Boston Bruins vs Vancouver Canucks: Game preview, predictions, and odds | December 14, 2024

The Boston Bruins are on the road to play the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET. Boston (15-13-3) is coming off a 5-1 road loss to Seattle. Vancouver (15-8-5) is coming off a 4-0 shutout win over the Florida Panthers.

Bruins vs Canucks: Head-to-head & key stats

• Boston is 78-33-15-4 all-time against Vancouver
• The Bruins are averaging 2.48 goals per game
• The Canucks are averaging 3.28 goals per game
• Boston is 6-7-1 on the road
• Vancouver is allowing 3.07 goals per game
• The Bruins are allowing 3.1 goals per game
• The Canucks are 5-6-4 at home

Boston Bruins vs Vancouver Canucks: Preview

The Boston Bruins have been outscored 13-2 during their last two games. David Pastrnak leads the Bruins with 28 points, followed by Brad Marchand with 23 and Justin Brazeau with 14.

The Bruins will turn to Jeremy Swayman who's 9-10-2 with a 3.27 GAA and a .885 SV%. In his career against Vancouver, he's 0-1-2 with a 1.62 GAA and a .941 SV%.

Vancouver, meanwhile, is coming off a 4-0 shutout win over Florida. The Canucks will likely start Thatcher Demko who's 0-0-1 with a 3.95 GAA and a .840 SV%. In his career against Boston, he's 2-2 with a 2.68 GAA and a .904 SV%.

Quinn Hughes leads the Canucks with 34 points, followed by Elias Pettersson (26), Conor Garland (25), and Jake DeBrusk (23).

Bruins vs Canucks: Odds & Prediction

Boston is a +114 underdog while Vancouver is a -135 favorite, with the over/under set at 5.5 goals.

The Bruins have struggled as of late but Vancouver should be able to limit the Bruins offense, while the Canucks offense is also clicking.

The Bruins' goaltending has been an issue and it will continue here.

Prediction: Canucks 4, Bruins 2.

Bruins vs Canucks: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Vancouver ML (-135)

Tip 2: Over 5.5 goals (-115)