Vancouver Canucks 5, Boston Bruins 4: final score and stats
Vancouver Canucks beat Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks 5 to Boston Bruins 4, on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at TD Garden, Boston, MA. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Boston Bruins vs Vancouver Canucks.
NHLSaturday, December 20, 2025
DateDec 20, 2025
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueTD Garden, Boston, MA
TVNHL Net
Attendance17,850
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT1 | OT2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Canucks | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Boston Bruins | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Vancouver CanucksBoston Bruins
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
15-17-3Record20-15-1
8th in Pacific DivisionStanding1st in Atlantic Division
2-9Road record / home record8-1
LLLLLLast 5WWWWL
L6StreakW4
Team stats
Vancouver CanucksBoston Bruins
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Vancouver Canucks
Filip Chytil C · Shoulder - Not Specified
Injured ReserveMackenzie MacEachern LW · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveThatcher Demko G · Hip - Surgery
Injured ReserveTom Willander D · Lower Body
Day-To-DayBoston Bruins
James Hagens C · Back
Injured ReserveBox score
Vancouver Canucks Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Boeser | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:22 | 3:36 | 1:42 | 14:04 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake DeBrusk | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:58 | 3:18 | 0:00 | 14:40 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Garland | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:46 | 3:31 | 1:16 | 10:59 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Kampf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:16 | 0:03 | 0:39 | 13:34 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Evander Kane | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:39 | 3:30 | 0:10 | 15:59 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Linus Karlsson | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13:01 | 3:08 | 0:00 | 9:53 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew O'Connor | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 10:30 | 0:04 | 1:20 | 9:06 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Ohgren | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12:21 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:21 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aatu Raty | 0 | 8 | 0 | -1 | 9:48 | 0:00 | 1:12 | 8:36 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 75.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Rossi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:53 | 3:44 | 1:05 | 19:04 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 26.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Sasson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:14 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:14 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 28.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiefer Sherwood | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18:59 | 2:52 | 2:11 | 13:56 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Vancouver Canucks Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeev Buium | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 21:18 | 3:50 | 0:10 | 17:18 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Filip Hronek | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27:41 | 3:13 | 3:13 | 21:15 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Myers | 2 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 19:33 | 0:20 | 2:42 | 16:31 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Marcus Pettersson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:00 | 0:30 | 1:53 | 19:37 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Elias N. Pettersson | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14:46 | 0:00 | 1:28 | 13:18 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Willander | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:06 | 2:41 | 0:15 | 14:10 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vancouver Canucks Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Lankinen | 4 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 39 | .907 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 65:00 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Bruins Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Eyssimont | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:28 | 1:31 | 0:00 | 7:57 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Morgan Geekie | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:39 | 3:08 | 0:00 | 15:31 | 18 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Jeannot | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 14:48 | 0:10 | 2:08 | 12:30 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Kastelic | 2 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 14:28 | 0:10 | 2:24 | 11:54 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 72.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marat Khusnutdinov | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:23 | 1:25 | 1:46 | 12:12 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Kuraly | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:12 | 0:00 | 2:36 | 8:36 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elias Lindholm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:29 | 3:01 | 0:30 | 16:58 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fraser Minten | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:42 | 0:10 | 1:59 | 13:33 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:45 | 1:38 | 0:00 | 15:07 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| David Pastrnak | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:23 | 3:50 | 0:05 | 17:28 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Viel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:22 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pavel Zacha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:35 | 3:14 | 1:44 | 13:37 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 83.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Bruins Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampus Lindholm | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:51 | 1:33 | 2:37 | 19:41 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mason Lohrei | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14:42 | 0:49 | 0:22 | 13:31 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie McAvoy | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 24:59 | 3:16 | 3:11 | 18:32 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andrew Peeke | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 22:17 | 0:00 | 3:01 | 19:16 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Victor Soderstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:36 | 0:00 | 0:05 | 11:31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita Zadorov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24:17 | 0:10 | 4:42 | 19:25 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Bruins Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Swayman | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .826 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 64:54 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Vancouver Canucks vs Boston Bruins?
Vancouver Canucks won, 5-4, on Saturday, December 20, 2025.
What was the final score of Vancouver Canucks vs Boston Bruins?
Vancouver Canucks 5, Boston Bruins 4.
Who were the top performers?
Vancouver Canucks: Linus Karlsson (2 goals). Boston Bruins: Morgan Geekie (1 goals).
Where is Vancouver Canucks vs Boston Bruins played?
TD Garden, Boston, MA.
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