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Boston BruinsBOS 5–6 Final Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Final 1st2nd3rd T SOG
Boston BruinsBOS 212 5 24
Vegas Golden KnightsVGK 231 6 37

No impact calculated for this game. Impacts are calculated for games in the next 7 days.

Highlights

Scoring

1st Period
2:05 BOS Tanner Jeannot (2) Charlie McAvoy (2), Michael Eyssimont (2) · wrist xG 0.22 1–0 ▶
3:35 VGK Pavel Dorofeyev (6) Mitch Marner (5), Zach Whitecloud (1) · snap xG 0.20 1–1 ▶
16:44 BOS Nikita Zadorov (1) Henri Jokiharju (2), Sean Kuraly (1) · wrist xG 0.01 2–1 ▶
18:33 VGK Cole Reinhardt (1) Ben Hutton (2), Colton Sissons (1) · wrist xG 0.32 2–2 ▶
2nd Period
4:14 VGK Jack Eichel (5) Mark Stone (7), Ivan Barbashev (3) · wrist xG 0.07 2–3 ▶
6:35 VGK Tomas Hertl (2)PP Pavel Dorofeyev (1), Mark Stone (8) · deflected xG 0.31 2–4 ▶
8:15 BOS David Pastrnak (2)PP Morgan Geekie (2), Elias Lindholm (3) · wrist xG 0.10 3–4 ▶
18:24 VGK William Karlsson (1)SH Mark Stone (9) · backhand xG 0.26 3–5 ▶
3rd Period
2:19 VGK William Karlsson (2)PP Mitch Marner (6), Jack Eichel (6) · wrist xG 0.23 3–6 ▶
4:05 BOS Mark Kastelic (2) Sean Kuraly (2) · snap xG 0.06 4–6 ▶
5:12 BOS Michael Eyssimont (1) Mason Lohrei (1) · wrist xG 0.03 5–6 ▶

Score away–home after each goal; season totals in parentheses.

Shot quality

Expected goals (xG) rate every unblocked shot by how often shots like it go in, from where it was taken, the shot type, the strength and what happened just before it. How it works

BOS 11%Deserve to win89% VGK
BOSVGK
2.19Expected goals5.50
5Goals (no shootout)6
1.92Expected goals, 5 on 52.22
65Shot attempts75
41Unblocked attempts52
24Shots on goal37

Game notes

What stood out as the game went on, from the play-by-play and the shifts. Time on the bench is counted in 5-on-5 play outside the penalty box; the note says the player sat, not why. Goals saved are against the shots' expected goals (xG).

2nd Period
6:35 VGK Deserve to win Deserve to win · VGK takes the lead, 66–34%
BOS had led since 4:54 of the 1st, by as much as 65%
6:35 BOS Goalie Goalie · Swayman −2.2 goals saved
4 goals on 1.84 xG, 16 shots on goal
7:30 VGK xG swing xG swing · Out-chanced BOS 1.29–0.27
In xG over 10 minutes, 17:30 of the 1st to 7:30 of the 2nd; goals 3–0
18:40 VGK xG swing xG swing · Out-chanced BOS 2.25–0.31
In xG over 10 minutes, 11:20 of the 2nd to 1:20 of the 3rd; goals 1–0
3rd Period
4:05 VGK Goalie Goalie · Schmid −2.1 goals saved
4 goals on 1.88 xG, 19 shots on goal
19:19 BOS Pulled goalie Pulled goalie · Pulled Swayman, down 6–5
With 0:41 left

