For a team that entered this matchup riding high on confidence after a solid start to the season, the Canucks will be left reeling following this humbling defeat The comprehensive loss underscored some weaknesses that Vancouver will have to address swiftly in order to turn their season around and return to their earlier winning ways - perhaps most notably, the struggle to cope with the Devils lightning-fast counterattacks that exploited gaps in their defense.
Night in and night out, the objective of any hockey team is to emerge victorious, and tonight the Devils managed that with aplomb in what was a satisfying win for their traveling fans Hischier etched his name on the scoresheet as the contest got underway, starting the chain of events that sealed the Canucks fate from the earliest stages of the game With teammate Markstroms mastery over the net, this win cemented New Jerseys status as a championship contender in the eyes of onlookers.