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Vegas Golden Knights vs. Boston BruinsFeb 8, 2025

Final· TD Garden
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VGK
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BOS
3
Goals123TShots123T
VGK1124VGK11161138
BOS2103BOS126624
VGK 73BOS 51
VGK 3.33BOS 2.35
PP goals
VGK 2BOS 0
Hits
VGK 6BOS 21
Blocks
VGK 13BOS 17
PIM
VGK 9BOS 15
VGK 44%BOS 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights edge Boston Bruins 4–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Boston Bruins 4–3 at BOS. Nikita Zadorov (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Eichel and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:43 together.

  1. Points
    Mark Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:15.Stone
  2. Points
    Nikita Zadorov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:55.Zadorov
  3. Points
    Jack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:44.Eichel
  4. Points
    Shea Theodore had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:58.Theodore
  5. PP1
    VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Eichel and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:43 together.StoneHertlTheodoreEichelDorofeyev
  6. Usage
    Victor Olofsson (VGK) played 0:33, −14:12 down on his 14:45 season average over 55 games.Olofsson
  7. Goalie
    Jeremy Swayman (BOS) faced 38 shots and stopped 34 (.895), +10 against a season average of 28.1; the loss.Swayman
  8. Usage
    Nikita Zadorov (BOS) played 25:55, +5:22 up on his 20:33 season average over 80 games.Zadorov

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, VGK at BOS: 124 attempts, 62 on goal, 7 goals, 5.68 expected goals; best chance Brad Marchand at 0.33 xG.

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

Showing 124 of 124 attempts · BOS 51 · VGK 73

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, VGK at BOS: expected goals 2.35 to 3.33 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 51 to 73, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdBOSVGKMZSGWDHnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BOS
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BOSVGKcontrol2nd3rdMarchand · 1st 3:17Zadorov · 1st 13:49Stone · 1st 15:09Geekie · 2nd 15:07Whitecloud · 2nd 19:26Dorofeyev · 3rd 4:54Hertl · 3rd 18:50
  • BOS pressure
  • VGK pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: VGK 38% of the game, BOS 19%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, VGK at BOS: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Jeremy Swayman (59:14) for BOS and Ilya Samsonov (60:00) for VGK, 7 goals.

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

Sequence card

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

Sequence card
StatVGKBOS
7853
3.282.50
3.192.45
1411
66
2025
−0.040+0.040
38%19%

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.

Vegas Golden Knights

Current VGK line combinations →

Boston Bruins

Current BOS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 3:17
    BOSBrad Marchand (Nikita Zadorov)wrist0.33 xG
    VGK: Hanifin, Kolesar, Roy, Rondbjerg, WhitecloudBOS: Marchand, Coyle, Lindholm, Zadorov, Peeke
    VGK 0 – 1 BOS
  2. 13:49
    BOSNikita Zadorovslap0.02 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Stone, Theodore, Barbashev, EichelBOS: Marchand, Coyle, Lindholm, Zadorov, McAvoy
    VGK 0 – 2 BOS
  3. 15:09
    VGKMark StonePP (Shea Theodore, Brandon Saad)tip-in0.12 xG
    VGK: Stone, Saad, Hertl, Theodore, EichelBOS: Lindholm, Zadorov, Zacha, Carlo
    VGK 1 – 2 BOS

2nd period

  1. 15:07
    BOSMorgan Geekie (David Pastrnak)wrist0.17 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Stone, Saad, Theodore, HowdenBOS: Zadorov, Pastrnak, Zacha, Carlo, Geekie
    VGK 1 – 3 BOS
  2. 19:26
    VGKZach Whitecloud (Noah Hanifin, Brett Howden)slap0.03 xG
    VGK: Stone, Hanifin, Eichel, Howden, WhitecloudBOS: Coyle, Zadorov, Frederic, Peeke, Beecher
    VGK 2 – 3 BOS

3rd period

  1. 4:54
    VGKPavel Dorofeyev (Shea Theodore, Jack Eichel)wrist0.16 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Saad, Theodore, Eichel, DorofeyevBOS: Zacha, McAvoy, Frederic, Wahlstrom, Lohrei
    VGK 3 – 3 BOS
  2. 18:50
    VGKTomas HertlPP (Jack Eichel, Mark Stone)wrist0.10 xG
    VGK: Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Eichel, DorofeyevBOS: Coyle, Lindholm, Zadorov, McAvoy
    VGK 4 – 3 BOS

Box score

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

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nicolas Roy CL1000-120.2112013:35——5734
Keegan Kolesar RL1000-100.0001512:15——6537
Jonas Rondbjerg RL1000-110.0400012:07——6542
Mark Stone RL2112-120.3800022:15——5752
Brandon Saad LL2011030.3802016:24——6672
Brett Howden CL2011050.3500016:20——6662
Jack Eichel CL3022+150.1000020:44——5049
Ivan Barbashev LL3000-120.1802019:01——4341
Pavel Dorofeyev RL3101+130.6710418:39——7778
Shea Theodore DD1022-110.1203021:58——5550
Brayden McNabb DD1000-110.0101019:14——5147
Alex Pietrangelo DD2000030.0900020:42——7272
Nicolas Hague DD2000020.0500018:22——6971
Noah Hanifin DD3011020.0900018:28——5453
Zach Whitecloud DD3101010.0302017:46——5346
Tomas Hertl C—101030.5210018:23——6585
Raphael Lavoie C—000020.1230011:14——5379
Victor Olofsson L—000000.000000:33——00
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ilya Samsonov(start)W24213.8752.3560:00

Boston Bruins

BOS skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
David Pastrnak RL1011+150.1620223:04——4337
Pavel Zacha CL1000010.1700219:42——3230
Morgan Geekie CL1101+130.3710017:05——4235
Elias Lindholm CL2000+240.4212020:31——5770
Brad Marchand LL2101+220.6000018:38——5272
Charlie Coyle CL2000+130.1520018:36——5264
Matthew Poitras CL3000000.0011014:20——3520
Trent Frederic CL3000-210.0200214:15——2919
Oliver Wahlstrom RL3000-100.002159:18——195
John Beecher CL4000-100.011027:35——4047
Mark Kastelic CL4000010.073207:09——2937
Cole Koepke LL4000000.092006:33——3654
Charlie McAvoy DD1000010.1812025:24——4139
Mason Lohrei DD1000-100.0303019:46——4633
Nikita Zadorov DD2112+220.0321025:55——4861
Andrew Peeke DD2000010.0530019:39——5861
Brandon Carlo DD3000+100.0104218:17——2431
Michael Callahan DD3000000.000109:29——54
BOS goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jeremy Swayman(start)L38344.8953.3359:14

Goal anatomy

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

Brad Marchand (BOS) 1st 3:17 · assists Nikita Zadorov · Forecheck turnover · 3.3 mph shot.

Zach Whitecloud · 2nd 19:26 · VGK

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
14.4 mph
Distance
50 ft
Entry to goal
8.3 s

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Morgan Geekie · 2nd 15:07 · BOS

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
52.4 mph
Distance
20 ft
Entry to goal
5.5 s

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Pavel Dorofeyev · 3rd 4:54 · VGK

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
55.7 mph
Distance
16 ft
Entry to goal
3.4 s

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