Shot map

BOS shoots ←Bigger circle: higher xG; filled: goal→ VGK shoots
Pavel Dorofeyev: slap, 42 ft, xG 0.06 (P1 1:13) Viktor Arvidsson: wrist, 54 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 1:31) Charlie McAvoy: slap, 45 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 2:03) Jack Eichel: wrist, 45 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 2:53) Tanner Jeannot: wrist, 5 ft, xG 0.26 (P1 4:00) Sean Kuraly: wrist, 30 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 4:20) Mark Kastelic: wrist, 19 ft, xG 0.16 (P1 4:54) Jack Eichel: snap, 36 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 5:18) Shea Theodore: wrist, 52 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 5:41) Henri Jokiharju: snap, 73 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 9:27) Charlie McAvoy: wrist, 65 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 9:42) Elias Lindholm: snap, 42 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 9:57) Andrew Peeke: wrist, 51 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 10:13) Mark Stone: slap, 50 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 10:55) Keegan Kolesar: tip-in, 23 ft, xG 0.08 (P1 13:24) Brayden McNabb: snap, 65 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 15:18) Mitch Marner: snap, 36 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 15:21) Tomas Hertl: snap, 31 ft, xG 0.11 (P1 15:38) Elias Lindholm: tip-in, 10 ft, xG 0.10 (P1 17:04) David Pastrnak: bat, 23 ft, xG 0.05 (P1 17:21) Ben Hutton: slap, 60 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 18:30) Ben Hutton: wrist, 60 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 19:01) Elias Lindholm: tip-in, 88 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 19:45) Jack Eichel: wrist, 88 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 19:55) Morgan Geekie: tip-in, 25 ft, xG 0.06 (P2 0:20) Pavel Dorofeyev: slap, 20 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 1:32) Kaedan Korczak: wrist, 40 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 2:44) Mark Stone: wrist, 43 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 3:51) Nikita Zadorov: slap, 64 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 4:37) Morgan Geekie: snap, 9 ft, xG 0.20 (P2 4:56) Mark Stone: wrist, 14 ft, xG 0.14 (P2 5:43) Pavel Dorofeyev: snap, 16 ft, xG 0.19 (P2 5:53) Pavel Dorofeyev: snap, 25 ft, xG 0.13 (P2 6:32) Elias Lindholm: tip-in, 13 ft, xG 0.11 (P2 8:07) Nikita Zadorov: wrist, 63 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 8:35) Henri Jokiharju: wrist, 54 ft, xG 0.00 (P2 8:38) Pavel Dorofeyev: backhand, 11 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 9:28) Viktor Arvidsson: slap, 43 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 9:37) Fraser Minten: wrist, 50 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 9:57) Jack Eichel: snap, 43 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 10:32) Jack Eichel: wrist, 17 ft, xG 0.11 (P2 11:18) Mitch Marner: snap, 26 ft, xG 0.17 (P2 11:26) Jack Eichel: slap, 32 ft, xG 0.12 (P2 11:47) Tomas Hertl: wrist, 9 ft, xG 0.18 (P2 12:10) Tomas Hertl: snap, 30 ft, xG 0.14 (P2 13:12) Shea Theodore: wrist, 56 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 13:18) Reilly Smith: snap, 29 ft, xG 0.16 (P2 14:17) Mark Kastelic: wrist, 46 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 14:56) David Pastrnak: wrist, 19 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 16:10) Casey Mittelstadt: slap, 29 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 16:26) David Pastrnak: snap, 33 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 16:33) Morgan Geekie: snap, 37 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 16:39) Morgan Geekie: wrist, 15 ft, xG 0.15 (P2 16:48) Mark Stone: wrist, 22 ft, xG 0.15 (P2 18:22) Kaedan Korczak: wrist, 21 ft, xG 0.15 (P2 18:56) Shea Theodore: wrist, 23 ft, xG 0.07 (P3 0:31) Mark Stone: wrist, 28 ft, xG 0.13 (P3 0:37) Jack Eichel: wrist, 22 ft, xG 0.12 (P3 0:40) Mark Stone: tip-in, 7 ft, xG 0.10 (P3 0:58) Mark Stone: wrist, 5 ft, xG 0.25 (P3 1:14) Pavel Dorofeyev: wrist, 26 ft, xG 0.21 (P3 1:17) William Karlsson: wrist, 36 ft, xG 0.07 (P3 2:53) David Pastrnak: snap, 49 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 3:12) Jordan Harris: wrist, 34 ft, xG 0.07 (P3 3:58) David Pastrnak: wrist, 35 ft, xG 0.04 (P3 5:43) Tomas Hertl: wrist, 58 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 6:31) Mark Kastelic: tip-in, 7 ft, xG 0.10 (P3 7:10) Brandon Saad: wrist, 36 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 7:27) Nikita Zadorov: wrist, 42 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 8:11) Jack Eichel: wrist, 50 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 8:35) Tomas Hertl: wrist, 6 ft, xG 0.18 (P3 9:13) David Pastrnak: wrist, 51 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 9:19) Jack Eichel: backhand, 13 ft, xG 0.16 (P3 10:04) Henri Jokiharju: wrist, 44 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 10:54) Mark Kastelic: wrist, 27 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 12:31) Fraser Minten: wrist, 37 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 13:21) Michael Eyssimont: wrist, 33 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 13:58) Mark Stone: wrist, 60 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 17:22) Brandon Saad: deflected, 11 ft, xG 0.11 (P3 18:03) Reilly Smith: wrist, 28 ft, xG 0.05 (P3 18:07) Jack Eichel: snap, 40 ft, xG 0.05 (P3 18:24) Jack Eichel: wrist, 147 ft, xG 0.28 (P3 19:48) Tanner Jeannot: GOAL, wrist, 5 ft, xG 0.22 (P1 2:05) Pavel Dorofeyev: GOAL, snap, 20 ft, xG 0.20 (P1 3:35) Nikita Zadorov: GOAL, wrist, 69 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 16:44) Cole Reinhardt: GOAL, wrist, 19 ft, xG 0.32 (P1 18:33) Jack Eichel: GOAL, wrist, 36 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 4:14) Tomas Hertl: GOAL, deflected, 6 ft, xG 0.31 (P2 6:35) David Pastrnak: GOAL, wrist, 32 ft, xG 0.10 (P2 8:15) William Karlsson: GOAL, backhand, 8 ft, xG 0.26 (P2 18:24) William Karlsson: GOAL, wrist, 6 ft, xG 0.23 (P3 2:19) Mark Kastelic: GOAL, snap, 36 ft, xG 0.06 (P3 4:05) Michael Eyssimont: GOAL, wrist, 42 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 5:12)
About these numbers

