The Boston Bruins beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in a shootout at TD Garden on Monday, with David Pastrnak scoring the lone shootout goal to decide it. The win pushed Boston to 11-4-1, while Vegas fell to 9-5-2.
James Hagens opened the scoring for Boston in the first period, and Morgan Geekie added a goal in the second to make it 2-0. Vegas answered with goals from Mark Stone and Trevor Connelly to force overtime, but neither side scored in the extra session, sending the game to a shootout where Pastrnak delivered the only goal.
Key Moments: How The Bruins Won
Hagens put Boston ahead 7:23 into the first period with a snap shot, assisted by Elias Lindholm and Nikita Zadorov. Geekie extended the lead to 2-0 at 3:23 of the second period, with assists from Pavel Zacha and Pastrnak.
Vegas cut the deficit when Mark Stone scored on a wrist shot at 14:58 of the second, assisted by Tomas Hertl and Mitch Marner. The Golden Knights tied it at 2-2 in the third period when Connelly scored at 7:23, assisted by Noah Hanifin and Marner. Neither team scored in overtime, and the game went to a shootout, where Pastrnak’s wrist shot settled it in the Bruins’ favor.
Top Performers
Jeremy Swayman stopped 21 of 23 shots for Boston, a .913 save percentage, while Vegas goaltender Carter Hart turned away 25 of 27 for a .926 mark. Elias Lindholm picked up an assist and logged 22:07 of ice time. Charlie McAvoy led all Bruins skaters with 25:36 on the ice.
For Vegas, Mitch Marner finished with two assists and a team-high two points, factoring into both of the Golden Knights’ regulation goals. Jack Eichel led Vegas in ice time at 24:57 and won 12 of 20 faceoffs.
Boston out-shot Vegas 27-23 and won 53.7% of faceoffs compared to Vegas’ 46.3%. The Golden Knights were credited with 28 hits to Boston’s 14, while Boston held a slim edge in takeaways, five to three.
What It Means
The result gives Boston a 1-0 lead in the season series, according to the official data. The Bruins sit atop the Atlantic Division with 23 points, two ahead of Montreal. Vegas remains second in the Pacific Division with 20 points, four behind Edmonton.
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