Vancouver CanucksCanucks15-17-3
5Final/SODec 20, 2025
Boston BruinsBruins20-15-1
4TVNHL NetNESN
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
VAN+154
BOS−185
Puck line
VAN +1.5−175
BOS −1.5+145
Total O/U
Over 5.5−125
Under 5.5+105
- Puck line: Canucks +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 5.5 (9 goals).
Recap
The Vancouver Canucks beat the Boston Bruins 5-4 in a shootout at TD Garden in Boston on Dec 20, 2025 to move to 15-17-3.
The lead changed hands 3 times. The Canucks have won 4 straight. The Canucks won despite being outshot 43-23.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| BOS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
W: Lankinen · L: Swayman
Scoring plays
First Period
- BOSGoal · 8:23Morgan Geekie Goal (25) Snap Shot, assists: Charlie McAvoy (17), Elias Lindholm (18)0-1
- VANGoal · 19:45Max Sasson Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Liam Ohgren (1), Linus Karlsson (7)1-1
Second Period
- VANGoal · 4:22Linus Karlsson Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Evander Kane (12), Filip Hronek (18)2-1
- BOSGoal · 9:41Pavel Zacha Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Zadorov (12), Casey Mittelstadt (7)2-2
- BOSGoal · 12:05Tanner Jeannot Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Kastelic (7), Fraser Minten (7)2-3
Third Period
- VANGoal · 3:53Linus Karlsson Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Marco Rossi (10)3-3
- VANGoal · 7:34Liam Ohgren Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Marcus Pettersson (6), Jake DeBrusk (8)4-3
- BOSGoal · 16:16Andrew Peeke Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Marat Khusnutdinov (6), Morgan Geekie (14)4-4
Team stats
VANBOS
- Shots
- 23
- 43
- Power Play Goals
- 1
- 1
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 39.0
- 61.0
- Hits
- 29
- 20
- Blocked Shots
- 15
- 11
- Penalty Minutes
- 8
- 10
Top performers
Vancouver CanucksBoston Bruins
Goals
Linus Karlsson2
Morgan Geekie1
Assists
Linus Karlsson1
Morgan Geekie1
Points
Linus Karlsson3
Morgan Geekie2
Player stats
Canucks · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Boeser RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Jake DeBrusk LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:58 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Conor Garland RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| David Kampf C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 2 |
| Evander Kane LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:39 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Linus Karlsson C | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13:01 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Drew O'Connor LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 10:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Liam Ohgren LW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12:21 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Aatu Raty C | 0 | 8 | 0 | -1 | 9:48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75.0 | 0 |
| Marco Rossi C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26.3 | 0 |
| Max Sasson C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28.6 | 0 |
| Kiefer Sherwood LW | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18:59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Canucks · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeev Buium D | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 21:18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Filip Hronek D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27:41 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tyler Myers D | 2 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 19:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Marcus Pettersson D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Elias N. Pettersson D | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14:46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tom Willander D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Canucks · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Lankinen G | 4 | 43 | 39 | .907 | 65:00 | 0 |
Bruins · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Eyssimont C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Morgan Geekie C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:39 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Tanner Jeannot LW | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 14:48 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Mark Kastelic C | 2 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 14:28 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 72.7 | 0 |
| Marat Khusnutdinov C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sean Kuraly C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 0 |
| Elias Lindholm C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:29 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Fraser Minten C | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Casey Mittelstadt C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:45 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| David Pastrnak RW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Viel LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Pavel Zacha C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:35 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 83.3 | 0 |
Bruins · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampus Lindholm D | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:51 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Mason Lohrei D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14:42 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Charlie McAvoy D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 24:59 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Andrew Peeke D | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 22:17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Victor Soderstrom D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nikita Zadorov D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24:17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Bruins · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Swayman G | 4 | 23 | 19 | .826 | 64:54 | 0 |
Three stars
- Liam Ohgren (VAN)
- Linus Karlsson (VAN)
- Morgan Geekie (BOS)
Game info
VenueTD Garden, Boston, MA
Attendance17,850
OfficialsReferee: Brian Pochmara · Linesman: Mark Shewchyk · Referee: Jordan Samuels-Thomas · Linesman: Libor Suchanek
TVNHL Net · nationalNESN · local
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