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Luongo outshines Brodeur as Canucks thump Devils LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizeNEWARK NJ For one night Roberto Luongo held the upper hand over Martin Brodeur in the duel to be Canadas starting Olympic goalieWhile a decision on who will get the bulk of the playing time at the Olympics in Vancouver in February is still a while away Luongo laid out a compelling case Wednesday night in a showdown featuring two of the NHLs top goaliesLuongo made 27 saves and Henrik and Daniel Sedin had a hand in three firstperiod goals as the Vancouver Canucks beat the New Jersey Devils 52Ive got to check my phone to see if Steve Yzerman texted me said Luongo with a smile referring to the executive director of Canadas Olympic teamIf Yzerman was watching he saw Luongo impressively shut out the Devils over the final two periodsLuongo was at this best late in the second with Vancouver holding a 32 lead Luongo flat on his back made three pointblank stops on Zach Parise who had his 10game point streak snappedIt was a bangbang play Luongo said Once I made the initial save I was just trying to get some low coverage Luckily they didnt have much time to lift it over meThe final shot in the sequence somehow rolled under Luongo and out of the creaseI didnt see it because I was laying on my back Luongo said At that point I was doing a Dominik Hasek impressionThats not a bad way to impress Canadian Olympic hockey officialsAlex Burrows Sami Salo Daniel Sedin Alexander Edler and Jannik Hansen had goals for the Canucks who won for the fifth time in seven gamesNiclas Bergfors and Travis Zajac scored for the Devils who had won three straight and six in a row at home Brodeur made 21 saves in one of his poorest outings of the seasonIts that one game that people see us matched up Brodeur said of the matchup with Luongo It is what it is For me its just a disappointing loss for usAnd one that got out of hand quickly for the DevilsAfter a tentative opening five minutes the tempo turned fast and furious with the Canucks leading 32 after one periodIt was all Vancouver early with the Sedin twins combining for four points as the Canucks jumped out to a 30 lead ...