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NEWARK, N.J. — The post-Quinn Hughes era of Vancouver Canucks hockey began on Saturday afternoon in Newark, N.J., when the Canucks took the ice for practice.
Zeev Buium scored in his first game since being traded to Vancouver, Thatcher Demko stopped 25 of the 26 shots, and the Canucks beat the Devils 2-1 on Sunday.
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The Devils quickly got on the board when Dawson Mercer led an odd-man rush up ice with Jesper Bratt. Mercer left the puck for the Swedish forward, then connected with Luke Hughes, who rifled a shot from the left circle past Demko to cut Vancouver’s lead to 2-1.
The New Jersey Devils had a chance to make it two wins in a row, but they failed miserably against the Vancouver Canucks.