It was DeBrusk’s first game against Boston after spending the first seven seasons of his career with the Bruins, who selected him with the No. 14 pick of the 2015 NHL Draft. The 28-year-old forward signed a seven-year contract with Vancouver as a free agent on July 1.

Jake DeBrusk scored a power-play goal in his return to Boston, and Kevin Lankinen made 32 saves as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Bruins 2-0 on Tuesday night. Conor Garland assisted on DeBrusk's goal and added an empty-netter with 13 seconds left.

The officials disagreed. The Canucks got a goal, the game’s only one until Garland’s empty netter. The Bruins were assessed a delay of game penalty and never produced a tying goal.

DeBrusk gave Vancouver a 1-0 lead at 5:53 of the second period on a power play, sweeping in the rebound in front of the net after Garland deflected a shot by Quinn Hughes. The Bruins had three power-play opportunities down the stretch with a chance to tie the game, but failed to get past Lankinen.

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The story of this game was Lankinen, who stood on his head in the victory. He made highlight reel saves and helped Vancouver capture their 11th win of the season despite being outshot 32-15. After some tough games earlier this month, it looks like Lankinen is returning to his early-season form, as he was unbeatable tonight in Boston.

On Tuesday, the Bruins were looking to win their third straight game for the first time all season. Then the Vancouver Canucks came to town.