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Vancouver Canucks 5, Boston Bruins 4 (SO) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vancouver Canucks 5, Boston Bruins 4 (shootout). Shots on goal: VAN 23, BOS 43. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VAN 1-1 BOS; P2 VAN 1-2 BOS; P3 VAN 2-1 BOS; OT VAN 0-0 BOS; shootout won by VAN.

Scoring plays: P1 08:23 Morgan Geekie (assists: Charlie McAvoy, Elias Lindholm) to make it VAN 0-1 BOS; P1 19:45 Max Sasson (assists: Liam Ohgren, Linus Karlsson) to make it VAN 1-1 BOS; P2 04:22 Linus Karlsson (assists: Evander Kane, Filip Hronek) to make it VAN 2-1 BOS; P2 09:41 Pavel Zacha (assists: Nikita Zadorov, Casey Mittelstadt) to make it VAN 2-2 BOS; P2 12:05 Tanner Jeannot (assists: Mark Kastelic, Fraser Minten) to make it VAN 2-3 BOS; P3 03:53 Linus Karlsson (assists: Marco Rossi) to make it VAN 3-3 BOS; P3 07:34 Liam Ohgren (assists: Marcus Pettersson, Jake DeBrusk) to make it VAN 4-3 BOS; P3 16:16 Andrew Peeke (assists: Marat Khusnutdinov, Morgan Geekie) to make it VAN 4-4 BOS. Top skaters: Linus Karlsson (VAN) 2 G, 1 A; Morgan Geekie (BOS) 1 G, 1 A; Liam Ohgren (VAN) 1 G, 1 A; Pavel Zacha (BOS) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Jeremy Swayman (BOS) 18 saves on 22, decision O; Kevin Lankinen (VAN) 38 saves on 42, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VAN
Linus Karlsson
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 3 SOG · 13:01 TOI
Goals · BOS
Morgan Geekie
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 18:39 TOI
Goaltending · VAN
Kevin Lankinen
38 saves on 42 shots (.905) · W
Season highs
Kevin Lankinen · Season-high 38 savesHampus Lindholm · Season-high 6 shots on goalLinus Karlsson · Season-high 3 pointsLinus Karlsson · Season-high 2 goals

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

VAN 1 largest lead P2 4:22 (VAN 2, BOS 1) · 2-0 run, P1 19:45–P2 4:22
BOS 1 largest lead P1 8:23 (VAN 0, BOS 1) · 2-0 run, P2 9:41–P2 12:05
Swings 3 lead changes Tied 4 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 8:23 Morgan Geekie (Charlie McAvoy, Elias Lindholm) BOS · Power play · snap shot · VAN 0, BOS 1
  • P1 19:45 Max Sasson (Liam Ohgren, Linus Karlsson) VAN · wrist shot · VAN 1, BOS 1
  • P2 4:22 Linus Karlsson (Evander Kane, Filip Hronek) VAN · Power play · wrist shot · VAN 2, BOS 1
  • P2 9:41 Pavel Zacha (Nikita Zadorov, Casey Mittelstadt) BOS · wrist shot · VAN 2, BOS 2
  • P2 12:05 Tanner Jeannot (Mark Kastelic, Fraser Minten) BOS · wrist shot · VAN 2, BOS 3
  • P3 3:53 Linus Karlsson (Marco Rossi) VAN · snap shot · VAN 3, BOS 3
  • P3 7:34 Liam Ohgren (Marcus Pettersson, Jake DeBrusk) VAN · tip-in shot · VAN 4, BOS 3
  • P3 16:16 Andrew Peeke (Marat Khusnutdinov, Morgan Geekie) BOS · wrist shot · VAN 4, BOS 4

Linescore

123OT SO T
VAN 1120 1 5
BOS 1210 0 4

Shots on goal: VAN 22, BOS 42 · The shootout winner is credited with one goal in the final score.

📋 Team Stats

VANBOS
23Shots on goal43
59Shot attempts76
23Faceoff wins36
29Hits20
15Blocked shots11
1Power-play goals1
5Takeaways6
16Giveaways16
8Penalty minutes10
90.5%Save %81.8%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
VAN498223
BOS13177643

