Hischier plays hero as New Jersey Devils blank Vancouver Canucks 6-0

VANCOUVER — Nico Hischier scored and had a pair of assists Wednesday as the New Jersey Devils blanked the Vancouver Canucks 6-0.

Dawson Mercer and Jack Hughes each had a goal and an assist for the Devils , while Timo Meir, Ondrej Palat and Tomas Tatar contributed a goal apiece.Vancouver's starter Arturs Silovs stopped 17 of 23 shots in his first game since Oct. 15.The few remaining fans inside Rogers Arena at the end of the game booed as the final seconds of the game ticked away.Canucks: Defending off the rush proved to be a problem for Vancouver, with four of New Jersey's goals coming in transition.

Devils: Hischier is on a heater to start the season. New Jersey's captain leads the league with 10 goals and has scored in four straight games.A power play turned sour for the Canucks early in the second period when the home side coughed up the puck and Mercer and Hischier sprinted down the ice on a two-on-one. Silovs make a solid pad stop on Hischier's shot, but the rebound bounced out to Mercer, who popped the puck up and in to give New Jersey a 2-0 lead at 1:35.

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