Golden Knights Game 5: Lines, Notes, & How to Watch vs Bruins

After a three-game road trip, the Vegas Golden Knights (2-0-2) return home to kick off a three-game homestand. Despite not playing very well on the road trip, they acquired five out of the possible six points. They’ll face the Boston Bruins (3-1-0) at T-Mobile Arena.

Puck drop is scheduled for 7:08 p.m. PST.

The Golden Knights were last in action on Tuesday against the Calgary Flames. They went down by two goals in the first period, but a two-goal game from Jack Eichel launched a comeback and gave them their first regulation win.

The Bruins played Saturday at home against the Tampa Bay Lightning. After allowing the first three goals, they clawed their way back into the game but couldn’t find the equalizer and lost 4-3.

Akira Schmid will start in net for the Golden Knights. Schmid has never played a game against the Bruins.

Jeremy Swayman starts in net for the Bruins. Swayman has a record of 2-3-2 and an average save percentage of .889 in seven career games against the Golden Knights.

Adin Hill, who left Tuesday’s game with an injury, is healthy enough to back up Schmid. Noah Hanifin and Brett Howden remain out of the lineup.

Golden Knights Lines

Ivan Barbashev — Jack Eichel — Mark Stone
Pavel Dorofeyev — Tomáš Hertl — Mitch Marner
Reilly Smith — William Karlsson — Brandon Saad
Cole Reinhardt — Colton Sissons — Keegan Kolesar

Defense

Brayden McNabb — Shea Theodore
Ben Hutton — Zach Whitecloud
Jeremy Lauzon — Kaedan Korczak

Goaltenders: Akira Schmid / Adin Hill

Bruins Lines

Morgan Geekie — Elias Lindholm — David Pastrňák
Pavel Zacha — Casey Mittelstadt — Viktor Arvidsson
Tanner Jeannot — Fraser Minten — Michael Eyssimont
Jeffrey Viel — Sean Kuraly — Mark Kastelic

Defense

Mason Lohrei — Charlie McAvoy
Nikita Zadorov — Henri Jokiharju
Jordan Harris — Andrew Peeke

Goaltenders: Jeremy Swayman / Joonas Korpisalo

Special Teams

Golden Knights power play: 26.7%, T6th. 
Golden Knights penalty kill: 66.7%, 28th.

Bruins power play: 12.5%, 24th.
Bruins penalty kill: 100%, T1st.

Golden Knights Game Notes

Last season, the Golden Knights won both games against the Bruins. They have an all-time record of 6-7-1 against Boston.

Tonight’s game against the Bruins will be the first Eastern Conference team the Golden Knights have faced.

Pavel Dorofeyev leads the league with five goals in four games.

Dorofeyev has four goals in three career games against the Bruins. 

Jack Eichel is on a four-game point streak to start the season. He has four goals and nine points over that stretch. His nine points on the season tie him with Kirill Kaprizov for first in the league.

Eichel, who is from the Boston area, has seven goals and 21 points in 20 career games played against the Bruins. Dating back to 2019, he is riding a five-game active point streak against his hometown team. Eichel has two goals and five assists over that stretch.

We’re on milestone watch! Tomáš Hertl is one assist away from 300 in his career.

The Golden Knights have a record of 0-0-1 at the Fortress this season; the Bruins are 1-0-0 on the road.

How to Watch

TV: Vegas 34
Streaming: KnightTime+
Radio: FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340