Bruins West Coast Trip Includes Second Matchup With Familiar Face

The Boston Bruins continue a five-game West Coast road trip that will feature a familiar face on the other side Saturday night.

The Bruins return to the site of their clinching Game 7 effort from the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals when they take on the Vancouver Canucks Saturday night. Vancouver sits at 14-8-5 in a great start to the season with contributions from former Bruins forward Jake DeBrusk.

The teams already met once this season when the Canucks earned a 2-0 win over the Bruins in Boston on Nov. 26. DeBrusk got the scoring started that night in his return to TD Garden.

NESN’s Dale Arnold and Judd Sirrott previewed the matchup on the latest episode of “The Hockey Hub” podcast. The Bruins are 0-1-0 to start the trip after Tuesday’s 8-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets and face the Seattle Kraken Thursday night.

You can catch the full segment of “The Hockey Hub” on YouTube or on Spotify.