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Vancouver Canucks at Boston Bruins

TD Garden, Boston Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Vancouver Canucks beat the Boston Bruins 5–4 in a shootout on Saturday, December 20, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Vancouver Canucks 5 25-49-8
at Boston Bruins 4 45-27-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Vancouver Canucks 1 1 2 0 1 5
Boston Bruins 1 2 1 0 0 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Vancouver Canucks 4 9 8 2 0 23
Boston Bruins 13 17 7 6 0 43

Three stars

  1. L. Ohgren, Vancouver Canucks (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. L. Karlsson, Vancouver Canucks (2 goals, 1 assist)
  3. M. Geekie, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:23 Boston Bruins Morgan Geekie (25) Charlie McAvoy (17), Elias Lindholm (18) Power play VAN 0, BOS 1
1st 19:45 Vancouver Canucks Max Sasson (7) Liam Ohgren (1), Linus Karlsson (7) Even strength VAN 1, BOS 1
2nd 04:22 Vancouver Canucks Linus Karlsson (6) Evander Kane (12), Filip Hronek (18) Power play VAN 2, BOS 1
2nd 09:41 Boston Bruins Pavel Zacha (10) Nikita Zadorov (12), Casey Mittelstadt (7) Even strength VAN 2, BOS 2
2nd 12:05 Boston Bruins Tanner Jeannot (4) Mark Kastelic (7), Fraser Minten (7) Even strength VAN 2, BOS 3
3rd 03:53 Vancouver Canucks Linus Karlsson (7) Marco Rossi (10) Even strength VAN 3, BOS 3
3rd 07:34 Vancouver Canucks Liam Ohgren (2) Marcus Pettersson (6), Jake DeBrusk (8) Even strength VAN 4, BOS 3
3rd 16:16 Boston Bruins Andrew Peeke (3) Marat Khusnutdinov (6), Morgan Geekie (14) Even strength VAN 4, BOS 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Vancouver Canucks Jake DeBrusk Saved
1 Boston Bruins Casey Mittelstadt Saved
2 Vancouver Canucks Linus Karlsson Saved
2 Boston Bruins David Pastrnak Saved
3 Vancouver Canucks Brock Boeser Saved
3 Boston Bruins Marat Khusnutdinov Saved
4 Vancouver Canucks Conor Garland Saved
4 Boston Bruins Andrew Peeke Saved
5 Vancouver Canucks Kiefer Sherwood Saved
5 Boston Bruins Michael Eyssimont Saved
6 Vancouver Canucks Evander Kane Saved
6 Boston Bruins Elias Lindholm Saved
7 Vancouver Canucks Liam Ohgren Goal (winner)
7 Boston Bruins Morgan Geekie Saved

Team stats

Stat Vancouver Canucks Boston Bruins
Shots on goal 23 43
Power play 1 of 4 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 10
Hits 29 20
Blocked shots 15 11
Giveaways 16 16
Takeaways 5 6
Faceoffs won 23/59 (39%) 36/59 (61%)

Box score

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks skaters
Player
6 B. Boeser R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 50% 19:22
8 C. Garland R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 15:46
18 D. O'Connor L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 10:30
44 K. Sherwood L 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 0 18:59
54 A. Räty C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 8 0 0 75% 09:48
63 M. Sasson C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 28.6% 10:14
64 D. Kampf C 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 0 0 40% 14:16
74 J. DeBrusk L 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 17:58
91 E. Kane L 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 19:39
92 L. Ohgren L 1 1 2 +2 0 3 3 0 0 12:21
93 M. Rossi C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 26.3% 23:53
94 L. Karlsson C 2 1 3 +1 0 3 3 1 1 13:01
5 T. Willander D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 1 0 17:06
17 F. Hronek D 0 1 1 +1 0 4 2 0 0 27:41
24 Z. Buium D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 21:18
25 E. Pettersson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 14:46
29 M. Pettersson D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 3 0 22:00
57 T. Myers D 0 0 0 -3 2 1 0 2 0 19:33
Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie
32 K. Lankinen 43 39 4 .907 65:00 Win

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player
11 C. Mittelstadt C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 100% 16:45
18 P. Zacha C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 83.3% 18:35
28 E. Lindholm C 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 50% 20:29
39 M. Geekie C 1 1 2 +1 0 4 2 0 1 66.7% 18:39
47 M. Kastelic C 0 1 1 -1 0 4 4 2 0 72.7% 14:28
48 J. Viel L 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 07:22
52 S. Kuraly C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 30% 11:12
81 M. Eyssimont C 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 09:28
84 T. Jeannot L 1 0 1 -1 0 1 3 1 0 100% 14:48
88 D. Pastrnak R 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 21:23
92 M. Khusnutdinov C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:23
93 F. Minten C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 2 0 66.7% 15:42
6 M. Lohrei D 0 0 0 +1 0 4 1 0 0 14:42
26 A. Peeke D 1 0 1 -1 2 4 3 1 0 22:17
27 H. Lindholm D 0 0 0 -1 2 6 0 1 0 23:51
29 V. Soderstrom D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 11:36
73 C. McAvoy D 0 1 1 -1 2 4 0 1 0 24:59
91 N. Zadorov D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 1 0 24:17
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie
1 J. Swayman 23 19 4 .826 64:54 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:34 Vancouver Canucks Tyler Myers Hooking 2
1st 10:25 Vancouver Canucks Marcus Pettersson Tripping 2
1st 16:19 Boston Bruins Andrew Peeke Hooking 2
2nd 03:12 Boston Bruins Michael Eyssimont High sticking 2
2nd 08:36 Boston Bruins Jeffrey Viel Roughing 2
2nd 08:36 Vancouver Canucks Evander Kane Roughing 2
3rd 01:15 Vancouver Canucks David Kampf Hooking 2
3rd 08:11 Boston Bruins Charlie McAvoy Interference 2
3rd 09:53 Boston Bruins Hampus Lindholm Tripping 2

Game information

Vancouver Canucks head coach
Adam Foote
Boston Bruins head coach
Marco Sturm
Referees
Brian Pochmara, Jordan Samuels-Thomas
Linesmen
Libor Suchanek, Mark Shewchyk
Vancouver Canucks scratches
Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Nils Hoglander
Boston Bruins scratches
Viktor Arvidsson, Vladislav Kolyachonok, Alex Steeves

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Boston Bruins 4 Final/SO Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 20

Matchup Status Details
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at New York Rangers 5 Final/SO Game page
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Ottawa Senators 6 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Minnesota Wild 5 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/SO Game page
St. Louis Blues 6 at Florida Panthers 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Nashville Predators 5 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Calgary Flames 6 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Anaheim Ducks 4 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 4 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final Game page

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