Brian Boyle said it would be nice to score a goal on Hockey Fights Cancer night. He got his wish.
Boyle scored when he deposited a Will Butcher pass in the second period, and the Devils went on to beat the Vancouver Canucks, 3-2, on Friday at the Prudential Center in Newark.
Boyle's second goal of the season was set up by the dazzling puck work of Butcher, where the defenseman weaved from the blue line to the slot before dropping a pass to Boyle on his left for the easy score.
The score put the Devils up 2-1 and highlighted a three-goal second period.