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BOS
5 – 2
FINAL
STL

Boston Bruins 5, St. Louis Blues 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Boston Bruins 5, St. Louis Blues 2. Shots on goal: BOS 31, STL 26. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BOS 0-1 STL; P2 BOS 2-0 STL; P3 BOS 3-1 STL.

Scoring plays: P1 05:27 Robert Thomas (assists: Pavel Buchnevich, Justin Faulk) to make it BOS 0-1 STL; P2 12:48 Fraser Minten (assists: Marat Khusnutdinov, David Pastrnak) to make it BOS 1-1 STL; P2 14:34 Mark Kastelic (assists: Sean Kuraly, Victor Soderstrom) to make it BOS 2-1 STL; P3 04:51 Robert Thomas (assists: Pavel Buchnevich) to make it BOS 2-2 STL; P3 08:01 Mark Kastelic (assists: Sean Kuraly, Nikita Zadorov) to make it BOS 3-2 STL; P3 11:33 Fraser Minten (assists: David Pastrnak, Andrew Peeke) to make it BOS 4-2 STL; P3 18:19 Pavel Zacha (assists: Elias Lindholm, David Pastrnak) to make it BOS 5-2 STL. Top skaters: Robert Thomas (STL) 2 G, 0 A; Mark Kastelic (BOS) 2 G, 0 A; Fraser Minten (BOS) 2 G, 0 A; Sean Kuraly (BOS) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Jeremy Swayman (BOS) 24 saves on 26, decision W; Joel Hofer (STL) 26 saves on 30, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BOS
Fraser Minten
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 15:51 TOI
Goals · BOS
Mark Kastelic
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 14:54 TOI
Goaltending · BOS
Jeremy Swayman
24 saves on 26 shots (.923) · W
Season highs
Pavel Zacha · Season-high 6 shots on goalRobert Thomas · Season-high 2 goalsMark Kastelic · Season-high 2 goalsFraser Minten · Season-high 2 goals

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

BOS 3 largest lead P3 18:19 (BOS 5, STL 2) · 3-0 run, P3 8:01–P3 18:19
STL 1 largest lead P1 5:27 (BOS 0, STL 1)
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 5:27 Robert Thomas (Pavel Buchnevich, Justin Faulk) STL · Power play · slap shot · BOS 0, STL 1
  • P2 12:48 Fraser Minten (Marat Khusnutdinov, David Pastrnak) BOS · wrist shot · BOS 1, STL 1
  • P2 14:34 Mark Kastelic (Sean Kuraly, Victor Soderstrom) BOS · deflected shot · BOS 2, STL 1
  • P3 4:51 Robert Thomas (Pavel Buchnevich) STL · snap shot · BOS 2, STL 2
  • P3 8:01 Mark Kastelic (Sean Kuraly, Nikita Zadorov) BOS · wrist shot · BOS 3, STL 2
  • P3 11:33 Fraser Minten (David Pastrnak, Andrew Peeke) BOS · slap shot · BOS 4, STL 2
  • P3 18:19 Pavel Zacha (Elias Lindholm, David Pastrnak) BOS · Empty net · wrist shot · BOS 5, STL 2

Linescore

123 T
BOS 023 5
STL 101 2

Shots on goal: BOS 31, STL 26

Biggest Period

The Boston Bruins scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

BOSSTL
31Shots on goal26
74Shot attempts56
24Faceoff wins33
26Hits30
21Blocked shots20
0Power-play goals1
12Takeaways2
15Giveaways13
6Penalty minutes6
92.3%Save %86.7%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
BOS1113731
STL1031326

