Vegas Golden Knights @ Boston Bruins game recap video, on November 2, 2017.
Quick game summary
In the first period, no scoring happened.
In the second period, at 3:24, Bruins Riley Nash scored his 1st goal of the season, giving the Bruins a 1-0 lead. At 9:34, Golden Knights Cody Eakin scored, tying the game 1-1.
In the third period, at 9:53, Bruins Sean Kuraly scored his 1st goal of the season, his first career regular season goal, giving the Bruins a 2-1 lead.
Game notes
Tuukka Rask played in net and made 28 saves on 29 shots. Rask is now 2-3-2 with a 2.65 GAA and a .907 save percentage this season.
The Bruins led the game with a 51% faceoff percentage. The Golden Knights led the game in shots 29-28, hits 30-28 and blocked shots 20-13. The Bruins went 0-for-1 on the power-play while the Golden Knights went 0-for-3.
Sean Kuraly led the Bruins with 4 shots. Charlie McAvoy led the Bruins with 7 hits. Patrice Bergeron led the Bruins with 3 blocked shots.
Player moves
On Wednesday, the Bruins announced that forward David Backes will undergo surgery on Thursday, to remove a portion of his colon. The expected recovery time is approximately 8 weeks. The Bruins also recalled forward Jordan Szwarz and goalie Zane McIntyre from Providence (AHL) on an emergency basis.
Today, the Bruins announced that they placed forward David Backes on injured reserve and recalled forward Austin Czarnik from Providence (AHL) on an emergency basis.
David Krejci, Frank Vatrano and Anton Khudobin were scratched for the Bruins. David Backes, Ryan Spooner and Noel Acciari are on the IR.
Three stars of the game
1) Bruins forward Sean Kuraly
2) Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask
3) Bruins defenseman Torey Krug
Onto the next one
The Bruins are now 5-3-3 with 13 points this season and are in 4th place in the Atlantic division. The Bruins are 4-3-3 in their last ten games and their home record is now 4-1-2 this season. The next game for the Bruins is on Saturday, when they host the Washington Capitals, at 7pm ET.
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