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Boston Bruins 5, Vegas Golden Knights 6 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Boston Bruins 5, Vegas Golden Knights 6. Shots on goal: BOS 24, VGK 37. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BOS 2-2 VGK; P2 BOS 1-3 VGK; P3 BOS 2-1 VGK.

Scoring plays: P1 02:05 Tanner Jeannot (assists: Charlie McAvoy, Michael Eyssimont) to make it BOS 1-0 VGK; P1 03:35 Pavel Dorofeyev (assists: Mitch Marner, Zach Whitecloud) to make it BOS 1-1 VGK; P1 16:44 Nikita Zadorov (assists: Henri Jokiharju, Sean Kuraly) to make it BOS 2-1 VGK; P1 18:33 Cole Reinhardt (assists: Ben Hutton, Colton Sissons) to make it BOS 2-2 VGK; P2 04:14 Jack Eichel (assists: Mark Stone, Ivan Barbashev) to make it BOS 2-3 VGK; P2 06:35 Tomas Hertl (assists: Pavel Dorofeyev, Mark Stone) to make it BOS 2-4 VGK; P2 08:15 David Pastrnak (assists: Morgan Geekie, Elias Lindholm) to make it BOS 3-4 VGK; P2 18:24 William Karlsson (assists: Mark Stone) to make it BOS 3-5 VGK; P3 02:19 William Karlsson (assists: Mitch Marner, Jack Eichel) to make it BOS 3-6 VGK; P3 04:05 Mark Kastelic (assists: Sean Kuraly) to make it BOS 4-6 VGK; P3 05:12 Michael Eyssimont (assists: Mason Lohrei) to make it BOS 5-6 VGK. Top skaters: Mark Stone (VGK) 0 G, 3 A; William Karlsson (VGK) 2 G, 0 A; Jack Eichel (VGK) 1 G, 1 A; Michael Eyssimont (BOS) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Jeremy Swayman (BOS) 31 saves on 37, decision L; Akira Schmid (VGK) 19 saves on 24, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VGK
Mark Stone
0 G, 3 A, 3 PTS, 6 SOG · 22:30 TOI
Goals · VGK
William Karlsson
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 15:17 TOI
Goaltending · VGK
Akira Schmid
19 saves on 24 shots (.792) · W
Season highs
Jack Eichel · Season-high 9 shots on goalMark Stone · Season-high 6 shots on goalTomas Hertl · Season-high 6 shots on goalMark Stone · Season-high 3 pointsWilliam Karlsson · Season-high 2 goals

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

📊 Game Flow

BOS 1 largest lead P1 2:05 (BOS 1, VGK 0) · 2-0 run, P3 4:05–P3 5:12
VGK 3 largest lead P3 2:19 (BOS 3, VGK 6) · 3-0 run, P1 18:33–P2 6:35
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 2:05 Tanner Jeannot (Charlie McAvoy, Michael Eyssimont) BOS · wrist shot · BOS 1, VGK 0
  • P1 3:35 Pavel Dorofeyev (Mitch Marner, Zach Whitecloud) VGK · snap shot · BOS 1, VGK 1
  • P1 16:44 Nikita Zadorov (Henri Jokiharju, Sean Kuraly) BOS · wrist shot · BOS 2, VGK 1
  • P1 18:33 Cole Reinhardt (Ben Hutton, Colton Sissons) VGK · wrist shot · BOS 2, VGK 2
  • P2 4:14 Jack Eichel (Mark Stone, Ivan Barbashev) VGK · wrist shot · BOS 2, VGK 3
  • P2 6:35 Tomas Hertl (Pavel Dorofeyev, Mark Stone) VGK · Power play · deflected shot · BOS 2, VGK 4
  • P2 8:15 David Pastrnak (Morgan Geekie, Elias Lindholm) BOS · Power play · wrist shot · BOS 3, VGK 4
  • P2 18:24 William Karlsson (Mark Stone) VGK · Shorthanded · backhand shot · BOS 3, VGK 5
  • P3 2:19 William Karlsson (Mitch Marner, Jack Eichel) VGK · Power play · wrist shot · BOS 3, VGK 6
  • P3 4:05 Mark Kastelic (Sean Kuraly) BOS · snap shot · BOS 4, VGK 6
  • P3 5:12 Michael Eyssimont (Mason Lohrei) BOS · wrist shot · BOS 5, VGK 6

Linescore

123 T
BOS 212 5
VGK 231 6

Shots on goal: BOS 24, VGK 37

Biggest Period

The Vegas Golden Knights scored 3 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

