VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — David Pastrnak had a goal and three assists as the Boston Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Saturday night.
Pavel Zacha had a goal and an assist, and Brad Marchand, Morgan Geekie and Marc McLaughlin also scored for the Bruins. Jeremy Swayman stopped 19 shots.
Max Sasson scored his first NHL goal for the Canucks, and Thatcher Demko made 24 saves. Vancouver lost for the third time in four games (1-2-1).
Marchand opened the scoring on a power play 5:12 into the game, and Geekie made it 2-0 less than 3 minutes later. Zacha and McLaughlin doubled the lead in the second period, and Pastrnak made it 5-0 in the opening minute of the third.
Sasson spoiled Swayman’s shutout bid midway through the third.
Takeaways
Bruins: After being outscored 13-2 over their last two games — an 8-1 loss to Winnipeg Jets and a 5-1 defeat to Seattle — Boston’s offense erupted in Vancouver. …