The newest Canucks defenseman wasted no time making an impact, picking up a goal and an assist in the opening period of his first game in Vancouver after arriving in a blockbuster trade.

NEWARK, N.J. -- Zeev Buium had a goal and an assist in his debut with the Vancouver Canucks in a 2-1 win against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on Sunday.

Zeev Buium scored in his first game since being traded to Vancouver, Thatcher Demko stopped 25 of the 26 shots he faced and the Canucks beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Sunday. The game was initially supposed to be Quinn Hughes and the Canucks against brothers Jack and Luke,

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Zeev Buium scored in his first game since being traded to Vancouver, Thatcher Demko stopped 25 of the 26 shots, and the Canucks beat the Devils 2-1 on Sunday.

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The Devils quickly got on the board when Dawson Mercer led an odd-man rush up ice with Jesper Bratt. Mercer left the puck for the Swedish forward, then connected with Luke Hughes, who rifled a shot from the left circle past Demko to cut Vancouver’s lead to 2-1.

Three former Wild prospects, Rossi, Buium, and Ohgren, are set to make their Canucks debuts, reshaping Vancouver's lines.