BRUINS (15-13-3) at CANUCKS (15-8-5)

10 p.m. ET; CBC, SNE, SNO, SNP, NESN

My mom brought up and interesting question about the last game and the Petey/Miller relationship. Now that Miller is back and getting points and Petey had 0 points, will Petey go back into a funk.

Great question. I sure fucking hope not, but it seems that Brock is the key person to generating points for each.

That brings up another question.....I have this question, not my mom.....How much is Brock worth as a free agent. Is it worth another 8x8 contract that would see Brock be 35 when it's over? Do you overpay for shorter term? Do you get all crazy and trade him in Feb? Does one 70 point/40 goal season lead to an overpayment for a player who never got 60 points before last year?

So many questions.

Tonight's question is, can the Nucks sweep the season series against Boston? The Bruins are 5-3 since losing to the Nucks in Boston, while the Canucks are 4-2-2 since that 2-0 victory.

It's great to see that Jake has found his scoring touch at home and let's hope it continues tonight against his former team. Speaking of former teammates, you have to wonder if Zadorov or Lindholm are 2nd- guessing their choice of team. I'm sure the money part isn't being 2nd-guessed, but both have struggled to find the form they had last year in the playoffs.

One last thing, since it worked the last game I wrote for, I am about to call out a couple players to get of the schnied and score. Looking at you Hogs....how is Allvin supposed to trade you for a d-man if you don't score.

LINEUPS

Bruins projected lineup

Morgan Geekie -- Pavel Zacha – David Pastrnak

Brad Marchand -- Elias Lindholm -- Justin Brazeau

Trent Frederic -- Charlie Coyle -- Mark Kastelic

Cole Koepke -- John Beecher -- Marc McLaughlin

Nikita Zadorov -- Charlie McAvoy

Jordan Oesterle -- Brandon Carlo

Mason Lohrei -- Andrew Peeke

Jeremy Swayman

Joonas Korpisalo

Scratched: Parker Wotherspoon, Tyler Johnson

Injured: Hampus Lindholm (lower body)

Canucks projected lineup

Jake DeBrusk -- Elias Pettersson -- Kiefer Sherwood

Nils Hoglander -- J.T. Miller -- Brock Boeser

Dakota Joshua -- Pius Suter -- Conor Garland

Danton Heinen -- Teddy Blueger -- Max Sasson

Quinn Hughes -- Tyler Myers

Carson Soucy -- Noah Juulsen

Erik Brannstrom -- Mark Friedman

Thatcher Demko

Arturs Silovs

Scratched: Aatu Raty, Vincent Desharnais

Injured: Kevin Lankinen (illness), Derek Forbort (illness), Filip Hronek (upper body)

Status report

Elias Lindholm will play despite leaving in the second period of a 5-1 loss at the Seattle Kraken on Thursday with an upper-body injury. … Lohrei will replace Wotherspoon, a defenseman, after one game as a healthy scratch; McLaughlin will do the same in place of Johnson, a forward. … Silovs was recalled from Abbotsford of the American Hockey League because Lankinen, a goalie, is unavailable. … Forbort, a defenseman who played his first game since Nov. 2 in a 4-0 win against the Florida Panthers on Thursday, is also out; Brannstrom, who was scratched for two games, will take his spot. … Demko will make his second start since injuring his left knee in Vancouver’s first game of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 21.

GAME DAY CHATTER

“It’s important we stay with our identity. I thought our forecheck was really good last game.”

🗣 Head Coach Rick Tocchet meets with the media following morning skate.#Canucks | @theprovince pic.twitter.com/Z6tsFbzc2m

— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) December 14, 2024

“Just play our game. That last game was a step forward for the group. Everybody contributed in different ways. That’s something that usually gives confidence in the room.”

🗣 Hear from Jake DeBrusk ahead of tonight's game against the Bruins.#Canucks | @theprovince pic.twitter.com/Na7uDIsCoc

— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) December 14, 2024

GAME DAY BATTLE HYMN

I saw this clip on the Tweet-tweet and said...why the hell not? AC/DC....Bon....Superman shirt and bagpipes. Plus some of the most awkward dancing in the background. Inspiring.

GO CANUCKS GO!