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8B / SPORTS / TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
NHL
Vancouver shuts out Devils,3-0
ASSOCIATED PRESS
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Raffi Torres and Ryan Kesler staked Vancouver to a two-goal lead early in the second period, and Roberto Luongo made 30 saves in the Canucks' 3-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Monday night.
Henrik Sedin rounded out the scoring on a penalty shot with 6:17 left as the Canucks, playing their first game in six days, won their third straight and improved to 5-0-1 on home ice.
Martin Brodeur finished with 20 saves for the Devils, who are off to their worst start in 27 years at 3-9-1 and last in the NHL with just seven points.
New Jersey was playing its
third road game in four nights, and first since top forward Zach Parise hurt his knee Saturday in Los Angeles. Parise, who averaged more than 36 goals the past four
Brodeur also got a couple of good breaks early, with defenseman Colin White pulling a puck off the goal line after an Alex Edler point shot bounced through him and trickled toward the net at 2:30.
And Canucks defender Christian Ehrhoff hit the post three minutes later with an empty net, then watched as the puck ricocheted off the stick of a diving Brodeur, off the other post and out.
a nice glove save on Kovalchuk early in the third for his first shutout of the season, and 52nd of his career, second to Brodeur (112) among all active goalies.
Martin Brodeur finished with 20 saves for the Devils, who are off to their worst start in 27 years at 3-9-1 and last in the NHL with just seven points.
seasons, will have exploratory arthroscopic knee surgery, a big blow to a team ranked last in the NHL with 20 goals.
Luongo got a break on an apparent goal in the second period as the referee ruled David Clarkson interfered with the goaltender, penalizing the forward and waving off the goal. Luongo also was fortunate when Matt Taormina hit the post late in the second period, but made
Luongo wasn't tested often by a Devils team that has scored two goals or fewer in six straight games, but made an early pointblank rebound save off Devils' star Ilya Kovalchuk, who was held without a point for a fourth straight game.
Torres opened the scoring with 6:41 left in the first after Taormina, one of three rookies of the injury-riddled Devils defense, coughed up the puck behind his own net. Manny Malhotra pounced on it and fed
Torres in front of the net for a quick shot over the right shoulder of Brodeur.
Kesler made it 2-0 on a rebound shortly after killing off a second straight power play early in the second period. New Jersey finished 0 for 2 with the man advantage and is last in the league with just three goals on 41 chances.
Canucks left wing Daniel Sedin failed to record a point for the first time all season, ending his nine-game streak with seven goals and five assists. Vancouver defender Keith Ballard returned after missing five games with post-concussion symptoms, but defender Ryan Parent sat out with a sore groin.
New Jersey Devils' Andy Greene and Vancouver Canucks' Jannik Hansen battle for control of the puck during the second period of a game in Vancouver, B.C., on Monday.
Associated Press