BOS
Boston Bruins
44-27-10 · W1 · L10: 5-3-2
W
OT
L
L
L
SO
L
W
L
W
Final/OT
3—2
2026-01-03 · Rogers Arena
VAN
Vancouver Canucks
24-48-8 · W2 · L10: 3-7-0
SO
L
W
L
L
W
W
W
W
L
VAN controlled xG 4.0 to 3.1 but BOS won on execution · Decided in overtime
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEBOS xG
3.06
ACTUAL
3 — 2
VAN xG
4.03
Scoring Timeline
0.16
HIGH xG
93
Fraser Minten(7)
C · BOS · #93
Alex Steeves (4), Hampus Lindholm (11)BOS 1 - 0 VAN
0.08
MED xG
40
Elias Pettersson(10)
C · VAN · #40
Filip Hronek (22), Linus Karlsson (8)BOS 1 - 1 VAN
0.34
HIGH xG
28
Elias Lindholm(7)
C · BOS · #28
David Pastrnak (28), Charlie McAvoy (20)BOS 2 - 1 VAN
0.81
HIGH xG
17
Filip Hronek(3)
D · VAN · #17
Zeev Buium (14), Evander Kane (14)BOS 2 - 2 VAN
0.41
HIGH xG
93
Fraser Minten(8)
C · BOS · #93
David Pastrnak (29), Mason Lohrei (14)BOS 3 - 2 VAN
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
1
Jeremy Swayman
G · BOS · #1
32/34 saves, .941 SV%, +2.2 GSAx
★2
32
Kevin Lankinen
G · VAN · #32
19/22 saves, .863 SV%, +0.8 GSAx
★3
93
Fraser Minten
C · BOS · #93
2G, 6 SOG, 1 HIT
Team Stats
BOSVAN
22Shots34
3.06xGF4.03
43.5CF%56.5
67.2FO%32.8
2/3PP1/6
16Hits32
17Blocks12
15Giveaways13
3Takeaways6
12PIM6
Period Breakdown
| Period | BOS SOG | VAN SOG | BOS xG | VAN xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | 6 | 1.49 | 0.59 |
| 2nd | 7 | 14 | 0.65 | 2.16 |
| 3rd | 6 | 11 | 0.31 | 1.17 |
| OT | 1 | 1 | 0.61 | 0.11 |
| Total | 19 | 32 | 3.06 | 4.03 |
Penalties
9 TOTAL1P 14:46
Marcus Petterssontripping (2 min)
Drawn by Pavel Zacha1P 14:46
Marcus Petterssonhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by David Pastrnak1P 17:31
Viktor Arvidssonslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Kiefer Sherwood2P 03:15
Nikita Zadorovcross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Aatu Raty2P 06:39
Max Sassoncross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Casey Mittelstadt2P 09:45
Nikita Zadorovdelaying-game-puck-over-glass (2 min)
2P 14:54
Mark Kastelichigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Linus Karlsson2P 18:36
Hampus Lindholmholding (2 min)
Drawn by Linus Karlsson3P 00:21
Pavel Zachaholding (2 min)
Drawn by Marcus Pettersson