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Canucks Scratch Brock Boeser for Personal Reasons Before Capitals Matinee

The loss subtracts a top-minute scorer, potentially triggering an AHL recall if the absence continues.

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Brock Boeser of the Vancouver Canucks celebrates a goal during the first period against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on March 28, 2025 in Columbus, Ohio.

Overview

  • General manager Patrick Allvin announced the scratch roughly 40 minutes before the 12:30 p.m. ET puck drop in Washington.
  • The club cited personal reasons and provided no additional information about Boeser's status.
  • Jonathan Lekkerimäki draws into the lineup in Boeser's place, with Aatu Räty listed as the extra forward.
  • Thatcher Demko gets the start in goal, and the rest of Vancouver's lineup remains unchanged.
  • Boeser opened the season with three goals, including a shootout winner in Chicago, and his power-play and penalty-kill usage heighten the impact as the team considers an Abbotsford recall if he remains out on the road trip to Pittsburgh and Nashville.