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Boston Bruins vs Vancouver Canucks Recap - Bruins Win 5-1

Boston skated to a 5-1 victory over Vancouver on Saturday in NHL action at Rogers Arena.

The Bruins were a +107 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.

David Pastrnak, Morgan Geekie, Marc McLaughlin, Brad Marchand, and Pavel Zacha each scored for the Bruins in the victory. Marchand opened the scoring for Boston.

Jeremy Swayman stopped 19 of 20 Vancouver shots in the victory.

Max Sasson scored for the Canucks, finding the net behind Jeremy Swayman.

Vancouver got a 23-stop effort from Thatcher Demko in the loss.

On the power play, Boston went 1-for-4, while the Canucks were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Boston outshot Vancouver 28-20 in the game.

Next game, Boston takes its act on the road to face Calgary looking for another win. For Vancouver, they head home to face Colorado.