Prust’s cheap shot came with a little under two minutes left to play in the third period with Boston leading 4-0.
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Give extra credit to Marchand for taking that final shift in the third period after absorbing the brutal Brandon Prust spear to the groin.
The Canucks (9-11-8) lost their fifth consecutive game and 13th in their last 16.
Vancouver head coach Willie Desjardins called Saturday’s game a “must” in the wake of Thursday’s 4-2 defeat to the Dallas Stars, but the Canucks didn’t look ready to compete from the opening faceoff. Then again, you get the feeling that we will always have Prust’s candour.
“I think he does that every night so sometimes you want to do it back”.
Marchand was even on the ice for Landon Ferraro’s second in a B’s uniform, and Boston’s third of the game.
One of the villains for Vancouver fans during the 2011 final, Marchand took a feed from Patrice Bergeron and ripped his 13th of the season.
Canucks goaltender Jacob Markstrom, making just his second start at home this season, stopped 18 shots.
The Bruins snapped a two-game slide (0-0-2) that followed a five-game win streak to close out November.
“I was just coming back because the puck was coming back up the boards”.
At least we’ve still got Prust’s candour. Canucks rookie defenceman Ben Hutton returned to the lineup after missing seven games with a lower-body injury….
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NOTES: Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid left the game after taking a Jared McCann shot after the wrist… Rather than exchanging scoring opportunities with Vancouver the way they tried to against the Flames and Oilers, the Bruins played a much more disciplined game that consisted of heavy hitting and strong defensive play. With the goal and an assist on fourth-line forward Tyler Randell’s third period dagger of a tally on Markstrom and the Canucks, the hometown kid (Ferraro is a native of Trail, British Columbia) pushed his run with Boston to two goals and four points in just six games played.
