Columbus Blue Jackets at Vancouver Canucks
· National Hockey League
Boeser, Lankinen lead the Canucks to a 4-3 victory over the Blue Jackets
Boeser took a long pass from Kiefer Sherwood, got behind the defense and beat Elvis Merzlikins with a shot over the glove.
Conor Garland, Drew O’Connor and Jake DeBrusk also scored for the Canucks in the first game of a back-to-back. Kevin Lankinen stopped 29 shots.
Kirill Marchenko had two goals and an assist for Columbus. Dmitri Voronkov had a goal and two assists, and Merzlikins made 21 saves.
Marchenko tied it at 3 midway through the third. It came 3:30 after Garland gave the Canucks the lead off a pretty play by defenseman Tyler Myers.
Canucks: Host Colorado on Sunday night.
Regular Season SeriesVAN leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 5:28 | Jake DeBrusk Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Drew O'Connor (4), Aatu Raty (5) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:46 | Kirill Marchenko Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Dmitri Voronkov (6), Denton Mateychuk (3) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:02 | Dmitri Voronkov Goal (6) Poke, assists: Kirill Marchenko (8), Adam Fantilli (5) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 19:03 | Drew O'Connor Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Quinn Hughes (8), Filip Hronek (8) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 6:17 | Conor Garland Goal (4) Poke, assists: Tyler Myers (3), Elias Pettersson (8) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 9:47 | Kirill Marchenko Goal (8) Slap Shot, assists: Dmitri Voronkov (7), Adam Fantilli (6) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 14:15 | Brock Boeser Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Kiefer Sherwood (1), Lukas Reichel (3) |
Statistics
 CBJ |
 VAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blocked Shots | 16 |
| 15 | Hits | 20 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 32 | Shots | 24 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 31 | Faceoffs Won | 21 |
| 59.6 | Faceoff Win Percent | 40.4 |
| 10 | Giveaways | 11 |
| 5 | Total Penalties | 5 |
| 21 | Penalty Minutes | 10 |
Vancouver Canucks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Elias Pettersson, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 7 |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph, D | Day-To-Day | Dec 7 |
| Filip Chytil, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 6 |
| Nils Hoglander, LW | Injured Reserve | Dec 4 |
| Thatcher Demko, G | Injured Reserve | Dec 4 |
Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Mathieu Olivier, RW | Injured Reserve | Dec 2 |
Game Information
Rogers Arena
Location: Vancouver, BC
Attendance: 18,763 | Capacity:
Location: Vancouver, BC
Attendance: 18,763 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington |
3 | 9 | 37 | 17 |
 Carolina |
2 | 8 | 36 | 17 |
 NY Islanders |
3 | 10 | 35 | 16 |
 Pittsburgh |
5 | 7 | 33 | 14 |
 Philadelphia |
3 | 8 | 33 | 15 |
 New Jersey |
1 | 12 | 33 | 16 |
 NY Rangers |
3 | 12 | 33 | 15 |
 Columbus |
6 | 9 | 32 | 13 |
