A couple of good early scoring chances helped Vancouver goaltender Roberto Luongo get into the game. That was bad news for a New Jersey team already struggling to score. Luongo made the best of his 30 saves in the opening minutes, turning away a high Henrik Tallinder shot after a bad turnover and kicking out his left pad to deny Ilya Kovalchuk on the rebound as the Canucks beat New Jersey 3-0 Monday night. "I like to face a few shots early just to get a feel, especially after not playing for a week," Luongo said. "That rebound save off Kovalchuk really got me going for the rest of the game." Raffi Torres and Ryan Kesler scored in the first two periods, and Henrik Sedin rounded out the scoring on a penalty shot with 6:17 left as the Canucks, playing their first game in six days, won their third straight and improved to 5-0-1 on home ice. Read more:
