Vancouver Canucks at Boston Bruins 11/28/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Vancouver Canucks look to snap a three-game losing streak when visiting the Boston Bruins on Sunday. Vancouver is 6-13-2 with 14 points and seventh in the Pacific Division, 15 points behind first-place Calgary. Vancouver was defeated by the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 on Friday night. The Canucks have lost three straight and eight of the last nine.

JT Miller is the leading goal scorer for Vancouver with seven and the leader in points with 19, while Quinn Hughes is the leader in assists with 13. In goal, Thatcher Demko is 6-10-1 with a goals-against average of 3.07 and save percentage of .904. Vancouver is scoring an average of 2.29 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.29 goals per game. Vancouver’s power-play is scoring 15.5% of the time and the penalty-kill unit is successful 63.6% of the time.

Boston looks to bounce back from a loss when hosting Vancouver on Sunday. The Bruins are 10-7-0 with 20 points and fifth in the Atlantic division 11 points behind first-place Florida. Boston was defeated by the New York Rangers on Friday night 5-2, but the Bruins have played better hockey of late, winning four of the last six.

Brad Marchand is the leading goal scorer for Boston with eight, the leader in assists with 14 and the overall points leader with 22. In goal, Jeremy Swayman is 6-4-0 with a goals-against average of 2.23 and save percentage of .908. Boston is scoring an average of 3.06 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.88 goals per game. Boston’s power play is scoring 23.1% of the time and the penalty-kill unit is successful 84.3% of the time.