Here are some observations from the game:

• March is Meier’s month. Meier’s power play goal midway through the second period was his sixth goal this month to lead New Jersey.

The goal came off a dazzling no-look, backhand feed from Dawson Mercer standing up atop the Canucks crease in front of Thatcher Demko. It was a tape-to-tape pass, Meier’s initial shot rebounding right back out to him before hammering it into the net for his 21st goal of the season.• On the Amazon Prime broadcast in Canada, Jesper Bratt was featured in an interview with studio host Andi Petrillo and asked about recently tying and surpassing Scott Stevens’ record for the franchises’ most assists in a single season, tying it with his 60th then surpassing, and adding yet another one tonight to reach 62.

Bratt had a great response when asked by Petrillo.

“He’s such an amazing player, and amazing career. I hope to have my name on some bigger things that he’s been on too.”

• Bratt’s assist was his 82nd point of the year, one-off from the career-high he set last season of 83.

• Johnathan Kovacevic saved a near-sure goal when he came to Markstrom’s aid. Markstrom made an initial save on forward Nils Aman’s drive through the crease, where he tipped the puck into the Devils netminder. The puck was left alone in the blue paint and at the very moment Aman was able to get a second, backhand, whack at it, Kovacevic, from behind the goal line, had the wherewithal to place his stick on the goal line to swoop the puck out of any danger.