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Boston Bruins vs. Vegas Golden KnightsOct 16, 2025

Final· T-Mobile Arena
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BOS
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VGK
6
Goals123TShots123T
BOS2125BOS97824
VGK2316VGK11131337
BOS 65VGK 75
BOS 2.40VGK 6.17
PP goals
BOS 1VGK 2
Hits
BOS 26VGK 20
Blocks
BOS 20VGK 22
PIM
BOS 12VGK 6
BOS 49%VGK 51%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Vegas Golden Knights edge Boston Bruins 6–5

Vegas Golden Knights beat Boston Bruins 6–5 at home. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 3A. BOS's first power-play unit (Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy and Geekie) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:33 together.

  1. Points
    Mark Stone had 3 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 22:30.Stone
  2. Points
    William Karlsson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:17.Karlsson
  3. Points
    Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 9 shots in 24:11.Eichel
  4. Points
    Michael Eyssimont had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:13.Eyssimont
  5. Points
    Pavel Dorofeyev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:09.Dorofeyev
  6. Points
    Mitch Marner had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:07.Marner
  7. Points
    Sean Kuraly had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:59.Kuraly
  8. PP1
    BOS's first power-play unit (Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy and Geekie) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:33 together.LindholmPastrnakZachaMcAvoyGeekie

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, BOS at VGK: 140 attempts, 61 on goal, 11 goals, 8.57 expected goals; best chance Tomas Hertl at 0.48 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← BOS attacks left (bottom on phones)VGK attacks right (top on phones) →
  • VGK
  • BOS
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 140 of 140 attempts · VGK 75 · BOS 65

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BOS at VGK: expected goals 6.17 to 2.40 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 75 to 65, 11 goals.

0.02.04.06.08.01st2nd3rdVGKBOSJDZREHPKKKEnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • VGK
  • BOS
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VGKBOScontrol2nd3rdJeannot · 1st 2:05Dorofeyev · 1st 3:35Zadorov · 1st 16:44Reinhardt · 1st 18:33Eichel · 2nd 4:14Hertl · 2nd 6:35Pastrnak · 2nd 8:15Karlsson · 2nd 18:24Karlsson · 3rd 2:19Kastelic · 3rd 4:05Eyssimont · 3rd 5:12
  • VGK pressure
  • BOS pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: BOS 18% of the game, VGK 42%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, BOS at VGK: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Akira Schmid (60:00) for VGK and Jeremy Swayman (59:01) for BOS, 11 goals.

VGK
BOS
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

VGK skaters (rows) against BOS skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the VGK side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, VGK rows versus BOS columns: 250 matchups; most common McNabb vs Pastrnak, 13:44 at 57% xGF.

VGK ↓ · BOS →KuralyKastelicVielPastrnakLindholmGeekieMintenJeannotEyssimontZachaMittelstadtArvidssonMcAvoyLohreiZadorovJokiharjuPeekeHarrisL1 EichelL1 StoneL1 BarbashevL2 MarnerL2 DorofeyevL2 HertlL3 KarlssonL3 SmithL3 SaadL4 SissonsL4 ReinhardtL4 KolesarD1 McNabbD1 TheodoreD2 LauzonD2 KorczakD3 WhitecloudD3 Hutton
VGK xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatBOSVGK
6865
2.512.98
2.492.83
1110
26
1919
−0.012+0.012
18%42%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Boston Bruins

Current BOS line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 2:05
    BOSTanner Jeannot (Charlie McAvoy, Michael Eyssimont)wrist0.28 xG
    BOS: Kuraly, McAvoy, Eyssimont, Jeannot, LohreiVGK: Smith, Saad, Karlsson, Hutton, Whitecloud
    BOS 1 – 0 VGK
  2. 3:35
    VGKPavel Dorofeyev (Mitch Marner, Zach Whitecloud)snap0.20 xG
    BOS: Arvidsson, Zacha, Peeke, Mittelstadt, HarrisVGK: Hertl, Hutton, Marner, Whitecloud, Dorofeyev
    BOS 1 – 1 VGK
  3. 16:44
    BOSNikita Zadorov (Henri Jokiharju, Sean Kuraly)wrist0.01 xG
    BOS: Kuraly, Zadorov, Viel, Jokiharju, KastelicVGK: Smith, Saad, Karlsson, Lauzon, Korczak
    BOS 2 – 1 VGK
  4. 18:33
    VGKCole Reinhardt (Ben Hutton, Colton Sissons)wrist0.39 xG
    BOS: Peeke, Eyssimont, Jeannot, Harris, MintenVGK: Sissons, Hutton, Marner, Whitecloud, Reinhardt
    BOS 2 – 2 VGK

