[GDT] November 13 2022 - Vancouver Canucks @ Boston Bruins - 3:00pm PT/6:00pm ET - TD Garden

[OldFaithfulCap]

Game info :

 

 

TV: Sportsnet. Radio: Sportsnet 650

 

Overview:

4169 days. A lot can happen in that time; a first grader can become a high senior, a book series can like Game of Thrones can become a worldwide smash and then flame out and a rookie like Landeskog can become a Stanley Cup winning veteran. 

 

Tonight the high flying Boston Bruins, first in the league take on the almost last place Canucks. Some of the veterans are still there -  Bergeron, Krejci and someone else for whom my description as rat-faced cheapshot who makes Tom Wilson looks like Lady Byng is about the nicest thing I can say. The Bruins are 1st in goals for and against and are top ten in special teams, including 1st on the penalty kill. By all rights this looks like a sunday massacre, a game where the Canucks slim hopes of ending .500 on their 5-game road trip ends and perhaps also the coaching career of Bruce in Vancouver but

 

 

 

Nope it doesn't. It doesn't matter what the stats say. It doesn't matter what lead the Canucks get. It doesn't matter what lines are out there. 4169 days ago a Canucks team who could barely score almost won the whole thing. The current team has scoring ability that the 2010-11 canucks could only dream about but it has no backbone. They coast, they panic. They should just give up and go away meekly but does the North remember? Do they remember last year when they caught fire? Do they remember the desire of every Canucks fan to be able to forget the so closes and have a winner? By all rights probably not, this is an easy loss to excuse but I say forget process, forget stats and show us what this team can do when they play 3 full periods.

 

 

 

Stats

 

 

MATCH-UP INFO

• Tonight marks the first of two meetings between the Canucks and the Bruins this season: Nov. 13 (away) and Feb. 25 (home).
• The Canucks are 35-73-15-2 all-time against the Bruins including a 12-43-7-1 record on the road.
• Vancouver is 5-5-0 in their last 10 games vs Boston (3-2-0 in their last 5).
• Among active Canucks skaters, J.T. Miller leads the team in career points vs Boston with 17 points (6-11-17) in 24 games.
• Bo Horvat has the highest career points-per-game rate vs Boston with 13 points (7-6-13) in 14 games (0.93 P/GP).
• Luke Schenn leads Vancouver skaters in games played against the Bruins (39 GP). Schenn's 16 points (3-13-16) in those 39
• games are his most against any single opponent in his career. Tonight marks Schenn's 100th game as a Canuck.
• Thatcher Demko is 1-0-0 in his career against Boston (2 GP), posting a 0.90 GAA and .972 save-percentage.
• Spencer Martin has yet to face the Bruins in his career.

 

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Edited November 13, 2022 by OldFaithfulCap
UPDATED LINEUPS

[-DLC-]

I'm still here, hoping for good things to happen.

 

Let's go Canucks. Pleeeeeeeease.

[cocanuck]

Demko has to stand on his head,, havent seen it yet ,,  5-1 boston

[Jaimito]

Probably another loss.

 

Will be surprised if they get a pt. 

[HKSR]

It's gonna be an ugly one.  Afternoon game on a back to back, a Bruins team on fire, Demko cold as ice.... I'd be surprised if it's not a blowout.

[Alflives]

16 minutes ago, -DLC- said:

I'm still here, hoping for good things to happen.

 

Let's go Canucks. Pleeeeeeeease.

Me too.  Every game I am hoping for us to win.  At some point Demko will return to form, and then we will win lots.  Maybe it’s today?  

[XxS3E3DI2N2SxX]

I wonder.... which 10 min span will the Canucks stop playing, in this game?

[Barnstorm]

I’m not holding my breath for anything encouraging today. Unfortunate but that’s what this has come to. 

[Rubik]

if they manage to beat these Bruins, I'll be very confused.

Edited November 13, 2022 by Rubik

[OldFaithfulCap]

I walked away from Vancouver after the 2011 loss to Boston. Seeing those guys, boychuk injuring raymond and getting nothing, marchand getting nothing and then Tim Thomas not going to the White House as he's a crazy racist made me so mad. It felt like there was no justice, that Vancouver would never win and I felt that the Canucks gave up in the last few games. After some self reflection I realized I was way too attached, and that I needed a break and I did take one until this season. It would be beautifully poetic if they could win today and this win could be the start of a turnaround. But there is little justice in life or sports...

[Alflives]

Just now, OldFaithfulCap said:

I walked away from Vancouver after the 2011 loss to Boston. Seeing those guys, boychuk injuring raymond and getting nothing, marchand getting nothing and then Tim Thomas not going to the White House as he's a crazy racist made me so mad. It felt like there was no justice, that Vancouver would never win and I felt that the Canucks gave up in the last few games. After some self reflection I realized I was way too attached, and that I needed a break and I did take one until this season. It would be beautifully poetic if they could win today and this win could be the start of a turnaround. But there is little justice in life or sports...

For us to win today Demko will need to be back in Double Bubble Boy form.  And if he is, then the turnaround you’re suggesting is definitely starting. 

[chon derry]

[DrJockitch]

Ugh, the Bruins. Big loss coming. 
yesterday was ugly this may be worse. 

[-Vintage Canuck-]

Facing one of the hottest team in the NHL.

 

Bruins record at home: 8-0-0.

[204CanucksFan]

Come on boys!

 

This is the game that Demko steps up to the extra challenge and starts to push himself back to his normal form.

 

[D.B Cooper]

Game starts at 1:30.  
Go LIONS Go!!!!!

[-DLC-]

17 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said:

Facing one of the hottest team in the NHL.

 

Bruins record at home: 8-0-0.

You know how I feel about that.....they're due to lose.

[-Vintage Canuck-]

 

[chon derry]

[-Vintage Canuck-]