Golden Game Gist: Knights Continue to Struggle to Score at Home, Lose to Bruins 3-1.

LAS VEGAS— In an incredibly fast-paced game between two good teams, the Vegas Golden Knights (20-9-1, 41 points) lost to the Boston Bruins (22-4-1, 45 points) 3-1 Sunday afternoon in the battle between the top team in the East and the top team in the West.

It was a close-knit game, with the two teams being tied at 1-1 entering the third period. The Golden Knights continued to struggle to score goals at home as their home record now drops to 8-7-0. Jack Eichel, Shea Theodore, and Alex Pietrangelo were all unavailable for the Golden Knights.

GOLDEN KNIGHTS LINEUP

The Golden Knights entered the game without arguably their three best players as Jack Eichel (lower-body), Shea Theodore (lower-body), and Alex Pietrangelo (personal) missed the game. Ben Hutton and Michael Amadio went in the lineup, and Logan Thompson started.

Paul Cotter- Chandler Stephenson- Mark Stone (c)

Reilly Smith- William Karlsson- Jonathan Marchessault

Paul Cotter- Jake Leschyshyn- Phil Kessel

Will Carrier- Nicolas Roy- Keegan Kolesar

Alec Martinez- Zach Whitecloud

Brayden McNabb- Ben Hutton

Nicolas Hague- Daniil Miromanov

Adin Hill/Logan Thompson

Out: Alex Pietrangelo/Shea Theodore, Jack Eichel, Brett Howden

FIRST PERIOD

• The Bruins had a couple of strong chances early on. Charlie Coyle made a drive to the net from out of the corner, but Logan Thompson made the save.
• Logan Thompson made another big stop on Charlie Coyle and the Bruins off the rush. A scrum ensued thereafter, which led to a penalty.
• VGK PP- AJ Greer was called for an unsportsmanlike penalty, which sent the Golden Knights to the powerplay.
• 1-0 VGK GOAL- Using his reach, Mark Stone scored on the powerplay, tucking in a goal past Linus Ullmark.

• It didn't take long for the game to gain some edge. This is the second time these teams met in a week's span. Linus Ullmark gave Nicolas Roy some chops to the shin with his goal stick, and Zach Whitecloud and David Pastrnak exchanged words at center ice. This continued all night.
• The Bruins, despite being down by a goal, still maintained offensive chances in the first. Taylor Hall was stopped by Logan Thompson after Hampus Lindholm found him with a nice pass.
• VGK PP- Brad Marchand slew-footed Nicolas Hague, who was going back to retrieve a puck.
• BOS PP- With nine seconds left in the Golden Knight's powerplay and 29.1 in the first period, Nicolas Roy was called for tripping.
• Zach Whitecloud knocked Brad Marchand to the ice in the corner to end the period.
• It was a wildly entertaining first period between two good teams playing an incredibly fast pace game.

SECOND PERIOD

• The Golden Knights started the second off by killing a Bruins penalty.
• During the PK, a Bruins player fell on Zach Whitecloud's leg, which caused an injury. Whitecloud needed assistance to get to the locker room.
• 1-1 BOS GOAL- Things got worse for the Golden Knights in the second as they left Patrice Bergeron open in the slot, and he scored.
• The Bruins maintained pace in the second, getting tons of chances on Logan Thompson.
• BOS PP- Ben Hutton tripped David Pastrnak and went to the box. The Golden Knights came up with a huge kill.
• Out of the box, Ben Hutton had a breakaway chance but was stopped by Linus Ullmark.
• The chippiness of the game continued with Chandler Stephenson cross-checking Connor Clifton into his own net.
• Keegan Kolesar made a great pass to find a cutting-to-the-net Will Carrier, but he was stopped by Linus Ullmark.
• The Golden Knight's third line of Phil Kessel, Michael Amadio, and Jake Leschyshyn put together a strong offensive zone shift.
• VGK PP- Charlie Coyle's stick got caught in between Ben Hutton's legs.

THIRD PERIOD

• 2-1 BOS GOAL- Pavel Zacha made a beauty saucer pass over Alec Martinez to find Jake DeBrusk, who scored.
• The Bruins sprung Brad Marchand on a breakaway, but Logan Thompson came up with a critical save.
• VGK PP- Chandler Stephenson was tripped by Hampus Lindholm, which put the VGK on their third powerplay of the night.
• Logan Thompson made another remarkable save, this time on Taylor Hall, who cut into the zone.
• 3-1 BOS GOAL- The Bruins made it a two-goal lead halfway through the third. Charlie Coyle scored with the Bruins creating traffic.
• The chances were there, but the Golden Knights continued to struggle to find the back of the net at home.
• Logan Thompson was out of the net for the VGK with 2:20 remaining in the game. Bruce Cassidy used his timeout with 1:26 left.

VHN's Player of the Game: Logan Thompson

Amidst injuries and an inability to score at home, the rookie goaltender continued to shine and give the Golden Knights a chance to win.

Up Next: The Golden Knights embark on a two-game mini-road trip starting on Tuesday, where they will play the Winnipeg Jets at 5:00 p.m.