Overview
- Puck drop is 7 p.m. EST at TD Garden, with Vancouver 14-17-3 and Boston 20-15-0.
- The Canucks carry a three-game win streak after a 4-1 win over the Islanders that featured a Kiefer Sherwood hat trick.
- Kevin Lankinen is projected to start for Vancouver after Thatcher Demko started the previous four games; Lankinen seeks his first win since Nov. 16 and has a .942 save percentage in prior meetings with Boston.
- The Bruins have lost two of their past three games but are 12-6-0 at home.
- Boston’s top producer is Morgan Geekie (24 goals, 13 assists), while Elias Pettersson, Sherwood and Conor Garland lead Vancouver’s scoring.