missed the netElias Pettersson: missed the netTom Willander: saved (wrist)Jake DeBrusk: missed the netZeev Buium: missed the netZeev Buium: missed the netZeev Buium: goal (wrist)Zeev Buium: saved (wrist)Brock Boeser: saved (slap)Marco Rossi: saved (wrist)Conor Garland: saved (wrist)Jake DeBrusk: saved (deflected)Kiefer Sherwood: missed the netTyler Myers: missed the netKiefer Sherwood: missed the netLiam Ohgren: saved (wrist)Marco Rossi: missed the netDrew O'Connor: saved (wrist)Nils Hoglander: saved (snap)Filip Hronek: missed the netBrock Boeser: saved (wrist)Kiefer Sherwood: saved (wrist)Drew O'Connor: missed the netTyler Myers: missed the netJake DeBrusk: saved (wrist)Drew O'Connor: missed the net
  • 2Goals7% of attempts
  • 13Saved45% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net48% of attempts
New Jersey Devils1 G · 43 attempts
Jesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Stefan Noesen: missed the netNico Hischier: saved (slap)Connor Brown: saved (snap)Luke Hughes: saved (backhand)Paul Cotter: saved (slap)Dougie Hamilton: missed the netJesper Bratt: missed the netDougie Hamilton: saved (wrist)Luke Hughes: goal (wrist)Connor Brown: missed the netJuho Lammikko: saved (wrist)Jonas Siegenthaler: saved (wrist)Xavier Parent: missed the netNico Hischier: missed the netNico Hischier: saved (wrist)Jesper Bratt: saved (backhand)Dawson Mercer: missed the netLuke Hughes: saved (wrist)Connor Brown: missed the netOndrej Palat: saved (slap)Connor Brown: saved (snap)Colton White: saved (wrist)Colton White: saved (snap)Jesper Bratt: saved (snap)Luke Hughes: saved (wrist)Jesper Bratt: missed the netLuke Hughes: saved (wrist)Jesper Bratt: missed the netPaul Cotter: missed the netBrenden Dillon: saved (wrist)Dawson Mercer: saved (backhand)Brenden Dillon: saved (wrist)Ondrej Palat: saved (wrist)Dawson Mercer: missed the netXavier Parent: saved (wrist)Paul Cotter: missed the netConnor Brown: saved (snap)Stefan Noesen: missed the netStefan Noesen: missed the netDougie Hamilton: missed the netNico Hischier: missed the netJesper Bratt: saved (wrist)
  • 1Goals2% of attempts
  • 25Saved58% of attempts
  • 17Missed the net40% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

VAN skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Zeev Buium D 112021119:50
Conor Garland R 022-110018:59
Jake DeBrusk L 101040115:17
Filip Hronek D 000003024:57
Marcus Pettersson D 000-101322:56
Tyler Myers D 000-101320:36
Brock Boeser R 000020118:48
David Kampf C 000-100118:25
Marco Rossi C 000011318:16
Kiefer Sherwood L 000014016:29
Elias Pettersson D 000006115:31
Evander Kane L 000001015:29
Tom Willander D 000010013:18
Nils Hoglander L 000011113:10
Drew O'Connor L 000010012:43
Liam Ohgren L 000-110111:39
Max Sasson C 000000010:20
Linus Karlsson C 000003007:17
VAN goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Thatcher Demko W 252696.2160:00
NJD skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Luke Hughes D 101+150027:01
Jesper Bratt L 011+141021:46
Dawson Mercer C 011+110021:22
Dougie Hamilton D 000+110124:25
Nico Hischier C 000020022:30
Jonas Siegenthaler D 000013219:34
Brenden Dillon D 000023118:04
Connor Brown R 000030118:03
Ondrej Palat L 000020216:46
Cody Glass C 000002116:06
Paul Cotter L 000012015:22
Stefan Noesen R 000001215:08
Dennis Cholowski D 000000114:51
Juho Lammikko C 000011013:07
Colton White D 000021011:49
Luke Glendening C 000+102008:25
Xavier Parent C 000011007:22
Angus Crookshank C 000001007:05
NJD goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jacob Markstrom L 131586.7257:52

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series VAN 1 – 0 NJD
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