Vancouver Canucks @ Boston Bruins

15-17-3, 11-7-2 Away

Final/SO

	1	2	3	SO	T
Canucks VAN	1	1	2	1	5
Bruins BOS	1	2	1	0	4

Boston BruinsBruinsBOS

20-15-1, 12-6-1 Home

Vancouver Canucks


forwards
Brock BoeserB. Boeser#6
Jake DeBruskJ. DeBrusk#74
Conor GarlandC. Garland#8
David KampfD. Kampf#64
Evander KaneE. Kane#91
Linus KarlssonL. Karlsson#94
Drew O'ConnorD. O'Connor#18
Liam OhgrenL. Ohgren#92
Aatu RatyA. Raty#54
Marco RossiM. Rossi#93
Max SassonM. Sasson#63
Kiefer SherwoodK. Sherwood#44
defensemen
Zeev BuiumZ. Buium#24
Filip HronekF. Hronek#17
Tyler MyersT. Myers#57
Marcus PetterssonM. Pettersson#29
Elias N. PetterssonElias N. Pettersson#25
Tom WillanderT. Willander#5

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	19:22	3:36	1:42	14:04	1	1	50.0
0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	17:58	3:18	0:00	14:40	0	2	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	15:46	3:31	1:16	10:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	22	14:16	0:03	0:39	13:34	6	9	40.0
0	1	0	1	2	0	1	2	2	0	2	25	19:39	3:30	0:10	15:59	0	0	0.0
2	1	1	3	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	20	13:01	3:08	0:00	9:53	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	10:30	0:04	1:20	9:06	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	17	12:21	0:00	0:00	12:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	18	9:48	0:00	1:12	8:36	9	3	75.0
0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	26	23:53	3:44	1:05	19:04	5	14	26.3
1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	16	10:14	0:00	0:00	10:14	2	5	28.6
0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	5	1	3	23	18:59	2:52	2:11	13:56	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	25	21:18	3:50	0:10	17:18	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	31	27:41	3:13	3:13	21:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	0	2	1	2	0	1	0	26	19:33	0:20	2:42	16:31	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	1	3	1	2	0	0	1	26	22:00	0:30	1:53	19:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	22	14:46	0:00	1:28	13:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	17:06	2:41	0:15	14:10	0	0	0.0

goalies
Kevin LankinenK. Lankinen#32

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
42	4	38	.905	33	3	2	0	0	65:00	0

Boston Bruins


forwards
Michael EyssimontM. Eyssimont#81
Morgan GeekieM. Geekie#39
Tanner JeannotT. Jeannot#84
Mark KastelicM. Kastelic#47
Marat KhusnutdinovM. Khusnutdinov#92
Sean KuralyS. Kuraly#52
Elias LindholmE. Lindholm#28
Fraser MintenF. Minten#93
Casey MittelstadtC. Mittelstadt#11
David PastrnakD. Pastrnak#88
Jeffrey VielJ. Viel#48
Pavel ZachaP. Zacha#18
defensemen
Hampus LindholmH. Lindholm#27
Mason LohreiM. Lohrei#6
Charlie McAvoyC. McAvoy#73
Andrew PeekeA. Peeke#26
Victor SoderstromV. Soderstrom#29
Nikita ZadorovN. Zadorov#91

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	14	9:28	1:31	0:00	7:57	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	4	4	0	0	0	2	0	2	18	18:39	3:08	0:00	15:31	2	1	66.7
1	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	22	14:48	0:10	2:08	12:30	2	0	100.0
0	1	-1	4	0	2	0	0	4	1	0	23	14:28	0:10	2:24	11:54	8	3	72.7
0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	20	15:23	1:25	1:46	12:12	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	11:12	0:00	2:36	8:36	3	7	30.0
0	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	20:29	3:01	0:30	16:58	6	6	50.0
0	1	-1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	24	15:42	0:10	1:59	13:33	4	2	66.7
0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	18	16:45	1:38	0:00	15:07	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	2	0	3	24	21:23	3:50	0:05	17:28	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	12	7:22	0:00	0:00	7:22	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	18:35	3:14	1:44	13:37	10	2	83.3
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	6	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	29	23:51	1:33	2:37	19:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	16	14:42	0:49	0:22	13:31	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	4	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	29	24:59	3:16	3:11	18:32	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	4	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	24	22:17	0:00	3:01	19:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	11:36	0:00	0:05	11:31	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	29	24:17	0:10	4:42	19:25	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jeremy SwaymanJ. Swayman#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
22	4	18	.818	14	3	1	0	0	64:54	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NHL Net		1	2	3	SO	T
	Canucks	1	1	2	1	5
	Bruins	1	2	1	0	4