🎯 Shot Map

Boston Bruins5 G · 53 attempts
Viktor Arvidsson: saved (wrist)Nikita Zadorov: saved (wrist)Hampus Lindholm: saved (wrist)Pavel Zacha: saved (wrist)Pavel Zacha: saved (deflected)Pavel Zacha: saved (poke)Sean Kuraly: saved (wrist)Alex Steeves: missed the netDavid Pastrnak: missed the netElias Lindholm: missed the netAndrew Peeke: saved (slap)Mark Kastelic: saved (backhand)Victor Soderstrom: saved (snap)Pavel Zacha: missed the netElias Lindholm: saved (wrist)Morgan Geekie: missed the netPavel Zacha: saved (tip-in)David Pastrnak: saved (wrist)Nikita Zadorov: missed the netFraser Minten: saved (snap)Sean Kuraly: saved (wrist)Mark Kastelic: missed the netMark Kastelic: missed the netJonathan Aspirot: missed the netElias Lindholm: missed the netAlex Steeves: missed the netMason Lohrei: missed the netMorgan Geekie: missed the netMason Lohrei: saved (wrist)David Pastrnak: saved (poke)Pavel Zacha: saved (wrist)Viktor Arvidsson: saved (wrist)David Pastrnak: saved (wrap-around)Marat Khusnutdinov: saved (wrist)Fraser Minten: goal (wrist)Hampus Lindholm: saved (wrist)Mark Kastelic: goal (deflected)Marat Khusnutdinov: missed the netAlex Steeves: missed the netViktor Arvidsson: saved (slap)Andrew Peeke: saved (wrist)Fraser Minten: saved (wrist)David Pastrnak: missed the netAndrew Peeke: saved (slap)Mark Kastelic: missed the netMark Kastelic: goal (wrist)Andrew Peeke: missed the netAndrew Peeke: missed the netFraser Minten: goal (slap)Viktor Arvidsson: missed the netNikita Zadorov: missed the netDavid Pastrnak: missed the netPavel Zacha: goal (wrist)
  • 5Goals9% of attempts
  • 26Saved49% of attempts
  • 22Missed the net42% of attempts
St. Louis Blues2 G · 36 attempts
Mathieu Joseph: saved (snap)Nick Bjugstad: missed the netRobert Thomas: goal (slap)Pius Suter: missed the netDylan Holloway: saved (wrist)Brayden Schenn: saved (wrist)Jake Neighbours: saved (tip-in)Justin Faulk: saved (wrist)Mathieu Joseph: saved (wrist)Colton Parayko: saved (wrist)Matt Luff: saved (backhand)Matt Luff: saved (backhand)Nick Bjugstad: saved (wrist)Pavel Buchnevich: saved (slap)Logan Mailloux: missed the netDylan Holloway: missed the netPhilip Broberg: saved (wrist)Justin Faulk: missed the netPavel Buchnevich: missed the netColton Parayko: saved (snap)Justin Faulk: saved (slap)Pius Suter: saved (wrist)Dylan Holloway: saved (wrist)Robert Thomas: goal (snap)Pius Suter: missed the netDylan Holloway: saved (wrist)Aleksanteri Kaskimaki: saved (wrist)Aleksanteri Kaskimaki: missed the netCam Fowler: saved (slap)Jake Neighbours: missed the netAleksanteri Kaskimaki: saved (wrist)Pius Suter: saved (wrist)Pavel Buchnevich: saved (wrist)Logan Mailloux: saved (wrist)Logan Mailloux: missed the netAleksanteri Kaskimaki: saved (snap)
  • 2Goals6% of attempts
  • 24Saved67% of attempts
  • 10Missed the net28% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

BOS skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Fraser Minten C 202+141115:51
Mark Kastelic C 202+233314:54
Sean Kuraly C 022+220116:00
David Pastrnak R 022+230115:36
Pavel Zacha C 101+160015:55
Nikita Zadorov D 011+313424:08
Marat Khusnutdinov C 011+110114:31
Elias Lindholm C 011+111114:29
Victor Soderstrom D 011+110013:44
Hampus Lindholm D 000+220222:16
Andrew Peeke D 000+130220:06
Mason Lohrei D 000+111218:31
Jonathan Aspirot D 000001117:52
Morgan Geekie C 000000015:54
Tanner Jeannot L 000+209015:00
Casey Mittelstadt C 000000013:24
Alex Steeves C 000007113:13
Viktor Arvidsson L 000030113:03
BOS goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jeremy Swayman W 242692.3260:00
STL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Robert Thomas C 202020020:56
Pavel Buchnevich L 022021119:55
Justin Faulk D 011-120324:17
Colton Parayko D 000-122423:05
Philip Broberg D 000010220:32
Cam Fowler D 000-210120:29
Dylan Holloway L 000-336219:58
Brayden Schenn C 000-212018:11
Tyler Tucker D 000-100117:55
Jake Neighbours L 000-114017:50
Pius Suter C 000-221017:29
Mathieu Joseph R 000+124014:07
Oskar Sundqvist C 000-301113:24
Dalibor Dvorsky R 000-102012:13
Aleksanteri Kaskimaki C 000-231110:35
Logan Mailloux D 000-212009:49
Matt Luff R 000-122207:44
Nick Bjugstad C 000012207:31
STL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Joel Hofer L 263086.7458:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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