xG comes from hockeystats.io's own model, a gradient-boosted tree model trained on every unblocked shot from the 2021-22 to 2025-26 regular seasons using the NHL's public play-by-play. Each shot's value is the share of similar shots that became goals. A team's xG is the sum over its shots; "deserve to win" asks how often the team would outscore its opponent if every shot went in at exactly that rate. Blocked shots count as attempts but have no xG (the NHL records where they were blocked, not where they were taken), so the map leaves them out.

Box score

Boston Bruins

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
88 David Pastrnak 101 -2 100.35 1022:26
28 Elias Lindholm 011 -1 90.23 2220:34
18 Pavel Zacha 000 -1 00.00 3017:54
39 Morgan Geekie 011 -2 40.42 2017:47
52 Sean Kuraly 022 +3 40.02 2016:59
47 Mark Kastelic 101 +2 50.36 3413:22
25 Jeffrey Viel 000 +2 20.00 4111:50
93 Fraser Minten 000 0 30.02 0211:32
11 Casey Mittelstadt 000 -2 10.05 0011:21
84 Tanner Jeannot 101 +1 30.48 3210:41
33 Viktor Arvidsson 000 -2 20.04 1110:27
81 Michael Eyssimont 112 +1 20.06 0010:13
Defense
73 Charlie McAvoy 011 0 30.03 1327:20
6 Mason Lohrei 011 +1 40.00 1120:43
91 Nikita Zadorov 101 +1 50.04 2120:31
20 Henri Jokiharju 011 +1 50.02 1119:06
20 Andrew Peeke 000 -1 20.00 0215:13
43 Jordan Harris 000 -1 10.07 0013:31
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Jeremy Swayman 37631 .838 5.22 -0.78

Vegas Golden Knights

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
9 Jack Eichel 112 0 121.03 0324:11
61 Mark Stone 033 +1 100.83 0122:30
93 Mitch Marner 022 +1 20.18 0021:07
16 Pavel Dorofeyev 112 0 70.89 0017:09
49 Ivan Barbashev 011 0 00.00 2016:15
48 Tomas Hertl 101 0 80.94 1016:08
71 William Karlsson 202 -1 40.56 0215:17
19 Reilly Smith 000 -2 20.21 1012:22
20 Brandon Saad 000 -2 30.13 0111:15
15 Colton Sissons 011 +1 10.00 2211:07
29 Cole Reinhardt 101 +1 20.32 0009:41
55 Keegan Kolesar 000 0 10.08 3109:19
Defense
3 Brayden McNabb 000 0 30.01 2323:25
27 Shea Theodore 000 +1 60.10 0023:01
28 Zach Whitecloud 011 +1 30.00 1117:59
5 Jeremy Lauzon 000 -1 20.00 3316:29
6 Kaedan Korczak 000 -1 60.18 5215:28
17 Ben Hutton 011 0 30.03 0312:18
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Akira Schmid 24519 .792 2.19 -2.81

Skaters by time on ice. Goalie lines count shots with the goalie in net, from the NHL play-by-play.

Player ratings

What each player added to the result, in goals, from most to least. Hover a number for what it's made of.

