The Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks are playing live on the NHL schedule on Tuesday and the matchup from the TD Garden starts up at 7 pm ET and has the east and west teams matching up as the playoff push gets more intense and the Sedin brothers will visit Zdeno Chara and the rest of the B's in Beantown for the matchup.

The Canucks come into the game after a 4-0 win against the Islanders and they will next play on the road against the Buffalo Sabres. The team comes in at second in the Pacific division and they have 71 points on the season. The Canucks come in ranked 13th in goals and 12th in goals against and they are also fifth in penalty kill percentage. Henrik Sedin is leading the team in scoring and he will be the key for this matchup against the Bruins.

The Bruins come into things fighting for a playoff spot after the way they started the season and they are now fourth in the Atlantic division. The team comes in with 67 points and they have 29 wins on the season and are trying to turn things around. The team is 11th in goals against and is 21st in scoring and they need to be better on offense to get things going this season. The Bruins will next play against the Devils on the road on the schedule.

Sedin is leading the Canucks in points and assists, while Patrice Bergeron has the triple threat going for the Bruins. Bergeron is leading in points, goals and assists and he will be key for the team in the game on Tuesday. The Bruins are playing well and they are now into the playoffs and they are coming in after another win following a six game losing streak and now they will try and keep this up. The team won over the Canucks on a recent road trip and now they have the chance at home.

The Bruins come into the game with a three point lead over the other teams in the east, while the QueuedCanucks are in position in the west. The team is in second place over the Kings, Sharks and Flames in a tight Pacific and that makes every point important. The two teams are heading towards the playoffs and they both want to be there after making recent Stanley Cup finals appearances over the last stretch of years, with the Bruins winning the Cup at one point.

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