Zeev Buium had a goal and an assist in the first period of his debut for the Vancouver Canucks, who defeated the host New Jersey Devils 2-1 ‌on Sunday.

He was the ⁠first defenseman in Canucks history to record a multi-point opening period with the team.

Vancouver acquired Buium and forwards Marco Rossi and Liam Ohgren from the Minnesota Wild on Friday in a trade that sent captain Quinn Hughes the other way.

Conor Garland had two assists for the Canucks, who won for just the third time in their past 12 games (3-8-1). Thatcher Demko made 25 saves.

Luke ‌Hughes scored and Jacob ‌Markstrom ⁠made 13 saves for the Devils, ⁠who had won two of three.

Jake DeBrusk gave Vancouver a 1-0 lead on the power play at 1:01 of the first period ‌when he collected his own rebound and chipped it over Mark

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