🎯 Shot Map

Vancouver Canucks4 G · 35 attempts
Jake DeBrusk: saved (backhand)Evander Kane: missed the netMax Sasson: missed the netFilip Hronek: saved (wrist)Aatu Räty: saved (tip-in)Max Sasson: goal (wrist)Filip Hronek: saved (snap)Conor Garland: saved (deflected)Linus Karlsson: goal (wrist)Brock Boeser: missed the netLiam Ohgren: saved (wrist)Linus Karlsson: missed the netLiam Ohgren: missed the netKiefer Sherwood: missed the netFilip Hronek: saved (wrist)Jake DeBrusk: saved (backhand)Evander Kane: saved (backhand)Liam Ohgren: saved (snap)Kiefer Sherwood: missed the netBrock Boeser: missed the netMarcus Pettersson: missed the netTyler Myers: saved (snap)Jake DeBrusk: saved (wrist)Elias Pettersson: saved (wrist)Linus Karlsson: goal (snap)Tom Willander: missed the netElias Pettersson: missed the netKiefer Sherwood: saved (snap)Liam Ohgren: goal (tip-in)Linus Karlsson: saved (tip-in)Filip Hronek: saved (slap)Marcus Pettersson: saved (wrist)Evander Kane: saved (wrist)Zeev Buium: saved (snap)Zeev Buium: missed the net
  • 4Goals11% of attempts
  • 19Saved54% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net34% of attempts
Boston Bruins4 G · 57 attempts
Nikita Zadorov: missed the netMorgan Geekie: saved (wrist)David Pastrnak: missed the netHampus Lindholm: saved (snap)Casey Mittelstadt: saved (wrist)Morgan Geekie: missed the netMorgan Geekie: goal (snap)Michael Eyssimont: saved (wrist)Mason Lohrei: missed the netElias Lindholm: saved (wrist)David Pastrnak: saved (wrist)Elias Lindholm: saved (wrist)Hampus Lindholm: saved (wrist)Casey Mittelstadt: saved (backhand)Casey Mittelstadt: missed the netFraser Minten: saved (deflected)Marat Khusnutdinov: missed the netMason Lohrei: saved (wrist)Elias Lindholm: saved (snap)David Pastrnak: missed the netMason Lohrei: saved (wrist)Mason Lohrei: saved (wrist)Charlie McAvoy: saved (slap)Hampus Lindholm: saved (slap)Hampus Lindholm: saved (slap)Andrew Peeke: saved (wrist)Mark Kastelic: saved (snap)Michael Eyssimont: saved (snap)Pavel Zacha: goal (wrist)Nikita Zadorov: saved (wrist)Tanner Jeannot: goal (wrist)Andrew Peeke: saved (wrist)Hampus Lindholm: saved (snap)David Pastrnak: saved (wrist)Mark Kastelic: saved (wrist)Nikita Zadorov: saved (wrist)David Pastrnak: saved (snap)David Pastrnak: missed the netMark Kastelic: saved (wrist)Michael Eyssimont: missed the netMorgan Geekie: missed the netNikita Zadorov: missed the netCharlie McAvoy: saved (wrist)Mason Lohrei: saved (wrist)Charlie McAvoy: saved (wrist)Mark Kastelic: saved (snap)Andrew Peeke: saved (wrist)Morgan Geekie: missed the netAndrew Peeke: goal (wrist)Elias Lindholm: missed the netDavid Pastrnak: saved (wrist)Morgan Geekie: saved (wrist)Charlie McAvoy: saved (backhand)Morgan Geekie: saved (snap)Hampus Lindholm: saved (slap)Morgan Geekie: missed the netPavel Zacha: saved (slap)
  • 4Goals7% of attempts
  • 39Saved68% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net25% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

VAN skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Linus Karlsson C 213+133113:01
Liam Ohgren L 112+233012:21
Max Sasson C 101+110010:14
Filip Hronek D 011+142027:41
Marco Rossi C 011000323:53
Marcus Pettersson D 011+110322:00
Evander Kane L 011012019:39
Jake DeBrusk L 011031017:58
Zeev Buium D 000-110221:18
Tyler Myers D 000-310219:33
Brock Boeser R 000-100019:22
Kiefer Sherwood L 000015218:59
Tom Willander D 000+200117:06
Conor Garland R 000-111015:46
Elias Pettersson D 000012114:46
David Kampf C 000+101014:16
Drew O'Connor L 000-101010:30
Aatu Räty C 000-118009:48
VAN goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Kevin Lankinen W 384290.5465:00
BOS skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Morgan Geekie C 112+142018:39
Andrew Peeke D 101-143122:17
Pavel Zacha C 101+120018:35
Tanner Jeannot L 101-113114:48
Charlie McAvoy D 011-140124:59
Nikita Zadorov D 011+111124:17
Elias Lindholm C 011030120:29
Casey Mittelstadt C 011020016:45
Fraser Minten C 011-111215:42
Marat Khusnutdinov C 011000115:23
Mark Kastelic C 011-144214:28
Hampus Lindholm D 000-160123:51
David Pastrnak R 000042021:23
Mason Lohrei D 000+141014:42
Victor Soderstrom D 000+100011:36
Sean Kuraly C 000001011:12
Michael Eyssimont C 000021009:28
Jeffrey Viel L 000001007:22
BOS goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jeremy Swayman O 182281.8464:54

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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