1st Period			VAN	BOS
8:23		Morgan Geekie (25) (Power Play) Assists: Charlie McAvoy (17), Elias Lindholm (18)	0	1
19:45		Max Sasson (7) Assists: Liam Ohgren (1), Linus Karlsson (7)	1	1

2nd Period		VAN	BOS
4:22	Linus Karlsson (6) (Power Play) Assists: Evander Kane (12), Filip Hronek (18)	2	1
9:41	Pavel Zacha (10) Assists: Nikita Zadorov (12), Casey Mittelstadt (7)	2	2
12:05	Tanner Jeannot (4) Assists: Mark Kastelic (7), Fraser Minten (7)	2	3

3rd Period		VAN	BOS
3:53	Linus Karlsson (7) Assists: Marco Rossi (10)	3	3
7:34	Liam Ohgren (2) Assists: Marcus Pettersson (6), Jake DeBrusk (8)	4	3
16:16	Andrew Peeke (3) Assists: Marat Khusnutdinov (6), Morgan Geekie (14)	4	4

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

Shootout Summary			VAN	BOS
	Jake DeBrusk Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman		0	0
	Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot Hit Left Post		0	0
	Linus Karlsson Snap Shot High and Wide Right		0	0
	David Pastrnak Wrist Shot Off Crossbar		0	0
	Brock Boeser Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman		0	0
	Marat Khusnutdinov Snap Shot High and Wide Right		0	0
	Conor Garland Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman		0	0
	Andrew Peeke Wrist Shot saved by Kevin Lankinen		0	0
	Kiefer Sherwood Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman		0	0
	Michael Eyssimont Wrist Shot saved by Kevin Lankinen		0	0
	Evander Kane Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman		0	0
	Elias Lindholm Wrist Shot saved by Kevin Lankinen		0	0
	Liam Ohgren Goal Backhand		1	0
	Morgan Geekie Wrist Shot saved by Kevin Lankinen		1	0

Regular Season Series

VAN leads 1-0

Canucks
5
Bruins
4

Game 1

12/20

Bruins
Canucks

Game 2

1/3

ESPN+

TD Garden

7:00 PM, December 20, 2025Coverage: NHL Net

Boston, MA

Attendance: 17,850

Referees:
Brian Pochmara
Jordan Samuels-Thomas

Linesmen:
Mark Shewchyk
Libor Suchanek

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Anaheim	21	13	2	44
Vegas	16	7	10	42
Edmonton	17	13	6	40
Los Angeles	15	10	9	39
San Jose	17	16	3	37
Calgary	15	17	4	34
Vancouver	15	17	3	33
Seattle	13	14	6	32

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	20	13	3	43
Montreal	19	12	4	42
Tampa Bay	19	13	3	41
Boston	20	15	1	41
Florida	19	14	2	40
Ottawa	17	13	4	38
Buffalo	16	14	4	36
Toronto	15	14	5	35

Backlund scores 2 as Flames beat Golden Knights 6-3

— Mikael Backlund scored two goals and the Calgary Flames beat the Vegas Golden Knights 6-3 on Saturday night.

Pavel Mintyukov scores with 3:29 left to lift Ducks past Blue Jackets, 4-3

— Pavel Mintyukov slid a shot from the slot past Elvis Merzlikins with 3:29 left and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Saturday night.

Lindgren, Stephenson help Kraken beat Sharks 4-2 to snap four-game skid

— Ryan Lindgren had the tiebreaking goal early in the third period for his first score with Seattle, and the Kraken beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Saturday night to snap a four-game losing streak.

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Vancouver Canucks @ Boston Bruins

Regular Season Series

VAN leads 1-0

Game Information

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Backlund scores 2 as Flames beat Golden Knights 6-3

Pavel Mintyukov scores with 3:29 left to lift Ducks past Blue Jackets, 4-3

Lindgren, Stephenson help Kraken beat Sharks 4-2 to snap four-game skid