Sat, Dec 20, 2025·TD Garden, Boston
Vancouver Canucks 5, Boston Bruins 4 (SO)
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Boston Bruins win this game 82% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | OT | SO | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | 14 | 19 | 28 | 02 | 1 | 523 |
| BOS | 113 | 217 | 17 | 06 | 0 | 443 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 8:23BOSMorgan GeekiePPAssists: Charlie McAvoy, Elias Lindholm · Snap, 0.04 xG0–1
- P1 19:45VANMax SassonAssists: Liam Ohgren, Linus Karlsson · Wrist, 0.15 xG1–1
- P2 4:22VANLinus KarlssonPPAssists: Evander Kane, Filip Hronek · Wrist, 0.24 xG2–1
- P2 9:41BOSPavel ZachaAssists: Nikita Zadorov, Casey Mittelstadt · Wrist, 0.22 xG2–2
- P2 12:05BOSTanner JeannotAssists: Mark Kastelic, Fraser Minten · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–3
- P3 3:53VANLinus KarlssonAssists: Marco Rossi · Snap, 0.05 xG3–3
- P3 7:34VANLiam OhgrenAssists: Marcus Pettersson, Jake DeBrusk · Tip-in, 0.07 xG4–3
- P3 16:16BOSAndrew PeekeAssists: Marat Khusnutdinov, Morgan Geekie · Wrist, 0.01 xG4–4
Shootout
- 1. VAN Jake DeBrusk stopped
- 2. BOS Casey Mittelstadt stopped
- 3. VAN Linus Karlsson stopped
- 4. BOS David Pastrnak stopped
- 5. VAN Brock Boeser stopped
- 6. BOS Marat Khusnutdinov stopped
- 7. VAN Conor Garland stopped
- 8. BOS Andrew Peeke stopped
- 9. VAN Kiefer Sherwood stopped
- 10. BOS Michael Eyssimont stopped
- 11. VAN Evander Kane stopped
- 12. BOS Elias Lindholm stopped
- 13. VAN Liam Ohgren scored
- 14. BOS Morgan Geekie stopped
Penalties (9)
- P1 7:34VANTyler Myers: Hooking2 min · PPG
- P1 10:25VANMarcus Pettersson: Tripping2 min
- P1 16:19BOSAndrew Peeke: Hooking2 min
- P2 3:12BOSMichael Eyssimont: High sticking2 min · PPG
- P2 8:36BOSJeffrey Viel: Roughing2 min
- P2 8:36VANEvander Kane: Roughing2 min
- P3 1:15VANDavid Kampf: Hooking2 min
- P3 8:11BOSCharlie McAvoy: Interference2 min
- P3 9:53BOSHampus Lindholm: Tripping2 min
Replay
Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Minten won the faceoff against Kampf
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.
Vancouver Canucks
Forward lines
- bestKarlsson – Ohgren – Sasson4:27
xG 0.27–0.06 (81%)attempts 8–2goals 1–0
- DeBrusk – Kampf – Ohgren3:45
xG 0.08–0.09 (47%)attempts 2–2goals 1–0
- Kane – DeBrusk – Kampf5:38
xG 0.16–0.20 (44%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0
- Kane – Karlsson – Rossi4:19
xG 0.05–0.24 (16%)attempts 2–6goals 1–0
Defence pairs
- bestPettersson – Willander9:07
xG 0.37–0.05 (89%)attempts 10–3goals 1–0
- Myers – Pettersson3:26
xG 0.04–0.42 (9%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0
- Myers – Buium11:39
xG 0.24–0.71 (26%)attempts 8–19goals 0–1
Boston Bruins
Forward lines
- bestLindholm – Pastrnak – Khusnutdinov5:38
xG 0.48–0.12 (80%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0
- Lindholm – Pastrnak – Mittelstadt6:40
xG 0.31–0.00 (99%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0
- Zacha – Geekie – Mittelstadt5:15
xG 0.31–0.15 (67%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0
- Jeannot – Kastelic – Minten10:58
xG 0.33–0.19 (64%)attempts 13–8goals 1–2
Defence pairs
- bestSoderstrom – Lohrei10:20
xG 0.80–0.18 (81%)attempts 12–10goals 0–0
- Lindholm – Peeke15:18
xG 0.79–0.29 (73%)attempts 16–9goals 1–2
- Zadorov – Peeke2:20
xG 0.13–0.04 (75%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
BOS's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line BOS is favoured, below it VAN. Dots are goals.
Did the better team win?
Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.
Based on shot quality alone, Boston Bruins win this game 82% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (BOS − VAN), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).