NHL Game Preview: Vancouver Canucks at Boston Bruins with Line Combinations 12/20/2025 | Inside The Rink
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Vancouver Canucks (14-17-3) at Boston Bruins (20-15-0)
Venue: TD Garden
Date: Saturday, December 20
Time: 7:00 pm EST
How To Watch: NESN, NHL Network
Radio: 650 Sportsnet, 98.5 The Sports Hub
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Vancouver Canucks News & Notes:
The Canucks have won three games in a row after a 3-0 win over the New York Islanders on Friday. Vancouver has given up just two goals on their three-game winning streak.
Boston Bruins News & Notes:
The Bruins have lost two of their last three games after a 3-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. Boston has the NHL’s 4th-ranked power play at 25.7 percent.
Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines
Garland-Rossi-Boeser
Kane-Sasser-Sherwood
Hoglander-Kampf-DeBrusk
Ohgren-O’Connor-Karlsson
M. Pettersson-Hronek
Buium-Myers
E.N. Pettersson-Willander
Demko
Lankinen
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Boston Bruins Projected Lines:
Geekie-E. Lindholm-Pastrnak
Mittelstadt-Zacha-Khusnutdinov
Steeves-Minten-Eyssimont
Jeannot-Kuraly-Kastelic
Zadorov-McAvoy
H. Lindholm-Peeke
Lohrei-Soderstrom
Korpisalo
Swayman
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Players To Watch:
Vancouver Canucks
Kiefer Sherwood scored a hat trick in Saturday’s win over the Islanders and has 16 goals to lead the team. Jake DeBrusk returns to Boston to face his former team and has nine goals on the season.
Boston Bruins
David Pastrnak leads the Bruins with 38 points. Morgan Geekie has chipped in with 24 goals and 37 points.
Injury Report:
Vancouver Canucks
C Filip Chytil – IR
C Teddy Blueger – IR
D Derek Forbort – LTIR
D Pierre-Olivier Joseph – Day to day
C Elias Pettersson – Day to day
Boston Bruins
D Jordan Harris – IR
D Henri Jokiharju – IR
RW Matej-Blumel – IR
D Michael Callahan – OUT
LW Viktor Arvidsson – IR
D Jonathan Aspirot – Out
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