2nd period

  1. 4:14
    VGKJack Eichel (Mark Stone, Ivan Barbashev)wrist0.16 xG
    BOS: Lindholm, Pastrnak, McAvoy, Geekie, LohreiVGK: Stone, Hutton, Barbashev, Eichel, Whitecloud
    BOS 2 – 3 VGK
  2. 6:35
    VGKTomas HertlPP (Pavel Dorofeyev, Mark Stone)deflected0.48 xG
    BOS: Peeke, Jeannot, Harris, MintenVGK: Stone, Hertl, Eichel, Marner, Dorofeyev
    BOS 2 – 4 VGK
  3. 8:15
    BOSDavid PastrnakPP (Morgan Geekie, Elias Lindholm)wrist0.13 xG
    BOS: Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy, GeekieVGK: McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, Whitecloud
    BOS 3 – 4 VGK
  4. 18:24
    VGKWilliam KarlssonSH (Mark Stone)backhand0.30 xG
    BOS: Pastrnak, Arvidsson, McAvoy, Geekie, MittelstadtVGK: McNabb, Stone, Karlsson, Theodore
    BOS 3 – 5 VGK

3rd period

  1. 2:19
    VGKWilliam KarlssonPP (Mitch Marner, Jack Eichel)wrist0.23 xG
    BOS: Jeannot, Jokiharju, Harris, MintenVGK: Karlsson, Theodore, Barbashev, Eichel, Marner
    BOS 3 – 6 VGK
  2. 4:05
    BOSMark Kastelic (Sean Kuraly)snap0.08 xG
    BOS: Kuraly, Peeke, Viel, Kastelic, HarrisVGK: Hertl, Hutton, Marner, Whitecloud, Dorofeyev
    BOS 4 – 6 VGK
  3. 5:12
    BOSMichael Eyssimont (Mason Lohrei)wrist0.03 xG
    BOS: McAvoy, Eyssimont, Jeannot, Lohrei, MintenVGK: McNabb, Stone, Hutton, Barbashev, Eichel
    BOS 5 – 6 VGK

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Boston Bruins

BOS skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Sean Kuraly CL1022+310.0120016:59——5558
Mark Kastelic CL1101+210.4134013:22——5457
Jeffrey Viel LL1000+200.0041011:50——5659
David Pastrnak RL2101-240.3910022:26——5743
Elias Lindholm CL2011-130.1922220:34——5746
Morgan Geekie CL2011-220.4220217:47——6259
Fraser Minten CL3000000.0202011:32——4847
Tanner Jeannot LL3101+120.6132010:41——5960
Michael Eyssimont CL3112+120.0700210:13——5554
Pavel Zacha CL4000-100.0030417:54——2310
Casey Mittelstadt CL4000-200.0700011:21——4433
Viktor Arvidsson LL4000-210.0511010:27——3024
Charlie McAvoy DD1011010.0413227:20——4845
Mason Lohrei DD1011+100.0011020:43——5045
Nikita Zadorov DD2101+130.0421020:31——6275
Henri Jokiharju DD2011+120.0311019:06——4735
Andrew Peeke DD3000-110.0002015:13——5239
Jordan Harris DD3000-110.0600013:31——5247
BOS goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jeremy Swayman(start)L37316.8385.7459:01

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Eichel CL1112091.3903024:11——4462
Mark Stone RL1033+160.7701022:30——5375
Ivan Barbashev LL1011000.0020016:15——4357
Mitch Marner RL2022+100.1600021:07——7173
Pavel Dorofeyev RL2112031.0300017:09——7173
Tomas Hertl CL2101061.1510216:08——7873
William Karlsson CL3202-130.6002015:17——4328
Reilly Smith RL3000-220.1710012:22——4023
Brandon Saad LL3000-200.1001011:15——4624
Colton Sissons CL4011+100.0022011:07——3659
Cole Reinhardt LL4101+110.390009:41——3052
Keegan Kolesar RL4000010.073109:19——2013
Brayden McNabb DD1000000.0123023:25——5463
Shea Theodore DD1000+120.1100023:01——5965
Jeremy Lauzon DD2000-100.0033216:29——4421
Kaedan Korczak DD2000-120.1752215:28——4028
Zach Whitecloud DD3011+100.0011017:59——4661
Ben Hutton DD3011020.0503012:18——5065
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Akira Schmid(start)W24195.7922.4060:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK) 1st 3:35 · assists Mitch Marner, Zach Whitecloud · Odd-man rush · loose puck · 1-on-0 at the blue line · 46.6 mph shot · 2.5 s from entry to goal.

Pavel Dorofeyev · 1st 3:35 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
46.6 mph
Distance
18 ft
Entry to goal
2.5 s

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William Karlsson · 2nd 18:24 · VGK SH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
11.3 mph
Distance
18 ft
Entry to goal
2.8 s

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Jack Eichel · 2nd 4:14 · VGK

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
26.9 mph
Distance
37 ft
Entry to goal
7.3 s

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William Karlsson · 3rd 2:19 · VGK PP

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
4-on-3
Passes
1
Shot
11.6 mph
Distance
67 ft
Entry to goal
4.3 s

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