Jonathan Lekkerimaki scored the winner in a shootout, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-3 win over the host New Jersey Devils in NHL action Monday night in Newark, N.J.
Pius Suter (2) and Lekkerimaki scored in regulation for Vancouver (33-26-12). Timo Meier (2) and Erik Haula scored for the Devils (37-29-6). Thatcher Demko, seeing his first action since Feb. 8, stopped 22 shots to earn the goaltending win for Vancouver.
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