The NHL's 2025-26 roster freeze will go into place at midnight on Dec. 20 and last until Dec. 28. Here's how it implicates the Vancouver Canucks in particular.

Sportsnet Pacific, Sportsnet 360, NESN, NHL Network Radio: Sportsnet 650 MATCH-UP INFO - Tonight marks the first of two meetings between the Canucks and Bruins this season: Dec. 20 (road) and Jan. 3 (home).

While Vancouver has potential building blocks on the blueline (Buium, Willander, Pettersson) and some intriguing up-and-coming goaltenders (2025 second-round pick Aleksei Medvedev, Nikita Tolopilo and Ty Young), the forward group is still desperately devoid of elite talent.

The Vancouver Canucks are not in a full-blown rebuild in the post-Quinn Hughes era, as one notable insider points out.

Our expert NHL predictions expect Matthew Schaefer to demonstrate why he's the Calder Trophy frontrunner when the Islanders host the Canucks.

Kiefer Sherwood had three goals for his second hat trick of the season as the Vancouver Canucks beat the New York Islanders 4-1 for their third straight win.

BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks seek to build upon a three-game win streak with a victory over the Boston Bruins. Boston has a 20-15 record overall and a 12-6-0 record in home games. The Bruins have a 17-7-0 record in games they score three or more goals.

According to Postmedia's Bruce Garrioch, the Bruins are among the teams that have expressed interest in Vancouver Canucks forward Kiefer Sherwood. In addition to the Bruins, Garrioch noted that the Ottawa Senators, New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Philadelphia Flyers all have Sherwood on their radar.

Filip Hronek and Marcus Pettersson have generally handled toughs, being deployed in as hard a match as Canucks assistant coach Kevin Dean was able to manage on the road against Nico Hischier’s line with Jesper Bratt on Sunday and against Mika Zibanejad’s line with Artemi Panarin on Tuesday.

The Minnesota Wild have acquired Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks in the biggest blockbuster trade of the NHL season.

Buium recalled with pride the 2024 WJC run, when the U.S won gold by reeling off seven straight wins and outscoring the opposition 45-15. It became only the third U.S. team to finish the tournament without a loss (2004, 2017).

Bo Horvat is one of three key New York Islanders who won't suit up Friday night against the Vancouver Canucks, with whom Horvat spent the first eight-plus seasons of his career.