nhl Game Recap
Recap - Bruins Defeat Vancouver 5-2
The Canucks came up short Sunday against the Bruins, falling 5-2.
Boston was favored by -216 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Connor Clifton, Tomas Nosek, Brad Marchand, Pavel Zacha, and Patrice Bergeron each scored for the Bruins in the victory. Clifton opened the scoring for Boston.
Linus Ullmark stopped 29 of 31 Vancouver shots in the victory.
Vancouver got goals from J.T. Miller, and Sheldon Dries in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Thatcher Demko stopped 27 of 31 shots for the Canucks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Boston scored 2 times on 6 chances on the power play, while Vancouver went 2-for-6 with the man advantage.
Boston outshot Vancouver 32-31 in the game.
Boston looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Flyers. The Canucks will aim to get back on the winning track at Buffalo.