BOS 4–5 VAN Final / SO · L
Bruins/Schedule/Recap Sat, Dec 20, 2025 · 2025-26 regular season
Boston Bruins
BOS · 20-15-1
4–5
Final / SOL
Vancouver Canucks
VAN · 15-17-3
1ST2ND3RDOTSOT BOS 11321717060443 VAN 141928021523 goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Bruins trail the season series 0–1
BOS 20-15-1 · VAN 15-17-3 · First meeting this season — the Bruins trail the season series 0–1

Bruins fell to the Canucks

The Bruins created the better chances (4.2 to 2.1 expected goals) — and lost it in a shootout. Jeremy Swayman allowed 1.9 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Who had the better chances

The Bruins created the better chances: 4.2 expected goals to 2.1, on 43 and 23 shots on goal.

BOS 4.2 xG · 43 shots VAN 2.1 xG · 23 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st · the swing 1.4 · 0.4
2nd 1.1 · 0.8
3rd 0.7 · 0.6
OT 1.0 · 0.2
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Bruins win 79.
BOS 79%VAN 21%

Goals and penalties

8 goals · 9 penalties
← Bruins shoot this way Canucks shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
PEN
07:34 Tyler Myers· Hooking
Geekie scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
1
08:23 Morgan Geekie PP
Charlie McAvoy, Elias Lindholm · Power play (Myers, hooking) · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
1–0
PEN
10:25 Marcus Pettersson· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
16:19 Andrew Peeke· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
2
19:45 Max Sasson
Liam Ohgren, Linus Karlsson · wrist shot, a good chance (17%)
1–1
2nd period
PEN
03:12 Michael Eyssimont· High-sticking
Karlsson scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
3
04:22 Linus Karlsson PP
Evander Kane, Filip Hronek · Power play (Eyssimont, high-sticking) · wrist shot, a good chance (19%)
1–2
PEN
08:36 Jeffrey Viel· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
08:36 Evander Kane· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
4
09:41 Pavel Zacha
Nikita Zadorov, Casey Mittelstadt · wrist shot, a great chance (28%)
2–2
5
12:05 Tanner Jeannot
Mark Kastelic, Fraser Minten · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
3–2
3rd period
PEN
01:15 David Kampf· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
6
03:53 Linus Karlsson
Marco Rossi · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
3–3
7
07:34 Liam Ohgren
Marcus Pettersson, Jake DeBrusk · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
3–4
PEN
08:11 Charlie McAvoy· Interference
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
09:53 Hampus Lindholm· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
8
16:16 Andrew Peeke
Marat Khusnutdinov, Morgan Geekie · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (1%) that found a way in
4–4
Shootout
1 Jake DeBrusk Save
2 Casey Mittelstadt Miss
3 Linus Karlsson Miss
4 David Pastrnak Miss
5 Brock Boeser Save
6 Marat Khusnutdinov Miss
7 Conor Garland Save
8 Andrew Peeke Save
9 Kiefer Sherwood Save
10 Michael Eyssimont Save
11 Evander Kane Save
12 Elias Lindholm Save
13 Liam Ohgren Goal
14 Morgan Geekie Save
Goaltending
−1.9
vs expected
19/23 saves · 4 GA · 2.1 xGA Allowed 1.9 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
+0.2
vs expected
39/43 saves · 4 GA · 4.2 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
Team BOSVAN
Shots on goal
43
23
Expected goals
4.2
2.1
Hits
20
29
Blocks
17
12
Faceoffs
61%
39%
Power play
1/3
1/4
Penalty minutes
10
8
The Bruins went 1-for-3 on the power play and allowed 1 on 4 Canucks power plays.