Vegas Golden Knights at Boston Bruins — 2026-11-02

Monday, November 2, 2026Final (SO)
Golden Knights
2–3
SOG: 23 – 27
Bruins
★David Pastrnak1A★★James Hagens1G★★★Mitch Marner2A
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SCORING SUMMARY

P1 12:37
James Hagens(Elias Lindholm, Nikita Zadorov)
0–1
P2 16:37
Morgan Geekie(Pavel Zacha, David Pastrnak)
0–2
4v5
P2 5:02
Mark Stone(Tomas Hertl, Mitch Marner)
1–2
5v4
P3 12:37
Trevor Connelly(Noah Hanifin, Mitch Marner)
2–2
SO 5:00
David Pastrnak
2–2
0v1
VGK
BOS
Expected goals share

BOS controlled play with 55% of expected goals.

2.683.22
High-danger
1819
Chances
2627
Attempts
4960
Shots
2327
Shots by period
1ST
68
BOS 57%
2ND
116
VGK 65%
3RD
410
BOS 71%
OT
23
BOS 60%
Irons (Posts & Crossbars)
2
0
Possession
46.3%
Faceoff %
53.7%
3
Takeaways
5
20
Giveaways · fewer is better
17
Physical & discipline
27
Hits
14
15
Blocks
13
19
Penalty minutes · fewer is better
6
Special teams
Power play · filled = goal, hollow = chance
1 for 3
1 for 4

ANALYTICS LEADERS

Most dangerous shooter
David Pastrnak
BOS · RW · #88
0.45
expected goals
0 goals on 7 shots
Drove play *
Casey Mittelstadt
BOS · C · #11
85%
of expected goals while on the ice
17:53 played
High-danger presence
Casey Mittelstadt
BOS · C · #11
+8
high-danger chances while on the ice
8 for, 0 against
Goalie
Carter Hart
VGK · G · #79
+1.22
goals saved above expected
faced 3.22 expected, allowed 2

* min 10 minutes played

GAME GRADE LEADERS

Top forward
Mitch Marner
VGK · RW · #93
8.0
Game Grade
Very good
Production 7.9 · Quality 7.9
Top defenseman
Noah Hanifin
VGK · D · #15
7.8
Game Grade
Good
Production 8.1 · Quality 6.8
Top goalie
Carter Hart
VGK · G · #79
7.0
Game Grade
Good
Production 6.8 · Quality 7.2
Best quality of play
Casey Mittelstadt
BOS · C · #11
8.4
Quality grade
Very good
Game Grade 7.2 · Production 6.3

Grades run 0 to 10 and an ordinary game is a six. A skater needs 7 minutes of ice time to be graded, a goalie 20. How the Game Grade works

MA INSIGHTS

Game Summary

Bruins Get Past Vegas 3-2 as Pastrnak Peppers Hart

Boston had the better looks all night, while Marner set up two and rang a post as the Golden Knights hung around past regulation.

Boston beat Vegas 3-2, needing more than 60 minutes. The Bruins earned it: they had the more dangerous chances all night, and Vegas kept it close without matching that quality.

The gap shows in expected goals, a measure of how much each team's chances were worth. Boston came in at 3.22, Vegas at 2.68. The Bruins also outshot the Golden Knights 27-23.

David Pastrnak set the pace. He put 7 shots on goal and added an assist, playing on a line with Pavel Zacha and JJ Peterka. James Hagens and Morgan Geekie scored for Boston.

For Vegas, Mitch Marner had two assists. Mark Stone scored. The Golden Knights also hit two posts, one each by Marner and Jonas Rondbjerg. A couple of inches either way and this one could have flipped.

Both goalies were solid. Carter Hart made 25 saves and Jeremy Swayman made 21. Boston moves to 10-4-1, first in the Atlantic.

— by MA Insights AI —
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IRON METRICS

VGK
2Iron Hits
Jonas Rondbjerg (1), Mitch Marner (1)
BOS
0Iron Hits
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