Boston Bruins at Vegas Golden Knights
· National Hockey League
William Karlsson scores twice to help Golden Knights beat Bruins 6-5
Mark Stone added three assists for the Golden Knights to stretch his points streak to five games. Cole Reinhardt and Tomas Hertl scored, with Hertl's goal ending the Bruins' streak of 14 successful penalty kills to open the season, and Karlsson's came on a short-handed opportunity and a power play. Akira Schmid made 19 saves.
Dorofeyev, who also had an assist, tied Ottawa's Shane Pinto for the league lead in goals. Eichel had his fifth goal to extend his points streak to five games and later added an assist. Mitch Marner had two assists.
Tanner Jeannot, Nikita Zadorov, David Pastrnak, Mark Kastelic and Michael Eyssimont scored goals for the Bruins. Jeremy Swayman stopped 31 shots.
Vegas has picked up at least a point in all five games.
The Golden Knights appeared well on their way to victory with a 6-3 lead 2:19 into the third period before Boston answered with goals from Kastelic and Eyssimont 1:07 apart.
Vegas received a scare late in the second period when Eichel took a puck on the side of the skate. He went to the bench for the rest of the period, but did not go to the locker room until the second intermission. Eichel returned to the ice in the third period.
Las Vegas Aces players A'ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray and Jewell Loyd were shown on the video board with the WNBA trophy during the second intermission, drawing a roar from the crowd. The Aces have won three titles in four years.
Golden Knights: Host Calgary on Saturday night.
Regular Season SeriesVGK leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 2:05 | Tanner Jeannot Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Charlie McAvoy (2), Michael Eyssimont (2) |
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Goal | 1st Period 3:35 | Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Mitchell Marner (5), Zach Whitecloud (1) |
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Goal | 1st Period 16:44 | Nikita Zadorov Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Henri Jokiharju (2), Sean Kuraly (1) |
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Goal | 1st Period 18:33 | Cole Reinhardt Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Ben Hutton (2), Colton Sissons (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 4:14 | Jack Eichel Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Stone (7), Ivan Barbashev (3) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:35 | Tomas Hertl Goal (2) Deflected, assists: Pavel Dorofeyev (1), Mark Stone (8) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:15 | David Pastrnak Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Morgan Geekie (2), Elias Lindholm (3) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 18:24 | William Karlsson Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Mark Stone (9) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 2:19 | William Karlsson Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitchell Marner (6), Jack Eichel (6) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:05 | Mark Kastelic Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Sean Kuraly (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 5:12 | Michael Eyssimont Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Mason Lohrei (1) |
Statistics
 BOS |
 VGK |
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|---|---|---|
| 20 | Blocked Shots | 22 |
| 26 | Hits | 20 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 3 |
| 24 | Shots | 37 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 6 |
| 33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 35 | Faceoffs Won | 36 |
| 49.3 | Faceoff Win Percent | 50.7 |
| 14 | Giveaways | 13 |
| 5 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 12 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Noah Hanifin, D | Day-To-Day | Oct 21 |
| Brett Howden, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 21 |
| Adin Hill, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 20 |
| Mark Stone, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 20 |
Boston Bruins Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Hampus Lindholm, D | Out | Oct 21 |
Game Information
T-Mobile Arena
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 17,927 | Capacity:
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 17,927 | Capacity:
