Canucks vs. Bruins | NHL Highlights | December 20, 2025

Canucks vs. Bruins | NHL Highlights | December 20, 2025

wheels away from a Vander Kane playing 
in his first season for the Canucks. Went to back-to-back Stanley Cup finals with 
the Oilers. Makavoy post catches looking for the bumper tapped up top. Mackamoy 
little screen. Geeky shoots. He scores. They used the delay, but then they moved the 
puck up to Geeky wide. That got him in the end zone initially and twice they try to go to the 
bumper and that forces the way Vancouver wants to defend. They got to be cognizant of it. They 
defended well but what does it do? It opens up the flanks. It opens up the elbow and they set 
up Geeki for the one-time quickly down low. Set up to Geeki. Lynholm walks out in front. Denied. 
Bruins pull it out of there. Can they break down the penalty kill? Saucer fired and a stop made by 
Lank on the one-time shot by Lindholm. A minute and a half remaining here in the first. Geeki with 
a game’s only goal. Kiki swept it out in front. Jammed at Lome. Set it wide. Back door pass. 
Didn’t connect. 24 seconds left in the period. Lyn Holm knocked down along the near side. 
Over and send it out in front. They score. Max Sassen able to sneak one in short side and 
the Conucks with 14 seconds left in the first have tied the game at one. Hard to believe this 
is a one-1 hockey game right now. 13 seconds to go. Bruins got all kinds of bodies back. Lynhol 
trying to make a play right here. Gets knocked down. Bruins can’t eat it. Nobody can manage to 
get it. Assassin gets open in the slot area. Low slot on one side. catch and release before 
Swayman can really get set and handle it. It was actually an injured reserve just 
as the trade was consummated activated as this puck is deflected out in front. Carlson 
shoots. He scores lane as Carlson snuck down the slot and flipped it by Swamman 
and the Conucks in front two to one. relatively fresh ice, but the minute that puck 
gets by Swayman and his attempt to get back, I mean, it’s a quick little simple play, 
he can’t get in the passing lane. Nobody picks up Carlson on the net drive. I He’s 
got a wide open net tap in bank to head to Post. Post across out in front. It’s fired 
Lincoln. The stop. Oh, Laura had a clean look. Bruins win it. Lenome fires and it’s 
shrugged off by Lincoln. Peak shoots, deflected Lincoln in the save. Rebound Lincoln 
again. Oh, he’s feeling it. Posternach took that aerial pass. Dropped it up top. Lyn fell 
down. Here’s De Brusk. He’s going to race it on a breakaway. Cuts to the slot. Shoots. Swing to 
the stop. Oh, the Bruins needed that badly. Zaka to the middle and now here’s Middlestad working 
against Meyers. Middlestad pulls up into the SLR. He put it right on Pablo Zaka’s tape. Fought 
through the stick chip. Scuffed it home. Bruins two. Connects two. The Bruins defend well now. 
Milstat has the puck. head up the whole way. Brings his check to him. He brings Tyler Meyers 
to him. Puts on the brakes at the right time cuz he knows he has Zidorov coming late. The net 
drive by Zaka who ends up being the goal scorer. Allows that play to develop. Middlestat with the 
timing. Zidorov able to step to his right. Stays on his forehand side. Castelikov blocked 
held in by Sodstrom. Castle accented this. How about the passing from this group and 
Tanner Chino sizzles one home. Bruins three, connects two. The Bruins execute a threeon 
two, but the shot’s going to be blocked. But Sodestrom puts the brakes on. No flybys. He 
tracks the puck. Even though he was turning in the opposite direction, he recognizes he 
can keep it in. And he makes a nice pass to Casselic to keep the play alive in the 
offensive zone. Sassan left in the cage. Send it out in front. Swaming a great stop 
out in front. A point blank opportunity by Bruins three. Connects two. Box rushes in. 
Hits the brakes. Centered and Lincoln almost got fooled. Acim crashes in. And now the Conucks 
put it back into the Bruins zone. Little room. Son up top. Heronic shoots. Blocked. Rebound. 
They score. Something kind of like a broken play, but the Canucks stay with it. The one-time. 
It’s going to get partially blocked. Deflects high up in the air. Swayman can’t track 
it. It’s above his head. I think it was Val that got a piece of it when he went 
down the block. and it just kind of pops up in the air. I’m just wondering how 
Yeah, I’m wondering how if Patterson got. Oh yeah, he gets a glove on that. The call 
