GRIT & GF

Saturday, December 20, 2025

Vancouver Canucks

Boston Bruins

Final (SO)

Expected goals, VAN–BOS
1.9–4.4
all situations, empty nets out
BOS share of xG
69.8%
50% is even
Shots on goal
23–43
VAN–BOS
Pre-game model
–
no projection stored

The story

The Canucks beat the Bruins 5-4 in a shootout while losing the expected-goals count 1.9 to 4.2. Linus Karlsson had three points, two goals and one assist. Aatu Räty threw 8 hits, his most in a game since 2023-24. The Bruins outshot the Canucks 43-23.

  • Linus Karlsson had three points, two goals and one assist. That was his seventh goal of the season. The Canucks beat the Bruins 5-4 in a shootout.

  • Aatu RätyPhysical

    Aatu Räty threw 8 hits, his most in a game since 2023-24. He has 11 points in 29 games this season. The Canucks beat the Bruins 5-4 in a shootout.

  • Morgan Geekie had 10 shot attempts. Four got through to the goalie, and one went in. His average this season was 4.3. The Bruins lost 5-4 to the Canucks in a shootout.

Shot attempts

Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.

VANBOS

Where the shots came from

8 goals from 92 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.

GoalShot or miss
← VAN shootingBOS shooting →

Vancouver Canucks

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Filip Hronek D27:410140.082034
Marco Rossi C23:530100.00037
Marcus Pettersson D22:000110.020315
Zeev Buium D21:180010.170239
Evander Kane L19:390120.082021
Tyler Myers D19:330010.010216
Brock Boeser R19:220000.030037
Kiefer Sherwood L18:590010.255245
Jake DeBrusk L17:580130.271042
Tom Willander D17:060000.010155
Conor Garland R15:460010.00106
Elias Pettersson D14:460010.032158
David Kampf C14:160000.001038
Linus Karlsson C13:012130.373144
Liam Ohgren L12:211130.363176
Drew O'Connor L10:300000.001010
Max Sasson C10:141010.180084
Aatu Räty C9:480010.038038

Boston Bruins

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Charlie McAvoy D24:590140.480141
Nikita Zadorov D24:170120.041153
Hampus Lindholm D23:510060.180176
Andrew Peeke D22:171040.063168
David Pastrnak R21:230040.462087
Elias Lindholm C20:290130.590187
Morgan Geekie C18:391141.022171
Pavel Zacha C18:351020.310052
Casey Mittelstadt C16:450120.250073
Fraser Minten C15:420110.121273
Marat Khusnutdinov C15:230100.130165
Tanner Jeannot L14:481010.123174
Mason Lohrei D14:420040.321082
Mark Kastelic C14:280140.204262
Victor Soderstrom D11:360000.000081
Sean Kuraly C11:120000.001020
Michael Eyssimont C9:280020.081061
Jeffrey Viel L7:220000.00113

The minute-by-minute expected goals flow is part of Pro

The game measured in chance quality, minute by minute, which shows when it tilted and toward whom.