BOSVGK
24Shots on goal37
64Shot attempts76
35Faceoff wins36
26Hits20
20Blocked shots22
1Power-play goals2
5Takeaways3
14Giveaways13
12Penalty minutes6
83.8%Save %79.2%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
BOS97824
VGK11131337

🎯 Shot Map

Boston Bruins5 G · 41 attempts
Viktor Arvidsson: saved (wrist)Charlie McAvoy: saved (slap)Tanner Jeannot: goal (wrist)Tanner Jeannot: saved (wrist)Sean Kuraly: saved (wrist)Mark Kastelic: missed the netHenri Jokiharju: missed the netCharlie McAvoy: missed the netElias Lindholm: saved (snap)Andrew Peeke: saved (wrist)Nikita Zadorov: goal (wrist)Elias Lindholm: missed the netDavid Pastrnak: missed the netElias Lindholm: saved (tip-in)Morgan Geekie: missed the netNikita Zadorov: saved (slap)Morgan Geekie: saved (snap)Elias Lindholm: saved (tip-in)David Pastrnak: goal (wrist)Nikita Zadorov: missed the netHenri Jokiharju: saved (wrist)Viktor Arvidsson: missed the netFraser Minten: missed the netMark Kastelic: missed the netDavid Pastrnak: missed the netCasey Mittelstadt: missed the netDavid Pastrnak: saved (snap)Morgan Geekie: saved (snap)Morgan Geekie: missed the netDavid Pastrnak: saved (snap)Jordan Harris: saved (wrist)Mark Kastelic: goal (snap)Michael Eyssimont: goal (wrist)David Pastrnak: missed the netMark Kastelic: missed the netNikita Zadorov: saved (wrist)David Pastrnak: saved (wrist)Henri Jokiharju: saved (wrist)Mark Kastelic: missed the netFraser Minten: missed the netMichael Eyssimont: saved (wrist)
  • 5Goals12% of attempts
  • 19Saved46% of attempts
  • 17Missed the net41% of attempts
Vegas Golden Knights6 G · 52 attempts
Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (slap)Jack Eichel: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: goal (snap)Jack Eichel: saved (snap)Shea Theodore: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: saved (slap)Keegan Kolesar: saved (tip-in)Brayden McNabb: missed the netMitch Marner: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (snap)Ben Hutton: saved (slap)Cole Reinhardt: goal (wrist)Ben Hutton: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netKaedan Korczak: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: goal (wrist)Mark Stone: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netTomas Hertl: goal (deflected)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (snap)Jack Eichel: missed the netMitch Marner: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (slap)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (snap)Shea Theodore: saved (wrist)Reilly Smith: saved (snap)Mark Stone: missed the netWilliam Karlsson: goal (backhand)Kaedan Korczak: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: missed the netMark Stone: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: saved (tip-in)Mark Stone: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netWilliam Karlsson: goal (wrist)William Karlsson: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Brandon Saad: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (backhand)Mark Stone: saved (wrist)Brandon Saad: missed the netReilly Smith: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (snap)Jack Eichel: missed the net
  • 6Goals12% of attempts
  • 31Saved60% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net29% 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
Michael Eyssimont C 112+120010:13
Sean Kuraly C 022+312016:59
David Pastrnak R 101-241022:26
Nikita Zadorov D 101+132120:31
Mark Kastelic C 101+213413:22
Tanner Jeannot L 101+123210:41
Charlie McAvoy D 011011327:20
Mason Lohrei D 011+101120:43
Elias Lindholm C 011-132220:34
Henri Jokiharju D 011+121119:06
Morgan Geekie C 011-222017:47
Pavel Zacha C 000-103017:54
Andrew Peeke D 000-110215:13
Jordan Harris D 000-110013:31
Jeffrey Viel L 000+204111:50
Fraser Minten C 000000211:32
Casey Mittelstadt C 000-200011:21
Viktor Arvidsson L 000-211110:27
BOS goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jeremy Swayman L 313783.8659:01
VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mark Stone R 033+160122:30
William Karlsson C 202-130215:17
Jack Eichel C 112090324:11
Pavel Dorofeyev R 112030017:09
Mitch Marner R 022+100021:07
Tomas Hertl C 101061016:08
Cole Reinhardt L 101+110009:41
Zach Whitecloud D 011+101117:59
Ivan Barbashev L 011002016:15
Ben Hutton D 011020312:18
Colton Sissons C 011+102211:07
Brayden McNabb D 000002323:25
Shea Theodore D 000+120023:01
Jeremy Lauzon D 000-103316:29
Kaedan Korczak D 000-125215:28
Reilly Smith R 000-221012:22
Brandon Saad L 000-200111:15
Keegan Kolesar R 000013109:19
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Akira Schmid W 192479.2560:00

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