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Vancouver Canucks vs Boston Bruins

NHL
Canucks
15-17-3, 33 PTS
5-4
Final/SO
Bruins
20-15-1, 41 PTS
TD Garden
TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

VAN shoots leftBOS shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdOTSOT
VAN4982629
BOS131776447

In net

Kevin Lankinen39/43 SV, .907
Jeremy Swayman19/23 SV, .826
Team123OTSOT
VAN112015
BOS121004

Who won: Canucks 5-4

The Vancouver Canucks beat the Boston Bruins 5-4 in a shootout on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at TD Garden. Linus Karlsson led the Canucks in goals (2). Morgan Geekie led the Bruins in goals (1).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.6Linus KarlssonC
  2. 28.1Liam OhgrenLW
  3. 37.9Morgan GeekieC
  4. 47.6Filip HronekD
  5. 57.6Pavel ZachaC
  6. 67.4Andrew PeekeD
  7. 77.3Jake DeBruskLW
  8. 87.3Marcus PetterssonD
  9. 97.3Mark KastelicC
  10. 107.2Tanner JeannotLW
  11. 117.1Max SassonC
  12. 127.1Elias LindholmC

Team stats

VANBOS
15Blocked Shots11
29Hits20
5Takeaways6
23Shots43
1Power Play Goals1
4Power Play Opportunities3
25.0Power Play Percentage33.3
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
23Faceoffs Won36
39.0Faceoff Win Percent61.0
16Giveaways16
4Total Penalties5
8Penalty Minutes10

Player of the game

Linus Karlsson

VAN · 2 G, 1 A, 3 SOG

8.6

Deserved to win

19%
VAN · 1.89 xG
81%
BOS · 3.95 xG

Bruins deserved better: 81% on chances, lost 4-5

Play by play

  1. End of the shootout
  2. SO 0:00Morgan Geekie

    Wrist shot on goal

    Morgan Geekie Wrist Shot saved by Kevin Lankinen

    M. Geekie · 1 G, 1 A

  3. GOALSO 0:00
    Liam Ohgren

    Goal! Backhand

    L. Ohgren · 1 G, 1 A

    Liam Ohgren Goal Backhand

    VAN 1 - 0 BOS
  4. SO 0:00Elias Lindholm

    Wrist shot on goal

    Elias Lindholm Wrist Shot saved by Kevin Lankinen

    E. Lindholm · 1 A

  5. SO 0:00Evander Kane

    Wrist shot on goal

    Evander Kane Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman

    E. Kane · 1 A

  6. SO 0:00Michael Eyssimont

    Wrist shot on goal

    Michael Eyssimont Wrist Shot saved by Kevin Lankinen

    M. Eyssimont

  7. SO 0:00Kiefer Sherwood

    Wrist shot on goal

    Kiefer Sherwood Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman

    K. Sherwood

  8. SO 0:00Andrew Peeke

    Wrist shot on goal

    Andrew Peeke Wrist Shot saved by Kevin Lankinen

    A. Peeke · 1 G

  9. SO 0:00Conor Garland

    Snap shot on goal

    Conor Garland Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman

    C. Garland

  10. SO 0:00Marat Khusnutdinov

    Snap shot high and wide right

    Marat Khusnutdinov Snap Shot High and Wide Right

    M. Khusnutdinov · 1 A

  11. SO 0:00Brock Boeser

    Wrist shot on goal

    Brock Boeser Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman

    B. Boeser

  12. SO 0:00David Pastrnak

    Wrist shot off crossbar

    David Pastrnak Wrist Shot Off Crossbar

    D. Pastrnak

  13. SO 0:00Linus Karlsson

    Snap shot high and wide right

    Linus Karlsson Snap Shot High and Wide Right

    L. Karlsson · 2 G, 1 A

  14. SO 0:00Casey Mittelstadt

    Wrist shot hit left post

    Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot Hit Left Post

    C. Mittelstadt · 1 A

  15. SO 0:00Jake DeBrusk

    Wrist shot on goal

    Jake DeBrusk Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman

    J. DeBrusk · 1 A

  16. Start of the shootout
  17. End of the overtime
  18. OT 4:57Pavel Zacha

    Slap shot on goal

    Pavel Zacha Slap Shot saved by Kevin Lankinen

    P. Zacha · 1 G

  19. OT 4:17Kiefer Sherwood
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Kiefer Sherwood

    K. Sherwood

  20. OT 4:12Morgan Geekie

    Tip-in wide right

    Morgan Geekie Tip-In Wide Right

    M. Geekie · 1 G, 1 A

  21. OT 2:53David Pastrnak
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by David Pastrnak

    D. Pastrnak

  22. OT 2:45Marco Rossi
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Marco Rossi

    M. Rossi · 1 A

  23. OT 1:55Casey Mittelstadt
    TO

    Takeaway

    Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt

    C. Mittelstadt · 1 A

  24. OT 1:43Hampus Lindholm

    Slap shot on goal

    Hampus Lindholm Slap Shot saved by Kevin Lankinen

    H. Lindholm

  25. OT 1:33Zeev Buium

    Backhand failed bank attempt

    Zeev Buium Backhand Failed Bank Attempt

    Z. Buium

Leaders

VANBOS
Goals
Linus Karlsson
2
Morgan Geekie
1
Assists
Linus Karlsson
1
Morgan Geekie
1
Points
Linus Karlsson
3
Morgan Geekie
2

Season seriesVAN leads series 1-0

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