BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks will try to break a three-game road skid when they visit the New Jersey Devils. New Jersey is 10-5-1 in home games and 18-13-1 overall. The Devils have gone 16-6-0 when scoring at least three goals.

The three players Vancouver netted for Hughes made positive first impressions in their Canucks debuts on Sunday.

The Vancouver Canucks weren’t supposed to look like this in New Jersey. Not after the week they’d had. Not after trading away their captain. Not after arriving on the back end of a loud, emotional storyline that never actually made it to the ice.

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Will the Devils let go of Dougie Hamilton (and another player) via a trade following the team's failed bid to acquire Quinn Hughes.

Vancouver places Elias Pettersson injury update before facing New Jersey, sparking strong fan reaction amid a rough season.