Boston Bruins 3–2 Vegas Golden Knights
- Season
- NHL
- 2026
- Venue
- TD GardenBoston
NHL: Boston Bruins beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2.
Game leaders
1Nikita ZadorovPoints
2Mitch Marner
7David PastrnakShots on goal
5Noah Hanifin
21Jeremy SwaymanSaves
25Carter Hart
Three stars
- ★ First starMitch MarnerVegas Golden Knights · 2 A · 1 SOG
★ Second starJames HagensBoston Bruins · 1 G · 3 SOG
★ Third starTrevor ConnellyVegas Golden Knights · 1 G · 1 SOG
Picked by formula, not by vote. Skaters: 3 a goal, 2 an assist, 0.25 a shot on goal, 0.5 a plus-minus point, 0.1 a hit, block or takeaway, less 0.1 a giveaway. Goaltenders: 0.15 a save, less 1 a goal against, plus 1 for the win.
Scoring
Goals and assists from the box score. PPG is a power-play goal.
Boston Bruins
- Morgan Geekie●1 G · 1 PPG
- James Hagens●1 G
Assists: Nikita Zadorov 1, David Pastrnak 1, Pavel Zacha 1, Elias Lindholm 1
Vegas Golden Knights
- Trevor Connelly●1 G
- Mark Stone●1 G · 1 PPG
Assists: Mitch Marner 2, Noah Hanifin 1, Tomas Hertl 1
In goal
Saves and shots faced, at even strength, against the power play and short-handed.
- Even strength15/16
- Against the power play4/5
- Short-handed2/2
- Even strength15/16
- Against the power play9/10
- Short-handed1/1
Key stats
- 27Shots on goal23
- 7.4Shooting %8.7
- 1Power-play goals1
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this game.
Boston Bruins: 3 won, 2 lost in their last 5 games.
Vegas Golden Knights: 1 won, 4 lost in their last 5 games.
- Their last meeting: Boston Bruins 4–3 Vegas Golden Knights.
Recent form
Standings
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
- Boston Bruins
- Vegas Golden Knights
Shooting
- 27Shots on goal23
- 7.4Shooting %8.7
- 1Power-play goals1
Physical play
- 14Hits28
- 13Blocked shots15
Puck control
- 54.9Faceoffs won %58.2
- 5Takeaways3
- 17Giveaways19
Goaltending
- 21Saves25
- 91.3Save %92.6
Discipline
- 6Penalty minutes17
Shots and finishing
Boston Bruins took 54% of the shots on goal.
- Boston Bruins
- Vegas Golden Knights
2723
- Shooting %
- 7.4%8.7%
- Save %
- 91.3%92.6%
- Shooting + save %
- 98.7101.3
Shooting % plus save % is hockey's PDO: 100 is par, and a side far above it was finishing and saving better than usual.
Ice time
Minutes on the ice for each skater, the most used first. Who a coach trusted tells you as much as who scored.
Boston Bruins
- Charlie McAvoy25:36
- Elias Lindholm22:07
- Pavel Zacha21:43
- David Pastrnak21:31
- Hampus Lindholm20:35
- Nikita Zadorov19:54
- Fraser Minten19:46
- JJ Peterka19:24
- Will Borgen18:58
- Mason Lohrei17:57
Vegas Golden Knights
- Jack Eichel24:57
- Mitch Marner24:25
- Shea Theodore23:46
- Noah Hanifin23:44
- Rasmus Andersson21:54
- Mark Stone21:35
- Brayden McNabb21:05
- William Karlsson19:26
- Jeremy Lauzon18:18
- Brett Howden15:59
Skaters
| 91Nikita ZadorovD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 19:54 |
| 10JJ PeterkaRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 19:24 |
| 88David PastrnakRW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 21:31 |
| 11Casey MittelstadtC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 17:53 |
| 18Pavel ZachaC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 21:43 |
| 17Will BorgenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 18:58 |
| 6Mason LohreiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 17:57 |
| Matthew PoitrasC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 03:13 |
| 28Elias LindholmC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 22:07 |
| 39Morgan GeekieC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 16:57 |
| 44James HagensC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 17:27 |
| 47Mark KastelicC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 09:02 |
| 92Marat KhusnutdinovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15:05 |
| 93Fraser MintenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 83% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 19:46 |
| 27Hampus LindholmD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 20:35 |
| 45Jonathan AspirotD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14:08 |
| 84Tanner JeannotL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 09:36 |
| 73Charlie McAvoyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 25:36 |
Goaltenders
| Michael DiPietroG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | – | – | – | 00:00 |
| 1Jeremy SwaymanG | 23 | 21 | 2 | 91.3% | 15/16 | 4/5 | 2/2 | 65:00 |
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 11 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 20 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | |
| 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 16 | |
| 22 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 24 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 | |
| 25 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
| 26 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 28 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 31 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 |