Boston Bruins at Vancouver Canucks
· Rogers Arena, Vancouver · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Boston Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks 3–2 in overtime on Saturday, January 3, 2026 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Vancouver Canucks
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| Vancouver Canucks |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Vancouver Canucks
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
6 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
22 |
| Vancouver Canucks |
6 |
16 |
11 |
1 |
34 |
Three stars
- F. Minten, Boston Bruins (2 goals)
- F. Hronek, Vancouver Canucks (1 goal, 1 assist)
- J. Swayman, Boston Bruins (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Boston Bruins at Vancouver Canucks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
16:24 |
Boston Bruins |
Fraser Minten (7) |
Alex Steeves (4), Hampus Lindholm (11) |
Power play |
BOS 1, VAN 0 |
| 2nd |
00:48 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Elias Pettersson (10) |
Filip Hronek (22), Linus Karlsson (8) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, VAN 1 |
| 2nd |
07:25 |
Boston Bruins |
Elias Lindholm (7) |
David Pastrnak (28), Charlie McAvoy (20) |
Power play |
BOS 2, VAN 1 |
| 2nd |
18:44 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Filip Hronek (3) |
Zeev Buium (14), Evander Kane (14) |
Power play |
BOS 2, VAN 2 |
| OT |
04:41 |
Boston Bruins |
Fraser Minten (8) |
David Pastrnak (29), Mason Lohrei (14) |
Even strength |
BOS 3, VAN 2 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Boston Bruins at Vancouver Canucks
| Stat |
Boston Bruins |
Vancouver Canucks |
| Shots on goal |
22 |
34 |
| Power play |
2 of 3 |
1 of 6 |
| Penalty minutes |
12 |
6 |
| Hits |
16 |
32 |
| Blocked shots |
17 |
12 |
| Giveaways |
15 |
13 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
6 |
| Faceoffs won |
39/58 (67.2%) |
19/58 (32.8%) |
Box score
Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
14:47 |
| Number 18 P. Zacha |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
82.4% |
18:50 |
| Number 21 A. Steeves |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:51 |
| Number 28 E. Lindholm |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
70% |
18:49 |
| Number 39 M. Geekie |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:51 |
| Number 47 M. Kastelic |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
37.5% |
10:56 |
| Number 52 S. Kuraly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
11:05 |
| Number 71 V. Arvidsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:25 |
| Number 81 M. Eyssimont |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
04:59 |
| Number 88 D. Pastrnak |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:07 |
| Number 92 M. Khusnutdinov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
17:48 |
| Number 93 F. Minten |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
60% |
20:30 |
| Number 6 M. Lohrei |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:26 |
| Number 26 A. Peeke |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:17 |
| Number 27 H. Lindholm |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:47 |
| Number 45 J. Aspirot |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:09 |
| Number 73 C. McAvoy |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:35 |
| Number 91 N. Zadorov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:57 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 J. Swayman |
34 |
32 |
2 |
.941 |
63:27 |
Win |
Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 6 B. Boeser |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
20% |
21:09 |
| Number 18 D. O'Connor |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
15:31 |
| Number 21 N. Hoglander |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:07 |
| Number 40 E. Pettersson |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
41.2% |
19:33 |
| Number 44 K. Sherwood |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:11 |
| Number 54 A. Räty |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
30.8% |
12:14 |
| Number 63 M. Sasson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
20% |
12:22 |
| Number 64 D. Kampf |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
38.5% |
16:36 |
| Number 74 J. DeBrusk |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:10 |
| Number 91 E. Kane |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:19 |
| Number 92 L. Ohgren |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:47 |
| Number 94 L. Karlsson |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:19 |
| Number 5 T. Willander |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:07 |
| Number 17 F. Hronek |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
30:01 |
| Number 24 Z. Buium |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:38 |
| Number 25 E. Pettersson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:07 |
| Number 29 M. Pettersson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:31 |
| Number 57 T. Myers |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:57 |
Vancouver Canucks goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 32 K. Lankinen |
22 |
19 |
3 |
.864 |
64:41 |
OT loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Boston Bruins at Vancouver Canucks
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
14:46 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Marcus Pettersson |
High sticking |
2 |
| 1st |
14:46 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Marcus Pettersson |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
17:31 |
Boston Bruins |
Viktor Arvidsson |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:15 |
Boston Bruins |
Nikita Zadorov |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:39 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Max Sasson |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:45 |
Boston Bruins |
Nikita Zadorov |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:54 |
Boston Bruins |
Mark Kastelic |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:36 |
Boston Bruins |
Hampus Lindholm |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
00:21 |
Boston Bruins |
Pavel Zacha |
Holding |
2 |
Game information
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Marco Sturm
- Vancouver Canucks head coach
- Adam Foote
- Referees
- Graham Skilliter, Justin Kea
- Linesmen
- Andrew Smith, Bevan Mills
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Tanner Jeannot, Jeffrey Viel, Vladislav Kolyachonok
- Vancouver Canucks scratches
- Conor Garland, Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Arshdeep Bains
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 at New York Islanders
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 at Washington Capitals
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Sources and further reading
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