Boston Bruins secure two points against Vegas Golden Knights

That brings us to the end of a wild first period — Vegas Golden Knights 2, Boston Bruins 2. Boston Bruins edged the shot clock 12-9, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Matvei Gridin opened the scoring for Boston Bruins at 0:35, Brandon Hagel tied it for Vegas Golden Knights shorthanded at 2:47, Sean Monahan put Boston Bruins in front at 16:08, and Frank Vatrano tied it for Vegas Golden Knights at 16:33.

Ville Husso was under siege with 10 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Vegas Golden Knights went 0-for-3 while Boston Bruins went 0-for-1.

Boston Bruins owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a second period — Vegas Golden Knights 1, Boston Bruins 2. Vegas Golden Knights edged the shot clock 15-11, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Anton Lundell put Vegas Golden Knights in front at 5:38, Jake Guentzel tied it for Boston Bruins at 10:40, and David Pastrnak put Boston Bruins in front at 15:39.

Justus Annunen was under siege with 14 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Vegas Golden Knights went 0-for-2 while Boston Bruins went 0-for-2.

Boston Bruins owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a third period — Vegas Golden Knights 1, Boston Bruins 2. Shots were even at 12 apiece Boston Bruins controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Ross Colton extended the lead for Boston Bruins on the power play at 5:30, Keegan Kolesar cut the deficit for Vegas Golden Knights on the power play at 9:55, and David Pastrnak extended the lead for Boston Bruins into the empty net at 19:58.

Justus Annunen was under siege with 11 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Vegas Golden Knights went 1-for-4 while Boston Bruins went 1-for-3, and an empty-netter helped seal it.

Vegas Golden Knights owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.