Match Info

NHL

Date: 3 January 2026, Saturday

Location: Rogers Arena (Vancouver, BC)

Where to Watch on TV:


Brazil	Disney+
Chile	Disney+
Czech-republic	Nova Sport 1, Oneplay
Denmark	Viaplay
Finland	Viaplay 1 Urheilu, Viaplay
Germany	NHL.tv, Sky Sport Mix
Iceland	Viaplay
Mexico	Sky Sport
Norway	Viaplay
Slovakia	Voyo
Spain	DAZN Espana
Sweden	Viaplay
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Uruguay	Disney+
Usa	ESPN+
Venezuela	Disney+
World	NHL.tv


	Vancouver Canucks		Boston Bruins

	1	X	2
	3	4	2.1	Watch
	2.75	3.9	2.18
	2.82	4.09	2.21
	2.72	4.32	2.21	Watch
	2.88	4	2.2
	2.76	4.31	2.21
	3	4	2.1
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.85 ↑ (2.36)	4.09 ↓ (4.52)	2.17 ↓ (2.59)

The most likely Over/Under: 5.75

The best margin for this event is 4.7%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Vancouver Canucks
33.3%

Draw
23.2%

Boston Bruins
43.6%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

41.1%

21.5%

37.4%

Our Initial ML Estimation

41.4%

21.3%

37.1%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Vancouver Canucks has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-7.8%)

Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, indicating that Vancouver Canucks's form might have worsened.

Boston Bruins has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+6.2%)

Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting Boston Bruins's recent form is better than expected.

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Vancouver Canucks than the current prediction. (+8.1%)

Note: The ML model's higher estimate suggests a strong performance forecast for Vancouver Canucks, possibly due to key factors that the model accounted for.

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Boston Bruins than the current prediction. (-6.5%)

Note: The ML model's lower estimate suggests a potential downturn for Boston Bruins, possibly due to injuries or other negative factors.

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
40%	30%	30%

Vancouver Canucks - Boston Bruins Predictions

Users Predictions: 10 users predict this event. Vancouver will win (votes: 4 - 40%). Boston will win (votes: 3 - 30%). It will Tie (votes: 3 - 30%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Vancouver: 9.6% – 70.4%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 4 Selected Experts predict this event. Vancouver (votes: 2 - 50%). Boston (votes: 1 - 25%). Tie (votes: 1 - 25%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

AH -1.5, OT - Boston (2.98) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 5 Selected Experts predict this event. Vancouver (votes: 2 - 40%). Boston (votes: 2 - 40%). Tie (votes: 1 - 20%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 3:4

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Lineups

Line 1
32. Lankinen K. (G)	1. Swayman J. (G)
17. Hronek F. (A)	73. McAvoy C. (A)
29. Pettersson M.	91. Zadorov N.
94. Karlsson L.	39. Geekie M.
40. Pettersson E.	28. Lindholm E.
74. DeBrusk J.	21. Steeves A.
Line 2
57. Myers T. (A)	45. Aspirot J.
24. Buium Z.	27. Lindholm H. (A)
6. Boeser B. (A)	88. Pastrnak D. (A)
63. Sasson M.	93. Minten F.
91. Kane E.	92. Khusnutdinov M.
Line 3
5. Willander T.	26. Peeke A.
25. Pettersson E. II.	6. Lohrei M.
44. Sherwood K.	71. Arvidsson V.
64. Kampf D.	18. Zacha P.
18. O'Connor D.	11. Mittelstadt C.
Line 4
21. Hoglander N.	47. Kastelic M.
54. Raty A.	52. Kuraly S.
92. Ohgren L.	81. Eyssimont M.
Substitutes
35. Demko T. (G)	70. Korpisalo J. (G)
Coaches
. Foote A.	. Sturm M.

Key Events of the Match

1st Period (0 - 1)
14:46, Pettersson M. (2 min),
14:46, Pettersson M. (2 min),
16:24, 0 - 1, Minten F. (G), Steeves A. (A), Lindholm H. (A2)
17:31, Arvidsson V. (2 min),
2nd Period (2 - 1)
00:48, 1 - 1, Pettersson E. (G), Hronek F. (A), Karlsson L. (A2)
03:15, Zadorov N. (2 min),
06:39, Sasson M. (2 min),
07:25, 1 - 2, Lindholm E. (G), Pastrnak D. (A), McAvoy C. (A2)
09:45, Zadorov N. (2 min),
14:54, Kastelic M. (2 min),
18:36, Lindholm H. (2 min),
18:44, 2 - 2, Hronek F. (G), Buium Z. (A),
3rd Period (0 - 0)
00:21, Zacha P. (2 min),
Overtime (0 - 1)
04:41, 2 - 3, Minten F. (G), Pastrnak D. (A), Lohrei M. (A2)

Preview

We will watch a tense game between outsiders (ranked 15 and 14).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Vancouver won 3.

Both teams are struggling and far from their best.

Vancouver may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

In this match, both teams are almost equally likely to win.

There will not play in Vancouver: Blueger T. (Lower-Body Injury) Chytil F. (Upper-Body Injury) Forbort D. (Injury) Garland C. (Injury) Rossi M. (Lower-Body Injury)

There will not play in Boston: Harris J. (Ankle Injury) Jokiharju H. (Injury)

There are questionable in Boston: Jeannot T. (Injury)

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Vancouver won 10 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 10 matches, and goals 58:64. (average 2.9:3.2).

Including home matches between the teams, Vancouver won 5 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 27:26. (average 3:2.9).

Outrights of NHL for now

Boston Bruins: 0.78% Vancouver Canucks: 0.23%

Last Results with these Odds

Boston Bruins - the odds 2.59 are the expected chance of winning is 37.45%, but this team recently wins 23% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Vancouver Canucks
NHL
02.01.26	Vancouver Canucks - Seattle Kraken	3:4 penalties ✺
30.12.25	Vancouver Canucks - Philadelphia Flyers	3:6 ✺
29.12.25	Seattle Kraken - Vancouver Canucks	2:3 penalties ✺
27.12.25	Vancouver Canucks - San Jose Sharks	3:6 ✺
22.12.25	Philadelphia Flyers - Vancouver Canucks	5:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 4.2 LLWLL
- Boston Bruins
NHL
31.12.25	Edmonton Oilers - Boston Bruins	2:6 ✺
29.12.25	Calgary Flames - Boston Bruins	2:1 OT ✺
27.12.25	Buffalo Sabres - Boston Bruins	4:1 ✺
23.12.25	Boston Bruins - Montreal Canadiens	2:6 ✺
21.12.25	Boston Bruins - Ottawa Senators	2:6 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 6.4 WLLLL

Latest Head to Head

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20.12.25	Boston Bruins - Vancouver Canucks	4:5 penalties
14.12.24	Vancouver Canucks - Boston Bruins	1:5
26.11.24	Boston Bruins - Vancouver Canucks	0:2
24.02.24	Vancouver Canucks - Boston Bruins	3:2 OT
08.02.24	Boston Bruins - Vancouver Canucks	4:0
25.02.23	Vancouver Canucks - Boston Bruins	1:3
13.11.22	Boston Bruins - Vancouver Canucks	5:2

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