GRIT & GF

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Boston Bruins

Vegas Golden Knights

Expected goals, BOS–VGK
2.3–4.5
all situations, empty nets out
VGK share of xG
66.5%
50% is even
Shots on goal
24–37
BOS–VGK
Pre-game model
–
no projection stored

The story

The Golden Knights beat the Bruins 6-5, and the chances agreed: 4.5 expected goals to 2.3. Jack Eichel had 12 shot attempts, more than any other skater that night. Mark Stone had three points, three assists.

  • Jack Eichel had 12 shot attempts, more than any other skater that night. Nine got through to the goalie, and one went in. That makes 5 straight games with a point. His 1.5 expected goals say the goals were no fluke. It finished 6-5 for the Golden Knights.

  • Mark StoneBig night

    Mark Stone had three points, three assists. He also had 10 shot attempts against an average of 3.5. That makes 5 straight games with a point. The Golden Knights beat the Bruins 6-5.

  • William Karlsson scored twice. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his second goal of the season. The Golden Knights beat the Bruins 6-5.

  • David Pastrnak had 10 shot attempts. Four reached the net and one went in. He came in averaging 9.8 attempts a game. The Bruins fell 6-5 to the Golden Knights.

  • Akira SchmidRough night

    Akira Schmid allowed 5 goals on shots worth 2.3 expected goals. That is 2.7 more than an average goalie would have given up. It finished 6-5 for the Golden Knights.

  • Nikita ZadorovDrought over

    Nikita Zadorov scored for the first time in 20 games. That was his first goal of the season. The Bruins lost 6-5 to the Golden Knights.

Shot attempts

Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.

BOSVGK

Where the shots came from

11 goals from 93 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.

GoalShot or miss
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Boston Bruins

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Charlie McAvoy D27:200110.021346
David Pastrnak R22:261040.341051
Mason Lohrei D20:430100.001146
Elias Lindholm C20:340130.222256
Nikita Zadorov D20:311030.042169
Henri Jokiharju D19:060120.031133
Pavel Zacha C17:540000.003111
Morgan Geekie C17:470120.492066
Sean Kuraly C16:590210.072058
Andrew Peeke D15:130010.020251
Jordan Harris D13:310010.060061
Mark Kastelic C13:221010.343459
Jeffrey Viel L11:500000.004161
Fraser Minten C11:320000.020265
Casey Mittelstadt C11:210000.040032
Tanner Jeannot L10:411020.453376
Viktor Arvidsson L10:270010.051125
Michael Eyssimont C10:131120.060063

Vegas Golden Knights

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Jack Eichel C24:111191.510353
Brayden McNabb D23:250000.012356
Shea Theodore D23:010020.110058
Mark Stone R22:300360.830169
Mitch Marner R21:070200.190067
Zach Whitecloud D17:590100.001158
Pavel Dorofeyev R17:091130.840073
Jeremy Lauzon D16:290000.003324
Ivan Barbashev L16:150100.002047
Tomas Hertl C16:081060.741173
Kaedan Korczak D15:280020.195231
William Karlsson C15:172030.410231
Reilly Smith R12:220020.181027
Ben Hutton D12:180120.030362
Brandon Saad L11:150000.110128
Colton Sissons C11:070100.002443
Cole Reinhardt L9:411010.110030
Keegan Kolesar R9:190010.063111

The minute-by-minute expected goals flow is part of Pro

The game measured in chance quality, minute by minute, which shows when it tilted and toward whom.