now is no goal due to the glove. Yeah, I don’t even know if that’s a challengeable 
offense, Jud. play only for another couple of seconds and then camp pops out of the box. Push 
center across. Castle a canola pass. The pass just in escapes from Mackable. Look out here. Can 
scoop it up. They score. Cleanest Carlson. He goes top shelf under the bar. His second of the night. 
Ties the game at three. This game is unbelievable for Vancouver. They had the goal taken away, 
but it was the right call. But this puck just kind of bounces in no man’s land and it’s a shot. 
I don’t know if it ramps off the stick of Mackaoy or not. Carlson just if his release just took it 
up that high. I couldn’t tell from any of those replays. Probably have to ask Swayman. But that 
is crossbaring in. Gets that stick back. Besser bothering Mackoy out in front. Swim and a big stop 
on Sherwood. Gabbras to the middle. Here it comes. They score. Liam Ogran deflected this one down and 
in. And the Conucks jump in front. Four to three. Yeah. Quick discussion by the officials as to 
where the tip occurred in terms of high stick or not. We got a look at it right off the face off. 
The Bruss comes out high. They create the twoon one. and the Bruins have a breakdown in coverage 
in that man-on man. When those break down and shots start coming through the net and you’re not 
eliminating sticks in front of the net, those are mistakes that cost you. There’s the drive. There’s 
the redirect. Clearly a good goal. Bruins create a turnover. They get a guy come out of the box. 
It’s Makavoy. Pass wouldn’t land flat. Makavoy out in front. Turn. Shoots and a bump off a check. 
Glory angles left, shoots. Lank in the stop. The rebound chopped. Zaka looking for peak. Lincoln 
in the stop. Chopped at by Hanino. That was close. Campus. Lome took the hit. Niki. 
Lome shoots. Deflected wide. Rebound. Peak shoots off the post. He scores Peak. Just a little snapshot with a little 
bit of traffic in front of the net. Lankin can’t pick it up and it catches the iron 
to his left and it comes off the post and catches the back part of the equipment of 
Lincoln and it goes into the back of the net. Bruins get a nice break, but it was a 
nice entry with speed. They attack the net. Everybody’s in the offense. He’s having 
a problem with Geeki who steals. Makamoy walks in. Cooks blank in the same rebound. Blank in 
the stop on Geeki. Garland’s got it. Look out here. Now William to the slot. Return feet. 
Swimming. What a stop on that quick drive. He’ll wheel his way toward the slot. Shoots. 
Sway to the stop. Here’s Besser with some speed. Shoots. Sway to the stop. And 
now the Bruins a chance to win it. He’ll gather some speed. Angles his way back 
to the middle. Shoots. Swaming with the left shoulder save. First career shootout attempt 
for Andrew Peak. He’ll lug the mail over the line to the right circle. He goes, shoots. 
Planking in the step. Wasn’t sure where it was. Had to spin around to grab it. This 
time Pete comes in on his strong side, but he gets to the middle. Get the goalender 
moving. Open up a hole. There was room over the net. Peak not high enough. Sherwood cuts 
in lost the puck. Sway the stick save. Well, Swayan certainly doing his job 
with the Bruins with the last shot. It’s on the stick of Mikey Asim. He’ll wheel 
his way through the middle. Shoots Franken in a stick save. He shut the five hole. Acim 
head up all the way. He’s looking for his spot. He tries to go five home. Evander Kane. He’ll chug 
his way in. Walks in. Shoots. Swaming beat him. Low high. Swam again. Perfectly position. Liam Oren will step on. He had 
a goal during regulation. He’ll cut to the slot. He scores. He’s able 
to tuck it by Swayman. And now the Bruins need to score to extend it. That’s 
a pretty move. Pretty lateral that move right there coming across the blue line. 
Absolutely sells that shot. Sway was going to go wide right, settles, shoots in the stop. 
And the Conucks come up with a victory tonight. They had to rally in the third 
period and they have gone a perfect 4 and

Watch full game NHL highlights from the matchup between the Vancouver Canucks and the Boston Bruins on December 20, 2025, condensing all the action to get you up to speed in a flash, where Linus Karlsson scored two goals for the Canucks and Morgan Geekie tallied two points for the Bruins

00:00 1st period
01:55 2nd period
05:53 3rd period
08:50 Overtime
09:13 Shootout

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