Boston Bruins

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
52 Sean Kuraly C +1.81 +1.25 +0.01 +0.58 0.00 -0.01 -0.02 — 16:59
47 Mark Kastelic C +1.75 +0.75 +0.23 +0.40 +0.15 +0.02 +0.20 — 13:22
84 Tanner Jeannot L +1.52 +0.75 +0.31 +0.36 0.00 0.00 +0.10 — 10:41
81 Michael Eyssimont C +1.39 +1.30 +0.04 +0.20 -0.15 0.00 0.00 — 10:13
91 Nikita Zadorov D +1.32 +0.75 +0.03 +0.55 0.00 0.00 -0.01 — 20:31
39 Morgan Geekie C +1.10 +0.70 +0.27 +0.27 -0.15 +0.01 0.00 — 17:47
88 David Pastrnak R +0.74 +0.75 +0.23 -0.21 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 22:26
6 Mason Lohrei D +0.71 +0.70 0.00 -0.06 0.00 0.00 +0.07 — 20:43
20 Henri Jokiharju D +0.62 +0.70 +0.02 -0.15 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 19:06
28 Elias Lindholm C +0.58 +0.55 +0.15 -0.06 -0.15 0.00 +0.10 — 20:34
73 Charlie McAvoy D +0.57 +0.70 +0.02 -0.11 -0.15 0.00 +0.11 — 27:20
48 Jeffrey Viel L +0.43 0.00 0.00 +0.43 0.00 -0.01 +0.01 — 11:50
93 Fraser Minten C +0.05 0.00 +0.01 -0.05 0.00 -0.01 +0.10 — 11:32
43 Jordan Harris D -0.11 0.00 +0.04 -0.18 0.00 0.00 +0.02 — 13:31
26 Andrew Peeke D -0.32 0.00 0.00 -0.42 0.00 0.00 +0.10 — 15:13
71 Viktor Arvidsson L -0.48 0.00 +0.03 -0.72 +0.15 0.00 +0.07 — 10:27
1 Jeremy Swayman G -0.63 0.00 — — +0.15 — — -0.78 59:01
11 Casey Mittelstadt C -0.67 0.00 +0.03 -0.65 0.00 -0.01 -0.04 — 11:21
18 Pavel Zacha C -1.39 0.00 0.00 -1.07 -0.30 0.00 -0.02 — 17:54

Vegas Golden Knights

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
61 Mark Stone R +3.11 +1.95 +0.54 +0.42 +0.15 0.00 +0.05 — 22:30
16 Pavel Dorofeyev R +2.62 +1.45 +0.58 +0.59 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 17:09
93 Mitch Marner R +2.45 +1.40 +0.12 +0.95 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 21:07
48 Tomas Hertl C +2.22 +0.75 +0.61 +0.50 +0.30 +0.08 -0.02 — 16:08
9 Jack Eichel C +2.16 +1.30 +0.67 +0.13 0.00 -0.03 +0.09 — 24:11
17 Ben Hutton D +1.36 +0.70 +0.02 +0.53 0.00 0.00 +0.11 — 12:18
71 William Karlsson C +1.21 +1.50 +0.37 -0.71 0.00 -0.02 +0.08 — 15:17
2 Zach Whitecloud D +1.14 +0.55 0.00 +0.56 0.00 0.00 +0.03 — 17:59
23 Cole Reinhardt L +1.10 +0.75 +0.21 +0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 9:41
10 Colton Sissons C +0.93 +0.55 0.00 +0.32 0.00 -0.02 +0.08 — 11:07
49 Ivan Barbashev L +0.70 +0.55 0.00 -0.02 +0.15 0.00 +0.02 — 16:15
3 Brayden McNabb D +0.48 0.00 +0.01 +0.18 +0.15 0.00 +0.15 — 23:25
27 Shea Theodore D +0.44 0.00 +0.07 +0.37 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 23:01
55 Keegan Kolesar R -0.31 0.00 +0.05 -0.41 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 9:19
6 Kaedan Korczak D -0.51 0.00 +0.12 -0.56 -0.15 0.00 +0.08 — 15:28
5 Jeremy Lauzon D -0.55 0.00 0.00 -0.55 -0.15 0.00 +0.15 — 16:29
20 Brandon Saad L -0.63 0.00 +0.08 -0.76 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 11:15
19 Reilly Smith R -0.64 0.00 +0.14 -0.78 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 12:22
40 Akira Schmid G -2.81 0.00 — — 0.00 — — -2.81 60:00

An expected-goals take on Dom Luszczyszyn's Game Score: goals and assists, the quality of a player's own shots, shot quality for and against while they were on the ice at 5v5, penalties, faceoffs and puck plays, all in goals; goalies by goals saved above expected. From the NHL play-by-play and shift charts.