Bruins 3, Golden Knights 2 (SO) — NHL Recap

📰Game Recap

The Boston Bruins claimed a 3-2 shootout victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night, overcoming a late third-period equalizer to secure the win. Boston goaltender Jeremy Swayman made 21 saves on 23 shots, while Carter Hart of Vegas stopped 25 of 27 attempts. The SportsFBI pregame model had leaned toward the Golden Knights with a 51% probability of winning. Following the game, Boston's record improved to 10-4-1, and Vegas moved to 9-5-1.

The Bruins established an early advantage, with James Hagens opening the scoring at 7:23 of the first period, assisted by Elias Lindholm and Nikita Zadorov. Boston then extended its lead to 2-0 early in the second period when Morgan Geekie scored at 3:23, with Pavel Zacha and David Pastrnak earning assists.

Vegas began its push late in the second period, as Mark Stone cut the deficit to 2-1 at 14:58, assisted by Tomas Hertl and Mitch Marner. Marner then contributed another assist in the third period when Trevor Connelly scored at 7:23, also assisted by Noah Hanifin, to draw the game even at 2-2. Both teams exchanged opportunities, with Boston finishing with 27 shots to Vegas's 23, but a scoreless overtime period led to the deciding shootout, which Boston ultimately won.

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How the Prediction Fared

⚡ Upset

Before puck drop, DraftKings favored the Vegas Golden Knights (-118, 54% implied) over the Boston Bruins. The underdog won.

⚡ Model Missed

SportsFBI's model, locked before puck drop, favored the Vegas Golden Knights (51% confidence). It gave a 32% chance of a 3+ goal margin; the game was decided by 1 goal.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Puck line · VGK -1.5 BOS covered Won by 1

Total · 6.5 Under 5 combined

Moneyline VGK -115 · BOS -104 VGK favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Puck line (BOS) +1.5+1.5 No move

Total 6.56.5 No move

Moneyline (BOS) -106-104 +2

Standouts

Top Scorer · VGK

Mitch Marner

0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 24:25 TOI

Goals · BOS

James Hagens

1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG · 17:27 TOI

Season highs

David Pastrnak · Season-high 7 shots on goal

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

📊 Game Flow

VGK 0 largest lead Never led · 2-0 run, P2 14:58–P3 7:23

BOS 2 largest lead P2 3:23 (VGK 0, BOS 2) · 2-0 run, P1 7:23–P2 3:23

Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time

Scoring summary

P1 7:23 James Hagens (Elias Lindholm, Nikita Zadorov) BOS · snap shot · VGK 0, BOS 1
P2 3:23 Morgan Geekie (Pavel Zacha, David Pastrnak) BOS · Power play · snap shot · VGK 0, BOS 2
P2 14:58 Mark Stone (Tomas Hertl, Mitch Marner) VGK · Power play · wrist shot · VGK 1, BOS 2
P3 7:23 Trevor Connelly (Noah Hanifin, Mitch Marner) VGK · wrist shot · VGK 2, BOS 2

Linescore

	1	2	3	OT	SO		T
VGK	0	1	1	0	0		2
BOS	1	1	0	0	1		3

Shots on goal: VGK 23, BOS 27 · The shootout winner is credited with one goal in the final score.

📋 Team Stats

VGKBOS

23Shots on goal27

53Shot attempts62

19Faceoff wins22

28Hits14

15Blocked shots13

1Power-play goals1

3Takeaways5

19Giveaways17

17Penalty minutes6

92.6%Save %91.3%

Shots on goal by period

Team	P1	P2	P3	OT	Total
VGK	6	11	4	2	23
BOS	8	6	10	3	27

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights2 G · 35 attempts

2Goals6% of attempts
21Saved60% of attempts
12Missed the net34% of attempts

Boston Bruins2 G · 45 attempts

2Goals4% of attempts
25Saved56% of attempts
18Missed the net40% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice

Player	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI
Mitch Marner	R	0	2	2	+1	1	1	2	24:25
Mark Stone	R	1	0	1	-1	2	1	3	21:35
Trevor Connelly	L	1	0	1	+1	1	0	1	14:17
Noah Hanifin	D	0	1	1	0	5	0	2	23:44
Tomas Hertl	C	0	1	1	0	4	5	1	13:48
Jack Eichel	C	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	24:57
Shea Theodore	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23:46
Rasmus Andersson	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	21:54
Brayden McNabb	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	21:05
William Karlsson	C	0	0	0	+1	1	2	0	19:26
Jeremy Lauzon	D	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	18:18
Brett Howden	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	15:59
Ivan Barbashev	L	0	0	0	-1	1	4	2	15:16
Dylan Coghlan	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	12:06
Jonas Rondbjerg	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11:02
Nic Dowd	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	09:43
Marc Gatcomb	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	09:19
Braeden Bowman	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	05:20

VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice

Player	Dec	SV	SA	SV%	GA	TOI
Carter Hart	O	25	27	92.6	2	65:00

BOS skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice

Player	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI
James Hagens	C	1	0	1	+1	3	0	1	17:27
Morgan Geekie	C	1	0	1	-1	2	0	0	16:57
Elias Lindholm	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	22:07
Pavel Zacha	C	0	1	1	-1	1	1	0	21:43
David Pastrnak	R	0	1	1	0	7	0	2	21:31
Nikita Zadorov	D	0	1	1	+1	1	0	1	19:54
Charlie McAvoy	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	25:36
Hampus Lindholm	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	20:35
Fraser Minten	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	19:46
JJ Peterka	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	19:24
Will Borgen	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	18:58
Mason Lohrei	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	17:57
Casey Mittelstadt	C	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	17:53
Marat Khusnutdinov	C	0	0	0	-1	1	1	1	15:05
Jonathan Aspirot	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	14:08
Tanner Jeannot	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	09:36
Mark Kastelic	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	09:02
Matthew Poitras	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	03:13

BOS goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice

Player	Dec	SV	SA	SV%	GA	TOI
Jeremy Swayman	W	21	23	91.3	2	65:00

🎟️ Player Props Results Consensus lines

Player	Prop	Line	Actual	Result
Mitch Marner VGK	Points	0.5	2	Over
	Assists	0.5	2	Over
	Goals	0.5	0	Under
	Shots on goal	2.5	1	Under
Morgan Geekie BOS	Points	0.5	1	Over
	Assists	0.5	0	Under
	Goals	0.5	1	Over
	Shots on goal	1.5	2	Over
Elias Lindholm BOS	Points	0.5	1	Over
	Assists	0.5	1	Over
	Goals	0.5	0	Under
	Shots on goal	1.5	0	Under
Tomas Hertl VGK	Points	0.5	1	Over
	Assists	0.5	1	Over
	Goals	0.5	0	Under
	Shots on goal	2.5	4	Over
David Pastrnak BOS	Points	0.5	1	Over
	Assists	0.5	1	Over
	Goals	0.5	0	Under
	Shots on goal	2.5	7	Over
Pavel Zacha BOS	Points	0.5	1	Over
	Assists	0.5	1	Over
	Goals	0.5	0	Under
	Shots on goal	1.5	1	Under