VAN at BOS
Vancouver Canucks at Boston Bruins. Preview from the model, the licensed feeds and last season's measures. Nothing here is a betting recommendation.
- Model now
- Expected score
- Market
- —
- Venue
- TD Garden
What the model says now
Lineups not yet published: each club's usual lineup assumed. Starting goalie not confirmed: goaltending held at league average. This estimate moves until the ledger freezes it before puck drop.
Source: CapOrCup game model (derived from club ratings, rest and starters)
What the schedule did to each side
Nights off, back-to-backs, third games in four nights, road-trip position and travel since the last game, from the statistical schedule. Shown as facts; rest is in the price, travel is not.
1 night off · game 3 of a road trip
1 night off
In goal
The league names no starter before puck drop. First on each club's depth chart, from the licensed feed, is the expected starter.
Kevin Lankinen
Jeremy Swayman
Expected lines
What each club intends per the feed's depth chart, with each forward's shooter rating (Elo, against the goalies faced last season). A listing is the club's statement, not a game sheet.
Vancouver Canucks
L1 Jake DeBrusk (bottom tenth of the league) · Elias Pettersson (below the league middle) · Jonathan Lekkerimäki
L2 Paul Cotter (above the league middle) · Marco Rossi (above the league middle) · Brock Boeser (above the league middle)
L3 Liam Ohgren (above the league middle) · Max Sasson (top tenth of the league) · Linus Karlsson (below the league middle)
D1 Zeev Buium (above the league middle) · Filip Hronek (above the league middle)
D2 Elias Pettersson (above the league middle) · Tom Willander (above the league middle)
PP1 Jake DeBrusk (bottom tenth of the league) · Elias Pettersson (below the league middle) · Brock Boeser (above the league middle) · Filip Hronek (above the league middle) · Marco Rossi (above the league middle)
Boston Bruins
L1 Morgan Geekie (top tenth of the league) · Pavel Zacha (top tenth of the league) · David Pastrnak (above the league middle)
L2 Marat Khusnutdinov (above the league middle) · Fraser Minten (above the league middle) · JJ Peterka (top tenth of the league)
L3 Casey Mittelstadt (above the league middle) · Elias Lindholm (below the league middle) · James Hagens
D1 Hampus Lindholm (below the league middle) · William Borgen (above the league middle)
D2 Nikita Zadorov (below the league middle) · Connor Clifton
PP1 Morgan Geekie (top tenth of the league) · Elias Lindholm (below the league middle) · Pavel Zacha (top tenth of the league) · David Pastrnak (above the league middle) · Frederic Brunet
Who the clubs list as out
Club-announced listings relayed by the licensed feed. No cause is inferred; Day To Day players are shown but not counted as out.
Vancouver Canucks
Marco Rossi (C): Day To Day (illness), listed since 2026-10-17, expected back 2026-10-20
Akil Thomas (C): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2026-10-22
Jack Thompson (D): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2026-10-31
Mackenzie MacEachern (LW): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-16, expected back 2026-10-25
Thatcher Demko (G): Out (hip), listed since 2026-01-10, expected back 2026-12-21
Boston Bruins
Pavel Zacha (C): Day To Day (upper body), listed since 2026-10-16, expected back 2026-10-20
Who has the whistle
Named by the league, usually near puck drop. Each referee's record is from last season's play-by-play penalties; ranks are distance from league norms.