Golden Knights 2, Bruins 3 (SO) — November 2, 2026: recap and analysis

VGKVGK
Vegas Golden Knights
9-5-1 · L1 · L10: 5-4-1
L
W
OT
L
L
W
W
W
L
W
Final/SO
2—3
Nov 2, 2026 · TD Garden
BOSBOS
Boston Bruins
10-4-1 · W1 · L10: 7-2-1
W
L
L
W
W
OT
W
W
W
W

Final score: Vegas Golden Knights 2, Boston Bruins 3. Decided in a shootout. Bruins dominated expected goals 2.90 to 2.56. PuckLab's first star: Carter Hart (25/27 saves, .926 SV%, +0.8 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Golden Knights, 51% (lost).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RDOT
VGK xG
2.56
ACTUAL
2 — 3
BOS xG
2.90

Scoring Timeline

0.19
HIGH xG
BOS1P 07:23Even Strength
VGK 0 - 1 BOS
0.04
MED xG
BOS2P 03:23Power Play
VGK 0 - 2 BOS
0.32
HIGH xG
VGK2P 14:58Power Play
VGK 1 - 2 BOS
0.02
LOW xG
VGK3P 07:23Even Strength
VGK 2 - 2 BOS

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Carter Hart
79
Carter Hart
G · VGK · #79
25/27 saves, .926 SV%, +0.8 GSAX
★2
Jeremy Swayman
1
Jeremy Swayman
G · BOS · #1
21/23 saves, .913 SV%, +0.7 GSAX
★3
Mitch Marner
16
Mitch Marner
R · VGK · #16
2A, 1 SOG, 1 HIT

Team Stats

VGKBOS
23Shots27
2.56xGF2.90
51.45v5 CF%48.6
46.3FO%53.7
1/3PP1/4
28Hits14
15Blocks13
20Giveaways17
3Takeaways5
19PIM6

Period Breakdown

PeriodVGK SOGBOS SOGVGK xGBOS xG
1st681.000.97
2nd1161.160.61
3rd4100.070.81
OT230.320.51
Total23272.562.90

Penalties

7 TOTAL
1P 07:34
VGK
Brett HowdenTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Marat Khusnutdinov
1P 15:40
BOS
Charlie McAvoyInterference (2 min)
Drawn by Trevor Connelly
2P 02:49
VGK
Braeden BowmanElbowing (5 min)
Drawn by Matthew Poitras
2P 02:49
VGK
Braeden BowmanGame misconduct (10 min)
2P 14:50
BOS
Charlie McAvoyHolding (2 min)
Drawn by Mitch Marner
2P 14:58
BOS
Charlie McAvoyAbuse of officials (2 min)
3P 13:48
VGK
Carter HartDelay of game (puck over glass) (2 min)

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