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Boston Bruins vs. Vancouver CanucksJan 3, 2026

Final / OT· Rogers Arena
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BOS
3
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VAN
2
Goals123OTTShots123OTT
BOS11013BOS686222
VAN02002VAN61611134
BOS 53VAN 70
BOS 3.40VAN 2.65
PP goals
BOS 2VAN 1
Hits
BOS 16VAN 32
Blocks
BOS 17VAN 12
PIM
BOS 12VAN 6
BOS 67%VAN 33%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Boston Bruins edge Vancouver Canucks 3–2 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 in overtime at VAN. Fraser Minten (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BOS's first power-play unit (Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy and Geekie) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:20 together.

  1. Points
    Fraser Minten had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:30.Minten
  2. Points
    Filip Hronek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 30:01.Hronek
  3. Points
    David Pastrnak had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:07.Pastrnak
  4. PP1
    BOS's first power-play unit (Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy and Geekie) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:20 together.LindholmPastrnakZachaMcAvoyGeekie
  5. Usage
    Filip Hronek (VAN) played 30:01, +5:04 up on his 24:57 season average over 81 games.Hronek
  6. Usage
    Fraser Minten (BOS) played 20:30, +5:01 up on his 15:29 season average over 81 games.Minten
  7. Usage
    Michael Eyssimont (BOS) played 4:59, −6:02 down on his 11:01 season average over 55 games.Eyssimont
  8. Usage
    Elias Pettersson (VAN) played 10:07, −4:56 down on his 15:03 season average over 69 games.Pettersson

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, BOS at VAN: 123 attempts, 56 on goal, 5 goals, 6.04 expected goals; best chance Fraser Minten at 0.55 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← BOS attacks left (bottom on phones)VAN attacks right (top on phones) →
  • VAN
  • BOS
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 123 of 123 attempts · VAN 70 · BOS 53

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BOS at VAN: expected goals 2.65 to 3.40 (BOS led the chances), shot attempts 70 to 53, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTVANBOSMPLHMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 64:41
  • VAN
  • BOS
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VANBOScontrol2nd3rdOTMinten · 1st 16:24Pettersson · 2nd 0:48Lindholm · 2nd 7:25Hronek · 2nd 18:44Minten · OT 4:41
  • VAN pressure
  • BOS pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: BOS 30% of the game, VAN 42%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, BOS at VAN: 38 players over 64:41; most ice Kevin Lankinen (64:41) for VAN and Jeremy Swayman (63:27) for BOS, 5 goals.

VAN
BOS
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

VAN skaters (rows) against BOS skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the VAN side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, VAN rows versus BOS columns: 250 matchups; most common Hronek vs Pastrnak, 9:11 at 45% xGF.

VAN ↓ · BOS →ZachaMittelstadtArvidssonPastrnakMintenKhusnutdinovLindholmGeekieSteevesKuralyKastelicEyssimontLindholmAspirotMcAvoyZadorovPeekeLohreiL1 SherwoodL1 KampfL1 O'ConnorL2 PetterssonL2 DeBruskL2 KarlssonL3 OhgrenL3 RätyL3 HoglanderL4 BoeserL4 KaneL4 SassonD1 HronekD1 BuiumD2 PetterssonD2 WillanderD3 MyersD3 Pettersson
VAN xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatBOSVAN
4458
1.611.85
1.541.80
714
26
1723
+0.111−0.111
30%42%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Boston Bruins

Current BOS line combinations →

Vancouver Canucks

Current VAN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 16:24
    BOSFraser MintenPP (Alex Steeves, Hampus Lindholm)snap0.25 xG
    BOS: Lindholm, Arvidsson, Mittelstadt, Steeves, MintenVAN: Boeser, O'Connor, Pettersson, Willander
    BOS 1 – 0 VAN

2nd period

  1. 0:48
    VANElias Pettersson (Filip Hronek, Linus Karlsson)deflected0.13 xG
    BOS: Zadorov, Pastrnak, McAvoy, Khusnutdinov, MintenVAN: DeBrusk, Hronek, Pettersson, Karlsson, Buium
    BOS 1 – 1 VAN
  2. 7:25
    BOSElias LindholmPP (David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy)tip-in0.17 xG
    BOS: Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy, GeekieVAN: Myers, Pettersson, Kampf, Räty
    BOS 2 – 1 VAN
  3. 18:44
    VANFilip HronekPP (Zeev Buium, Evander Kane)deflected0.07 xG
    BOS: Kuraly, Zadorov, McAvoy, KastelicVAN: Kane, Hronek, Karlsson, O'Connor, Buium
    BOS 2 – 2 VAN

OT period

  1. 4:41
    BOSFraser Minten (David Pastrnak, Mason Lohrei)backhand0.55 xG
    BOS: Pastrnak, Lohrei, MintenVAN: Boeser, Sherwood, Willander
    BOS 3 – 2 VAN

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Boston Bruins

BOS skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Pavel Zacha CL1000000.3021218:50——3657
Casey Mittelstadt CL1000020.3710014:47——3141
Viktor Arvidsson LL1000010.0201214:25——2523
David Pastrnak RL2022020.6201022:07——4348
Fraser Minten CL2202061.1310020:30——4339
Marat Khusnutdinov CL2000-100.0000017:48——2835
Elias Lindholm CL3101030.2302018:49——5856
Morgan Geekie CL3000030.4002017:51——6869
Alex Steeves CL3011000.0130011:51——6172
Sean Kuraly CL4000000.0000011:05——3631
Mark Kastelic CL4000010.1000210:56——3631
Michael Eyssimont CL4000010.060004:59——5063
Hampus Lindholm DD1011020.0203222:47——6067
Jonathan Aspirot DD1000000.0731018:09——6069
Charlie McAvoy DD2011-100.0622025:35——3836
Nikita Zadorov DD2000-100.0010419:57——3638
Andrew Peeke DD3000010.0122018:17——3350
Mason Lohrei DD3011+100.0012016:26——3933
BOS goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jeremy Swayman(start)W34322.9412.6563:27

Vancouver Canucks

VAN skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Kiefer Sherwood LL1000-110.1391021:11——6758
David Kampf CL1000020.1811016:36——6055
Drew O'Connor LL1000010.1510015:31——5022
Elias Pettersson CL2101+140.3700019:33——95100
Jake DeBrusk LL2000+170.7010019:10——100100
Linus Karlsson CL2011+130.2130012:19——100100
Liam Ohgren LL3000010.1142012:47——5052
Aatu Räty CL3000030.0821012:14——4842
Nils Hoglander LL3000000.0120012:07——4427
Brock Boeser RL4000-130.1510021:09——249
Evander Kane LL4011010.0510014:19——2919
Max Sasson CL4000010.0501212:22——2413
Filip Hronek DD1112+110.2211030:01——6350
Zeev Buium DD1011+110.0101017:38——7566
Marcus Pettersson DD2000010.0111421:31——4258
Tom Willander DD2000-120.1512021:07——5269
Tyler Myers DD3000020.0400019:57——4735
Elias Pettersson DD3000000.0041010:07——6148
VAN goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Kevin Lankinen(start)O22193.8643.4064:41

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Fraser Minten (BOS PP) 1st 16:24 · assists Alex Steeves, Hampus Lindholm · Forecheck turnover · 49.0 mph shot.

Fraser Minten · OT 4:41 · BOS

Play
rebound
Entry
pass
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
16.8 mph
Distance
4 ft
Entry to goal
8.9 s
Type
rebound

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