VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Wayne Simmonds and Jesper Bratt scored 22 seconds apart in the first period and Mackenzie Blackwood made 30 saves in the Devils’ 2-1 victory over the Canucks on Sunday.
Brock Boeser had a power-play goal for Vancouver. The Canucks are 0-3-1 in their last four games.
Simmonds opened the scoring on a power play with 8:12 left in the first period for the Devils, who snapped a two-game losing streak. Taylor Hall sent a pass into the Canucks’ zone that Kyle Palmieri directed to Simmonds. He put it past goalie Jacob Markstrom for the Devils’ second road power-play goal of the season.