Vancouver Canucks lose National Hockey League overtime game to host New Jersey Devils

So far the Devils have only dropped two games to the Blue Jackets and the Islanders, but New Jersey managed to get back in the game outplaying the defending Stanley Cup Champions – Chicago Blackhawks at Prudential Center.

Vancouver (6-4-4) comes in having lost back-to-back games in regulation for the first time this season following Saturday’s 3-2 defeat in Buffalo.

Bergeron finished the game with two points, four penalty minutes, seven shots on goal and one hit while winning 62 percent of his face-offs. We were able to just stick with it and get better as the game went on.

Schneider, who’s allowed two goals or less in four straight outings, should have no problems being motivated if he plays Sunday, having been traded by the Canucks to New Jersey in June 2013.

The New Jersey Devils are quietly playing a few of the best hockey in the league at the moment as they are 7-2-1 in their last 10 contests and after a sluggish start to the year they look like a team who could play spoiler in the Atlantic division. “That goes a long way in an 82-game season”, Palmieri said. But Hynes correctly challenged the play because of goaltender interference by Alexandre Burrows and the goal was taken away after the video review.

Patrick Kane had a goal and three assists, rookie Artemi Panarin scored twice in the first period and Corey Crawford made 34 saves to lead Chicago. Vancouver outshot the Devils 31-28.

Through his first 14 games in a Devils uniform, the West Seneca, New York native is tied for second in team scoring with a total of 12 points (3G 9A), including one game-winning-goal.

Vancouver began a season-high seven-game trip and entered 4-0-1 on the road. Gelinas has played in 10 of New Jersey’s 15 games this season, while Matteau has dressed for six….

Jordan Eberle and Andrej Sekera each scored their first goal of the season for Edmonton. I think Vancouver played real well early. Andrej Sekera cut it to 3-2 with 1:51 left and Edmonton goalie Cam Talbot on the bench for an extra attacker. Sven Baertschi pulled the Canucks even just 2:09 after that as Canucks defenseman Ben Sutton found him alone on the left circle for a quick shot into the left side of the net.

The Canucks grabbed the lead only 2:20 into the game with Chris Higgins beating Kinkaid between the pads from the slot.