Vancouver Canucks at Boston Bruins

DeBrusk scores in return to Boston as Canucks shut out Bruins 2-0 behind Lankinen

Conor Garland assisted on DeBrusk's goal and added an empty-netter with 13 seconds left.

DeBrusk, who played his first seven NHL seasons for Boston before signing with the Canucks as a free agent last summer, poked in a rebound 5:53 into the second period. It was the third goal in two games for DeBrusk, who has 16 points in November. He scored twice and had an assist in a 4-3 win at Ottawa on Saturday.

Lankinen turned aside 13 shots in the second period and 11 more in the third, getting his pads together just in time to stop Brad Marchand's attempt to poke the puck through with about 25 seconds remaining. It was the second shutout of the season for Lankinen.

Canucks forward Brock Boeser was back with the team after missing seven games with an upper-body injury resulting from a hit in a game on Nov. 7.

Jeremy Swayman made 13 saves for Boston.

Takeaways Canucks: Won their eighth straight on the road and improved to 5-2-2 when scoring first. DeBrusk has five points in his last five games.

Bruins: Fell to 2-1 under interim coach Joe Sacco, who took over after Jim Montgomery was fired last week.

Key moment Midway through the third, Boston got its fourth power play when Boeser was called for interference. Vancouver dominated the next two minutes, though, holding the Bruins without a shot on goal. Boston fans booed as the power play continued to lag, finishing 0 for 4.

Key stats Vancouver outhit the Bruins 30-29 and blocked 26 shots to Boston’s 11.

Up next Canucks: Play at Pittsburgh on Wednesday night.

Bruins: Visit the New York Islanders on Wednesday night.

VAN leads series 1-0